On October 25th 2005, Rhino released Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan--a two-disc CD collection gathering over two hours of unreleased performances from the vaults. The double-disc collection features Bob Dylan classics performed by the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band, & Legion of Mary as well as Garcia's solo take on "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry."

"There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player... He really had no equal..." --Bob Dylan, after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.

Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan includes 15 recordings and more than two hours of unreleased live performances from the Garcia vaults remastered in HDCD. Some highlight tracks are "Tough Mama," "Positively 4th Street," "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," "Simple Twist Of Fate," "I Shall Be Released," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," "Forever Young," "Tangled Up In Blue", and "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)."

Garcia also leads the Grateful Dead through four soulful jams including "Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)," a song that first appeared on Dylan's Self Portrait in 1970, "She Belongs To Me" and "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" from 1965's Bringing It All Back Home and "Visions Of Johanna" from 1966's Blonde On Blonde. Another highlight of the compilation is an astonishing version of "The Wicked Messenger" by Legion of Mary, a short-lived, jazz and funk flavored group featuring Garcia, keyboardist and longtime Garcia collaborator Merl Saunders, saxophonist and flautist Martin Fierro and drummer Ron Tutt.

Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan features enlightening liner notes written by Garcia biographer, Blair Jackson, who tells the stories behind the performances. Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir also contributes to the liner notes adding a behind-the-scenes look at the bond shared by Dylan and the Dead.

Friends, tour mates and titans of the '60s counterculture, Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan helped define an era with their music. As the leader of the Grateful Dead and various side-projects, Garcia was one of a handful of artists who could make a Dylan song his own. Rhino Records in collaboration with J. Garcia Records pays tribute to Garcia's inspired interpretations with the first-ever compilation of those stunning performances. JERRY GARCIA PLAYS DYLAN is now available at regular retail and online outlets including www.rhino.com and www.jerrygarcia.com for a suggested list price of $24.98.

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JERRY GARCIA PLAYS DYLAN
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry--Garcia-Saunders
2. Tough Mama--Jerry Garcia Band
3. Positively 4th Street--Jerry Garcia Band
4. The Wicked Messenger--Legion of Mary
5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door--Jerry Garcia Band
6. Simple Twist Of Fate--Jerry Garcia Band
7. I Shall Be Released--Jerry Garcia Band

Disc 2
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece--Jerry Garcia Band
2. She Belongs To Me--Grateful Dead
3. Forever Young--Jerry Garcia Band
4. Tangled Up In Blue--Jerry Garcia Band
5. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)--Jerry Garcia Band
6. Visions of Johanna--Grateful Dead
7. Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)--Grateful Dead
8. It's All Over Now Baby Blue--Grateful Dead