![]() ![]() On 10/20/74, Mickey Hart returned and the multiple drum duels in sets two and three showed that the chemistry between the two percussionists was still there. ![]() More often, he would just settle in and create the fluid, often furious, underlayment for the memorable space jams of this era. Short by post-77 standards, these nonetheless are some of the most exciting examples of Kreutzmann's work. By 1972 (8/22/72 3/31/73), these had evolved into full blown, Buddy Rich-style show stoppers. On pieces like "The Other One" on 7/2/71, the bridge between "Dark Star" and "The Other One" from the Harding Theater on 11/7/71, he tended to take off from the familiar confines of the melody into free form flights of rhythmic fancy. The solo drum passages from 1971-74 exhibit Kreutzmann's extraordinary fluidity, and his ability to switch tempos and styles in mid-stream. Hart's departure at the beginning of 1971 certainly made things a bit tamer in the "Drums" department, but it did allow Kreutzmann to shine on his own, starting with his first 'solo' show at the Capital on 2/19/71.
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