Dave McMurray made his Blue Note debut in 2018 with 'Music Is Life', an album that focused largely on his own assertive original tunes. The saxophonist returned with 'Grateful Deadication', a cover album that turns one of the most celebrated catalogs in rock songwriting into a vehicle for his own jazz expression. McMurray transforms Grateful Dead favourites like 'Fire on the Mountain', 'Dark Star', 'Touch of Grey' and 'Franklin's Tower' and is joined by vocalist Bettye LaVette and Bob Weir and Wolf Bros on a sublime version of 'Loser'.

Artists

Larry Fratangelo (percussion), Luis Resto (piano), Wayne Gerard (guitar), Dave McMurray (keyboards, tenor saxophone, percussion, baritone saxophone, flute, aerophones), Jeff Canady (drums), Ibrahim Jones (bass), Maurice O'Neal (keyboards, organ), Sowande Keita (percussion), Bettye LaVette (vocals), Bob Weir (guitar), Jay Lane (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), Greg Leisz (guitar), Don Was (bass), Herschel Boone (vocals)