ONE LP PORTRAITS: MUSICIANS: M - R: ROGER BEAUJOLAIS: Roger Beaujolais

{quote}Live/Dead changed my perception of music when it came out in 1969.There was more jamming than I'd heard before & I loved the interplay between guitar, bass & drums. The Grateful Dead could be tight too & they seemed to have the mindset that less was more which appealed to me. Less egos - more listening. I'd never heard jazz at this point having grown up in a provincial non musical family. There was only a radio & I knew all about the pop & rock of the sixties. So this album helped me to appreciate improvisation & musicianship & was a huge stepping stone for me towards jazz. The first 3 sides of this double album (over 50 minutes) are 4 songs with different feels & grooves (one in 11/8) segued together. The last side has a 10 minute free track. And a slow moody blues. Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh were an inspiration to me.{quote}Roger Beaujolais: Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester, April 2014The Grateful Dead: Live/Dead released 1969Roger Beaujolais
Roger Beaujolais, The Grateful Dead: Live/Dead

 

"Live/Dead changed my perception of music when it came out in 1969. 

There was more jamming than I'd heard before & I loved the interplay between guitar, bass & drums.  

The Grateful Dead could be tight too & they seemed to have the mindset that less was more which appealed to me.  

Less egos - more listening.  

I'd never heard jazz at this point having grown up in a provincial non musical family. There was only a radio & I knew all about the pop & rock of the sixties.  

So this album helped me to appreciate improvisation & musicianship & was a huge stepping stone for me towards jazz.  

The first 3 sides of this double album (over 50 minutes) are 4 songs with different feels & grooves (one in 11/8) segued together.  

The last side has a 10 minute free track. And a slow moody blues. Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh were an inspiration to me." 

 

Roger Beaujolais: Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester, April 2014 

The Grateful Dead: Live/Dead released 1969 

Roger Beaujolais