NASHVILLE |DATE: AUGUST 26, 2006
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI
PHIL LESH & FRIENDS: “LIVE AT THE WARFIELD”
CD & DVD OUT OCTOBER 31 VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
As bassist for one of rock’s hardest-touring and historic bands, PHIL LESH has performed over 2500 concerts, both with the GRATEFUL DEAD and leader of his own band Phil Lesh & Friends. Now, Lesh’s fans will have the chance to experience his mesmerizing live performances with Phil Lesh & Friends: Live At The Warfield, a two-CD set (with bonus DVD) and two-DVD set being released October 31st by Image Entertainment on the Relix Records label. Over two nights at the venerable San Francisco venue in May 2006, Lesh and his Friends combined a strong jazz background with a touch of blues, a pinch of soul, a good helping of groove and just the right amount of jamming to keep the faithful dancing well into the early morning.
Joined by JOAN OSBORNE (lead vocals), JOHN SCOFIELD (guitar), LARRY CAMPBELL (guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, mandolin, vocals), GREG OSBY (saxophones), ROB BARRACO (keyboards, vocals) and JOHN MOLO (drums), Lesh led the group through an eclectic set of original compositions, DEAD favorites, select covers and intricate jam sessions. "The band was on fire both nights, and what we’re releasing is the absolute cream, right off the top,” says Lesh. “There is no duplication of material or performance between the DVD and the CD, so the audience should be able to enjoy almost all of the music we made on those nights. Rock on!"
Bonus material on the second DVD includes “The Art of Improvisation: Jazz and Rock,” where Lesh interviews bandmates Scofield and Osby, plus backstage rehearsal and an improv jam session. Look for these features on the bonus DVD that comes with the 2-CD set along with two extra tracks–“Passenger” (not on the DVD) and “All Along The Watchtower.”
After dropping out of college, Lesh was studying avant-garde classical and jazz music when he was asked by pal Jerry Garcia to pick up the bass and join his group The Warlocks, which morphed into the Grateful Dead in 1965. The Grateful Dead performed over 2300 shows over the next 40 years, until Garcia passed away in 1995. After the Grateful Dead, Lesh continued to perform in The Other Ones and the Dead (both consisting of Grateful Dead survivors) as well as the evolving Phil Lesh & Friends ensemble.
Since receiving a liver transplant in 1998, Lesh has been a staunch advocate for organ donation, and with his wife Jill runs the Unbroken Chain Foundation. Lesh is the author of Searching For The Sound: My Life With The Grateful Dead.
DVD
Uncle John's Band>
Eyes of The World>
St. Stephen>
The Eleven>
Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
All Along the Watchtower>
New Speedway Boogie
Unbroken Chain
Help On the Way>
Slipknot!>
Franklin's Tower
CD Track Listing
CD#1
Shakedown Street>
Mr. Charlie
Pride of Cucamonga
Cosmic Charley
Scarlet Begonias>
They Love Each Other>
Turn On Your Lovelight
Donor Rap
CD#2
The Wheel>
Dark Star>
Morning Dew>
I Know You Rider
The Other One>
Dark Star>
The Other One>
Box of Rain
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PHIL LESH & FRIENDS: “LIVE AT THE WARFIELD” CD & DVD OUT OCTOBER 31 VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
