1979-09-22 [Sat]

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Keystone, Berkeley, CA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Merl Saunders - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
Ron Stallings - saxophone, vocals
Gaylord Birch - drums, vocals
Ed Neumeister - trombone
Guest Musicians
Bobby Forte (complete show) - tenor saxophone

Set 1:
Lovely Night For Dancing [1] , I Just Wanna Stop [1] , I'll Take A Melody [2] , Nessa [1] , Don't It Make It Better [1]

Set 2:
Tellin' My Friends About You [1] , Someday Baby [2] , Fast Tone [1] , Ain't That Lovin' You [1] , Dear Prudence [2]

[1] Final known performance
[2] Final known performance (by Reconstruction)
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Notes
  • Nick: "At the start of the 2nd set, they announce Bobby Forte (not Fort) sitting in. Forte was a major blues/R&B sax player, based in San Francisco and probably kind of an elder statesman at this point -- he was BB King's sax player from the mid 60's through at least the mid 70's (he's on Live at the Regal, probably King's most famous album) and was also on some classic early 60's Bobby Bland recordings. He doesn't solo on every tune in the 2nd set, but he's probably playing the horn parts (can't really tell)".
  • Ad: San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, September 2, 1979, p. 23, billing Reconstruction w/ Kahn, Saunders & Garcia.
  • Listing: Berkeley Barb, September 20 - October 3, 1979, p. 14
    • Historical
  • Last known performance of Reconstruction with Garcia as a member
    • Torrents for Date