The Pizza Tapes

[citation needed] Rice's work with Grisman on their joint album Tone Poems would earn him a place in these historic recordings with Garcia.

Garcia's copy was supposedly given to a pizza delivery person (as an unorthodox and really groovy tip) and, not long after, Grisman heard a song on the radio in New York City.

Fans started bringing tapes to Grateful Dead shows for autographs, and shortly after, the band confiscated a box of bootleg CDs of the session.

Rice gave credit to the late Garcia and wrote, "I wish there were words that would express my gratitude for being a part of it.

"[4] In 2010, Grisman's online label Acoustic Oasis released The Pizza Tapes: Extra Large Edition offering 170 minutes of music, including 16 previously unissued alternate takes in addition to the original master takes in their original sequence.