Longtime Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally recalls that Mitchell struck up a meaningful conversation with Jerry: “Parish started one sentence with, ‘When I wrote the songs for the Marx Brothers’ Coconuts in 1928,’ and you knew he wasn’t b.s.ing. The great uncle to JGB manager Steve Parrish was a storied songwriter who had composed “Stardust,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Moonlight Serenade” and hundreds of other tunes. “A very special guest was on hand for this show: 91-year-old Mitchell Parish. Relix editor-in-chief Dean Budnick contributed the line notes to GarciaLive 16 and he notes why this performance of the song likely carried additional resonance for Garcia: Today we premiere the evening’s encore, the group’s moving interpretation of “(What A) Wonderful World,” the Bob Thiele/George David Weiss composition, long associated with Louis Armstrong. Nobody was better than anybody else, we just played our music. The thing I really liked about working with Jerry was we did our shows and we had a good time. This was the same place where the New York Knicks played and I’d also seen other concerts there on TV by so many amazing people.” However, she also reflects Garcia’s ethos, in adding, “It was just another show in a great place. LaBranch recalls that on this evening at MSG, “There was an incredible atmosphere.
This is version of the group that keyboardist Melvin Seals has described as “the magic band,” with Garcia and Seals joined by John Kahn on bass and David Kemper on drums along with Jacklyn LaBranch and Gloria Jones sharing vocal duties. The latest installment in the GarciaLive series presents the Jerry Garcia Band’s debut performance at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 1991. GarciaLive Volume 16 is set for release on June 25.
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