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Laughing Water

"Wake Of The Flood Revisited"

Jazz Is Dead

Initial release : July 1999

Zebra 44019

An album featuring music from the Grateful Dead's Wake Of The Flood LP.

Tracks

  • Vocal Intro
  • Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Let Me Sing Your Blues Away (Keith Godchaux / Robert Hunter)
  • Row Jimmy (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Stella Blue (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Vocal Intro
  • Here Comes The Sunshine (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • 'Sunshine Jam' (Jimmy Herring / Alonso Johnson / T. Lavitz / Jeff Sipe)
  • Eyes Of The World (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Two Sisters (Alonso Johnson)
  • Weather Report Suite, Part 1 (Eric Andersen / Bob Weir)
  • Weather Report Suite, Part 2: Let It Grow (Bob Weir / John Barlow)
Musicians

Jazz Is Dead;

  • Jimmy Herring - guitar
  • Alphonso Johnson - bass
  • T. Lavitz - keyboards
  • Rod Morgenstein - drums
  • Jeff Sipe - drums
Special guests;
  • Vassar Clements - violin
  • Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
  • Steve Kimock - guitar
  • Derek Trucks - slide guitar
The musicians on each track are;
  • Vocal Intro - Donna Jean Godchaux
  • Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe,Vassar Clements - violin
  • Let Me Sing Your Blues Away - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Morgenstein
  • Row Jimmy - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe, Derek Trucks - guitar
  • Stella Blue - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Morgenstein, Steve Kimock - guitar
  • Vocal Intro - Donna Jean Godchaux
  • Here Comes Sunshine - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe
  • Sunshine Jam - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe, Vassar Clements - violin, Derek Trucks - guitar
  • Eyes of The World - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe
  • Two Sisters - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Morgenstein
  • Weather Report Suite, Part 1 - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Morgenstein
  • Weather Report Suite, Part 1 - Herring, Johnson, Lavitz, Sipe
Credits

  • Conceived by - Michael Gaiman
  • Producer - Michael Gaiman
  • Executive Producer - Ricky Schultz
  • Mixed brilliantly by - (Genius) Bill Cooper with T. Lavitz at American Recorders
  • Mastering - Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab
  • Special thanks to Richie Podolor for liking it
  • Additional recording - Rush Anderson, Jimmy Herring
  • Clipping - Gaiman
  • Title inspired by Schultz and Hunter
  • Concert sound - Rob Kurtz
  • Stage manager and antics - Ed Strickler
  • Transportation - Chris Walker (with thanks to Sandy Stein)
  • Webmaster - Art(ski) Dansker
  • Travel - Showtime Gene Vano and Linda Larsen
  • Accounting services - Lindsay Wineberg and Tami Bloom
  • Rehearsals at Mates - thank you Bobby
  • Rehearsal manager - Marco Moir
  • Basic tracks recorded at;
    The Fox Theatre, Boulder, April 13 and 14, 1999 by Chris Mickle/PSR
    Maritime Hall, SF, April 23 and 24, 1999 by Nick Baker and Pete Slauson
  • Live recording and location producer - Chris Mickle
  • Remote recording truck - Professional Sound and Recording Inc., Denver
  • Engineer - Michael Pfeifer
  • Stage manager - Tawnia Olsen
  • Concert production Fox Theatre :
    Don Strausburg - producer
    Bill Bennet - general manager
    Casey Phillips - assistanmt general manager
    David 'MOM' Burbank - production manager
    David Miller - FOH assistance
    Matt Jones - monitor engineer
    Steve Lary - stage manager
    John Conrad - lighting designer
    Jerry - in house taper
  • Concert production Maritime Hall :
    Boots Rolf Hughston - producer
    Keith Oliver - booking
  • Original artwork - Michael R. Everett
  • Package design by Doug Haverty for Art and Soul Design
  • The CD booklet provides a 'thanks' section from each member of the group. This is too lengthy to include here
  • Engineer - Chris Mickle, Jimmy Herring
  • Mixing - Bill Cooper, T. Lavitz
  • Artwork - Michael Gaiman
  • Design - Doug Haverty
  • Mastering - Gavin Lurssen
Related releases

Eyes Of The World / Two Sisters was subsequently released on;

Laughing Water was the second Jazz Is Dead album featuring Grateful Dead music. The first, which included Dark Star and songs from the Blues For Allah and From The Mars Hotel LPs, was; The original versions of the majority of the music on this album can be found on;
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