One of my favorite CD's is a collection of recordings from a historical meeting with Tony Rice and Jerry Garcia--the only time they ever played together. They were brought together by mandolinist David Grisman, and the fruit of this meeting was called The Pizza Tapes.According to David's website, "Legend has it that a pizza delivery boy lifted Jerry Garcia's cassette tape of two evenings worth of very special music from his kitchen counter, thus paving its way into underground tape trading circles and giving a handle to these incredible performances. Now at last, from the vaults of Dawg Studios comes the sonically superb official release of this historic jam session, the only meeting of guitar greats Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice, introduced to each other by their mutual friend and musical associate, mandolinist/producer David Grisman. The Pizza Tapes capture these virtuosos at a rare moment in time, free of pressure, hassles or any given agenda other than making music and having plenty of fun."
Someone posted a sample from The Pizza Tapes, the song Shady Grove, at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=p0ODUbDLS7A
You can purchase The Pizza Tapes from David's website at:
http://www.dawgnet.com/
