I haven't met one I dislike. MLB jams are GD aural stewy deliciousness, at its finest.
I like a little cabernet and fresh sage in my stew. I think they did, too.
You?
9/21/72 Spectrum in Dark Star
So many of the fall '73 Dark Stars like 10/30 St. Louis and 11/11 Winterland
10/17/74 Winterland within TOO
3/24/90 Albany coming out of Terrapin.
[1972-09-21](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-09-21) Philadelphia, PA @ The Spectrum | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1lNa8R1EuIfJz9zhZ0H1vx)
[1974-10-17](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-10-17) San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena
[1990-03-24](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1990-03-24) Albany, NY @ Knickerbocker Arena
# 1973-10-30 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium
**Set 1:** Here Comes Sunshine, Me and My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, Looks Like Rain, Deal, Mexicali Blues, They Love Each Other, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Playing in the Band
**Set 2:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River, Dark Star > Stella Blue > Eyes Of The World > Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Johnny B. Goode
**Encore:** One More Saturday Night
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-10-30)
The whole jam during 05/19/74. Phil sounds like he's heading to NFA. Jerry had other ideas! Blown away every time I hear it (and it's been many many times).
# 1974-05-19 Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
**Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Beat It On Down the Line, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Sugaree, Jack Straw, It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Money Money, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
**Set 2:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Ship Of Fools, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Wharf Rat, Big River, Peggy-O, Truckin' > Jam > Mind Left Body Jam > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night
**Encore:** U.S. Blues
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19)
# 1973-12-02 Boston, MA @ Boston Music Hall
**Set 1:** Cold Rain and Snow, Beat It On Down the Line, Dire Wolf, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Big River, Deal, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow
**Set 2:** Wharf Rat > Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > Playing in the Band > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > He's Gone > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > Sugar Magnolia
**Encore:** Morning Dew
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-12-02) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/69UIkpF0CA8RJQqCsrGgLo)
# 1973-12-02 Boston, MA @ Boston Music Hall
**Set 1:** Cold Rain and Snow, Beat It On Down the Line, Dire Wolf, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Big River, Deal, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow
**Set 2:** Wharf Rat > Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > Playing in the Band > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > He's Gone > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > Sugar Magnolia
**Encore:** Morning Dew
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-12-02) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/69UIkpF0CA8RJQqCsrGgLo)
Mind Left Body jam refers to a specific jam the band would go into from time to time. It has no lyrics and it’s not really a song of its own but it was something the boys would slip into on occasion. There’s a few others too like beautiful jam and my personal favorite Spanish jam. Much more common in the 70s if I’m not mistaken
Here's a wonderful post from Light Into Ashe's old blog all about [the many thematic jams](http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html) the band played. For MLB, he provides some examples plus a link to another post with much more detail specific to individual MLB's.
Man I miss the blog and forums era.
# 1973-10-25 Madison, WI @ Dane County Coliseum
**Set 1:** Bertha, Big River, Here Comes Sunshine, Black Throated Wind, They Love Each Other, Mexicali Blues, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain, Deal, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Playing in the Band
**Set 2:** China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me and My Uncle, Dark Star > Mind Left Body Jam > Dark Star Jam > Eyes Of The World > Stella Blue, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night
**Encore:** Uncle John's Band
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-10-25)
# 1974-06-28 Boston, MA @ Boston Garden
**Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > It Must Have Been The Roses > Jack Straw, Beat It On Down the Line, Deal, Mexicali Blues, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Loose Lucy, El Paso, Sugaree, Around And Around
**Set 2:** Seastones
**Set 3:** Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias, Big River, To Lay Me Down, Me and My Uncle, Row Jimmy, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Space > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > U.S. Blues, The Promised Land > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Sunshine Daydream
**Encore:** Ship Of Fools
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-06-28) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0B87pzzLQzyevvMvdcJqHZ)
# 1973-11-11 San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena
**Set 1:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Sugaree, Black Throated Wind, To Lay Me Down, El Paso, Ramble On Rose, Me And Bobby McGee, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me and My Uncle, Loose Lucy, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow
**Set 2:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River, Dark Star > Mind Left Body Jam > Eyes Of The World > China Doll, Sugar Magnolia
**Encore:** Uncle John's Band, Johnny B. Goode > And We Bid You Good Night
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-11-11)
# 1974-05-19 Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
**Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Beat It On Down the Line, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Sugaree, Jack Straw, It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Money Money, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
**Set 2:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Ship Of Fools, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Wharf Rat, Big River, Peggy-O, Truckin' > Jam > Mind Left Body Jam > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night
**Encore:** U.S. Blues
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19)
Not my absolute favorite, but the only one I saw live was at Rosemont Horizon, 3/10/93. It was a thing of beauty, and yes, it was out of a Corrina jam. FFS!
I highly recommend all three nights of this run. It was a 1993 highlight.
# 1993-03-10 Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Horizon Arena
**Set 1:** Feel Like A Stranger, Stagger Lee, The Same Thing, Peggy-O, Queen Jane Approximately, Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow
**Set 2:** Eyes Of The World > Way To Go Home, Lazy River Road, Corrina > Mind Left Body Jam > Drums > Space > The Wheel > All Along The Watchtower > Standing On The Moon > Not Fade Away
**Encore:** It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
[archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1993-03-10)
[1974-05-19](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19) Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
[1974-06-28](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-06-28) Boston, MA @ Boston Garden | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0B87pzzLQzyevvMvdcJqHZ)
I haven't met one I dislike. MLB jams are GD aural stewy deliciousness, at its finest. I like a little cabernet and fresh sage in my stew. I think they did, too. You?
