{"title":"Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Live Dispatch Vol. 1: Blues For Allah ’26","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifty years after the Grateful Dead cut \u003cem\u003eBlues for Allah\u003c\/em\u003e, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble took the whole record on the road and played it front to back. \u003cstrong\u003eLive Dispatch Vol. 1: Blues For Allah ’26\u003c\/strong\u003e is the document of that run, and it lives right here at Relix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWas is a natural to take this one on. The six-time Grammy winner and Blue Note Records president has long been woven into the Dead family, and he's a member of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/bob-weir-collection-relix-back-issues-grateful-dead-tribute-edition\"\u003eBobby Weir's Wolf Bros\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cem\u003eBlues for Allah\u003c\/em\u003e has always been the Dead at their most adventurous, loaded with jazz-tinged harmony, odd meters, and open space to stretch out. Putting it in the hands of a Detroit soul-jazz band just makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pan-Detroit Ensemble is a nine-piece crew of Motor City heavyweights, including longtime Was collaborator Dave McMurray on sax and Luis Resto on keys, with trombone, trumpet, guitar, drums, percussion, and vocals from Steffanie Christi’an. Their sound runs on steamy jazz, juke-joint blues, and loose-limbed funk. Crowds have been singing along to \"Franklin's Tower,\" \"Crazy Fingers,\" and \"The Music Never Stopped\" all tour long, and you can hear that room energy on this release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you caught a stop on the tour or wish you had, this is a must-have for any Head who loves hearing a classic reimagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep digging:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/grateful-dead-vinyl-records-box-sets-and-cds\"\u003eGrateful Dead Vinyl \u0026amp; CDs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/live-vinyl-albums\"\u003eLive Vinyl Albums\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/jazz-vinyl-cds-classic-contemporary\"\u003eJazz Vinyl \u0026amp; CDs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/jam-band-vinyl\"\u003eJam Band Vinyl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/jerry-garcia\"\u003eJerry Garcia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/grateful-dead-posters-official\"\u003eGrateful Dead Posters \u0026amp; Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"don-was-and-the-pan-detroit-ensemble-live-dispatch-vol-1-blues-for-allah-26-cd","title":"Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble – Live Dispatch Vol. 1: Blues for Allah '26 (CD)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Was has been woven into the Dead's extended family for decades, most visibly through his long tenure producing and playing with Bob Weir. 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