Dave McMurray made his Blue Note debut in 2018 withMusic Is Life, an album that focused largely on his own assertive original tunes. Now the saxophonist returns withGrateful 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 favorites like Fire on the Mountain, Dark Star, Touch of Grey, and Franklins Tower, and is joined by vocalist Bettye LaVette and Bob Weir and Wolf Bros on a sublime version of Loser.

Tracklist:

1. Fire On The Mountain
2. Dark Star
3. Loser Feat. Bettye LaVette & Bob Weir and Wolf Bros
4. Estimated Prophet
5. Eyes Of The World
6. The Eleven
7. Touch Of Grey Feat. Herschel Boone
8. Touch Of Grey (Instrumental)
9. Franklins Tower
10. The Music Never Stopped