Almost Acoustic

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Almost Acoustic
Live album by Jerry Garcia
Released	December 1, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock, Folk
Length	70:11
Label	Arista Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Jerry Garcia chronology
Vintage NRPS (1986) Almost Acoustic (1988) Garcia/Grisman (1991)

Almost Acoustic is a 1988 live acoustic album by the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band which was the band's one and only release. Held in high esteem by fans for superb sound quality and fine musical selection, it was culled from 18 performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre during the fall of 1987.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band 2.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:30
2. "Deep Elem Blues" (Traditional) – 6:09
3. "Blue Yodel #9 (Standin' On the Corner)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 6:12
4. "Spike Driver's Blues" (Mississippi John Hurt) – 6:44
5. "I've Been All Around This World" (Traditional) – 6:18
6. "Here To Get My Baby out of Jail" (Karl Davis, Harty Taylor) – 5:16
7. "I'm Troubled" (Traditional) – 4:52
8. "Oh, The Wind and Rain (Traditional) – 4:39
9. "The Girl at the Crossroads Bar" (Bill Bryson) – 2:37
10. "Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie" (Elizabeth Cotton) – 6:19
11. "Casey Jones" (Hurt) – 4:05
12. "Diamond Joe" (Tex Logan) – 3:29
13. "Gone Home" (Bill Carlisle) – 4:41
14. "Ripple" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 4:21

[edit] Credits

[edit] Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Sandy Rothman - mandolin, dobro, vocals
• John Kahn - acoustic bass
• David Kemper - snare drum
• Kenny Kosek - fiddle

[edit] Production

• Producer – Sandy Rothman
• Live stereo recording – John Cutler
• Digital editing – Sonic Solutions
• Digital mastering – Joe Gastwirt
• Cover art – John Kahn
• Photography – Ken Friedman