Merle Saunders had been tickling the ivories for some 35-odd years. He is one of the many people in the history of
Jam that often get overlooked.
Merle has collaborated with many of the most revered musicians in the business including
Harry Belefonte,
John Popper,
Miles Davis,
Frank Sinatra,
Trey Anastasio and of course
Jerry Garcia. He even aprenticed with the Organ great
Jimmy Smith.
Merle's
Hammond B3 has touched upon so many genre's of music from
Jazz to
Blues to
New Age to
Rock.
One of his several albums with Jerry Garcia,
Blues From the Rainforest, hit the
Top 5 of the U.S.
Billboard New Age charts in the early '90s.
1972
Heavy Turbulence -
Fantasy Records
1973
Fire Up - Fantasy Records
1973
Keystone Encores, Vol. 1 -
live Fantasy
1973
Live at Keystone - Fantasy
1973
Live at Keystone, Vol. 1 - Fantasy
1973
Live at the Keystone, Vol. 2 - Fantasy
1976
You Can Keep Your Hat On - Fantasy
1987
Meridien Dreams: Solo Piano #1 -
Sumertone
1989
Keystone Encores, Vol. 2 - Fantasy
1990
Blues from the Rainforest: A Musical Suite -
Grateful Dead Records
1992
It's in the Air - Sur Records
1997
Keepers live - Fantasy
1998
Fiesta Amazonica - Sumertone
1998
With His Funky Friends: Live - Sumertone
2000
Struggling Man -
Relix Records