Reconstruction (band)
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Origin | San Francisco Bay Area |
Genres | Jazz-rock |
Years active | 1979 |
Past members | Jerry Garcia John Kahn Merl Saunders Ron Stallings Ed Neumeister Gaylord Birch |
Reconstruction was a band formed in 1978 by John Kahn initially to occupy him while Jerry Garcia, his long-time musical collaborator, was busy with the Grateful Dead. The band's original guitar player was Jerry Miller, best known for performing with Moby Grape. In March 1979, Garcia took over guitar duties officially.[1]
The band performed while the Grateful Dead was on a brief hiatus, switching keyboard players from Keith Godchaux to Brent Mydland, and continued well into 1979. The band varied its styles from previous Garcia/Kahn/Saunders collaborations to more of a disco and jazz sound.
Performances
Reconstruction performed only for an eight-month period in 1979. The band's first performance was January 30, 1979 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California. Its last performance was on September 22, 1979, at the Keystone in Palo Alto, California. During that period, the band played 57 concerts, all of them in California and Colorado.
Members
The band's lineup consisted of:
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- John Kahn - bass
- Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
- Ed Neumeister - trombone
- Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone, vocals
- Gaylord Birch - drums
References
- ^ Reconstruction at AllMusic
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Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band |
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Legion Of Mary |
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- All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions
- Garcia Plays Dylan
- The Very Best of Jerry Garcia
- Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia
- Grateful Dead
- New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Old & In the Way
- Legion of Mary
- Jerry Garcia Band
- Reconstruction
- Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
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