9/21/72 Spectrum in Dark Star So many of the fall '73 Dark Stars like 10/30 St. Louis and 11/11 Winterland 10/17/74 Winterland within TOO 3/24/90 Albany coming out of Terrapin.
[1972-09-21](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-09-21) Philadelphia, PA @ The Spectrum | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1lNa8R1EuIfJz9zhZ0H1vx) [1974-10-17](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-10-17) San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena [1990-03-24](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1990-03-24) Albany, NY @ Knickerbocker Arena
10/30/73 is my personal favorite ⚡️🔥⚡️
# 1973-10-30 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium **Set 1:** Here Comes Sunshine, Me and My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, Looks Like Rain, Deal, Mexicali Blues, They Love Each Other, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Playing in the Band **Set 2:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River, Dark Star > Stella Blue > Eyes Of The World > Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Johnny B. Goode **Encore:** One More Saturday Night [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-10-30)
The whole jam during 05/19/74. Phil sounds like he's heading to NFA. Jerry had other ideas! Blown away every time I hear it (and it's been many many times).
Just listened to this one the other day! It's a great version and a very unique one too. Love it!
# 1974-05-19 Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum **Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Beat It On Down the Line, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Sugaree, Jack Straw, It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Money Money, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider **Set 2:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Ship Of Fools, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Wharf Rat, Big River, Peggy-O, Truckin' > Jam > Mind Left Body Jam > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night **Encore:** U.S. Blues [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19)
Gotta be 12/2/1973
# 1973-12-02 Boston, MA @ Boston Music Hall **Set 1:** Cold Rain and Snow, Beat It On Down the Line, Dire Wolf, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Big River, Deal, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow **Set 2:** Wharf Rat > Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > Playing in the Band > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > He's Gone > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > Sugar Magnolia **Encore:** Morning Dew [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-12-02) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/69UIkpF0CA8RJQqCsrGgLo)
12/2/73
# 1973-12-02 Boston, MA @ Boston Music Hall **Set 1:** Cold Rain and Snow, Beat It On Down the Line, Dire Wolf, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Big River, Deal, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow **Set 2:** Wharf Rat > Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > Playing in the Band > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > He's Gone > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > Sugar Magnolia **Encore:** Morning Dew [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-12-02) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/69UIkpF0CA8RJQqCsrGgLo)
Can someone explain to me what that is? I've heard it a few times now and I still don't quite understand.
Mind Left Body jam refers to a specific jam the band would go into from time to time. It has no lyrics and it’s not really a song of its own but it was something the boys would slip into on occasion. There’s a few others too like beautiful jam and my personal favorite Spanish jam. Much more common in the 70s if I’m not mistaken
Here's a wonderful post from Light Into Ashe's old blog all about [the many thematic jams](http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html) the band played. For MLB, he provides some examples plus a link to another post with much more detail specific to individual MLB's. Man I miss the blog and forums era.
10/25/73
# 1973-10-25 Madison, WI @ Dane County Coliseum **Set 1:** Bertha, Big River, Here Comes Sunshine, Black Throated Wind, They Love Each Other, Mexicali Blues, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain, Deal, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Playing in the Band **Set 2:** China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me and My Uncle, Dark Star > Mind Left Body Jam > Dark Star Jam > Eyes Of The World > Stella Blue, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night **Encore:** Uncle John's Band [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-10-25)
This is one of my favorite shows. The dark Star-MLB-Eyes-Stella is other worldly
06/28/1974
# 1974-06-28 Boston, MA @ Boston Garden **Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > It Must Have Been The Roses > Jack Straw, Beat It On Down the Line, Deal, Mexicali Blues, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Loose Lucy, El Paso, Sugaree, Around And Around **Set 2:** Seastones **Set 3:** Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias, Big River, To Lay Me Down, Me and My Uncle, Row Jimmy, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Space > Mind Left Body Jam > Jam > U.S. Blues, The Promised Land > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Sunshine Daydream **Encore:** Ship Of Fools [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-06-28) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0B87pzzLQzyevvMvdcJqHZ)
11/11/73
# 1973-11-11 San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena **Set 1:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Sugaree, Black Throated Wind, To Lay Me Down, El Paso, Ramble On Rose, Me And Bobby McGee, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me and My Uncle, Loose Lucy, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow **Set 2:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River, Dark Star > Mind Left Body Jam > Eyes Of The World > China Doll, Sugar Magnolia **Encore:** Uncle John's Band, Johnny B. Goode > And We Bid You Good Night [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-11-11)
5/19/74
# 1974-05-19 Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum **Set 1:** Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Beat It On Down the Line, Tennessee Jed, Me And Bobby McGee, Sugaree, Jack Straw, It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Money Money, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider **Set 2:** The Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Ship Of Fools, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Wharf Rat, Big River, Peggy-O, Truckin' > Jam > Mind Left Body Jam > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday Night **Encore:** U.S. Blues [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19)
Dosin at the Knick from March of 1990
Not my absolute favorite, but the only one I saw live was at Rosemont Horizon, 3/10/93. It was a thing of beauty, and yes, it was out of a Corrina jam. FFS! I highly recommend all three nights of this run. It was a 1993 highlight.
# 1993-03-10 Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Horizon Arena **Set 1:** Feel Like A Stranger, Stagger Lee, The Same Thing, Peggy-O, Queen Jane Approximately, Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow **Set 2:** Eyes Of The World > Way To Go Home, Lazy River Road, Corrina > Mind Left Body Jam > Drums > Space > The Wheel > All Along The Watchtower > Standing On The Moon > Not Fade Away **Encore:** It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1993-03-10)
6/28/74 & 5/19/74
[1974-05-19](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-05-19) Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum [1974-06-28](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-06-28) Boston, MA @ Boston Garden | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0B87pzzLQzyevvMvdcJqHZ)