jerrygarcia.com is happy to announce the newest release in the Pure Jerry series of Jerry Garcia concert recordings: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978.

The Jerry Garcia Band toured in especially auspicious circumstances in early 1978. They had a wealth of new material from the brand-new "Cats Under The Stars," and were joined by Maria Muldaur on vocals, creating exquisite vocal harmonies with Donna Jean Godchaux. The Grateful Dead had just finished their legendary west coast tour of December 1977 and January 1978. Jerry was on a roll...

Nearing the end of the tour, the JGB played two shows (early and late) in one night at Washington DC's Warner Theatre. Passionate collectors are well-familiar with the late show (circulated on tape from a local FM broadcast). This Pure Jerry release contains both shows from the original two-track soundboard masters, updated in the brilliant sounding HDCD format.

Highlights include a sparkling "Mission In The Rain", a very spacy jam on "Lonesome And A Long Way From Home", and one of only two "Palm Sunday"s ever performed live by the Jerry Garcia Band. At the Warner Theatre, on song after song, Jerry's solos are adventurous and thrilling, showcased within a framework of gospel and funk.

Special Note -- you will notice that the cover art of Warner Theatre features a photograph of a unique piece of memorabilia -- a setlist handwritten by Jerry. For the first pressing of Warner Theatre, one lucky purchaser will receive a coupon inside their package that can be redeemed for this original setlist from Jerry's personal journal.

We hope you enjoy this two-CD set and hope you'll let us know how it sounds to you!

JERRY GARCIA BAND:
Jerry Garcia: guitar, vocals
Keith Godchaux: piano
John Kahn: bass
Buzz Buchanan: drums
Donna Jean Godchaux: vocals
Maria Muldaur: vocals