A Joyful Noise

Sampson and Delilah: I love the Reverend Gary Davis version. The Dead's cover on Dead Set is pretty good too.

But you haven't lived until you've heard the David Murray Octet just blow it up on Dark Star (The Music Of The Grateful Dead). Just imagine the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on steroids (or a few too many beers).

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Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. He has contributed to Jazz.com and also writes reviews for Blogcritics.org. He produces the weekly feature The Friday Morning Listen. …

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