Dave McMurray - Grateful Deadication 2 (2023) [24-96]


Saxophonist Dave McMurray returns with Grateful Deadication 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 tribute album which once again finds the saxophonist reimagining the songs of the Grateful Dead with his gritty and soulful Detroit sound which draws upon jazz, pop, rock, soul, reggae, R&B, gospel, and more.

The album features McMurray’s Detroit band plus special guests Jamey Johnson, Oteil Burbridge, Bob James, and Don Was on a collection of Dead favorites including “Truckin’,” “Scarlet Begonias,” and “China Cat Sunflower.”



1. Playing In The Band
2. China Cat Sunflower
3. Bird Song
4. To Lay Me Down (feat. Jamey Johnson)
5. Truckin’
6. The Other One (feat. Bob James)
7. If I Had The World To Give (feat. Bob James)
8. Scarlet Begonias (feat. Oteil Burbridge)
9. Crazy Fingers