David Grisman Quintet
Be Here Now
Asheville, NC
April 4, 1995

Source: SBD > DATs via Dave Cohen
Tranfer: DAT > Fostex D-15 > Tascam DA-3000 @ 1648
Master:  Wavelab 10 (tracking, levels +7 dB via Ozone Maximizer) > FLAC 1648

01. Acousticity
02. The April Wedding
03. Pigeon Roost
04. Morning Of The Carnival
05. Mad Max
06. Nature Boy
07. Jazzin' With Joe-bob
08. Tico Tico
09. Dawgnation
10. Brazilian Breeze
11. Caliente

David Grisman - mandolin
Joe Craven - percussion, etc.
Enrique Correa - guitar
James Curwin - bass
Matt Eckel - bass flute

An intimate performance at Be Here Now, which was a small venue at 5 Biltmore Street, in Asheville, that held maybe 250 people and was the site of Warren Haynes' first X-mass Jam.  The owner published his own "newspaper," Be Here News, because he didn't want to advertise locally, so there is very little historical material online about the club.  It was shut down by the Asheville Fire Department after an (allegedly) overbooked Emylou Harris concert, and the opened under new management for a while before turning into yet another downtown Asheville bar.

The recording features material from Doganova, which was released in August 1995.  There is a lot of banter after each song, which is not tracked separately.  There was a discontinuity at about 44 minutes into the show, with no music missing although perhaps some banter was lost.  Despite the suspicious timing, there's no tape hiss and this sounds like a digital recording.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2021-01-12

