The late Lee Morgan had a lot of fine saxophonists (Mobley, Shorter, Joe
Henderson) but none with as much empathy as altoist Jackie McLean.
Starting with "Leeway" and then seguing into various dates in '65 either
under Lee or Jackie's name--you would be guaranteed of grade A soloing.
This date along with Jackie's "Consequence" which I rate as one of
their best, shows the unified sound of these two great artists! In fact
they're so together they sound like one. If you need a disc to start
the day with--you can't go wrong with "Infinity"
~Dennis Wong
The Band:
Trumpet – Lee Morgan Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean Bass – Reggie Workman Drums – Billy Higgins Piano – Larry Willis
Track List:
1. Infinity 2. Miss Nettie B. 3. Growing Pains 4. Portrait Of Doll 5. Zip Code
An old friend heeds the call... A Rockin' Bob contribution!
James 'Blood' Ulmer - Are You Glad To Be In America?
Studio recordings @ flac
{Out of Print}
Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City on January 17, 1980
Track List:
"Layout" - 5:02
"Pressure" - 3:48
"Interview" - 3:06
"Jazz Is the Teacher (Funk the Preacher)" - 4:19
"See-Through" - 3:50
"Time Out" - 5:19
"T.V. Blues" - 4:32
"Light Eyed" - 3:56
"Revelation March" - 3:18
"Are You Glad to Be in America?" - 4:37
James Blood Ulmer - guitar, vocals David Murray – tenor saxophone Oliver Lake - alto saxophone Olu Dara - trumpet Billy Patterson - rhythm guitar (track 4) Amin Ali - electric bass G. Calvin Weston, Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums
"...it's jazz man, it's jazz."
Link thanks to "Rockin' Bob" (We call him Rockin' Bob because he doesn't rock. He once played trumpet in the Airforce Band and with Maynard Ferguson)
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor - Live Rockpalast Leverkusener Jazztage November 14, 2010
Broadcast Recording @320
SET LIST: Low Down Love (acoustic) Worried Mind Blues I Wonder Who I Can't Be Satisfied Get Down To Whiskey Hellhound On My Trial Texola - Interview - Roadhouse Blues
OK folks, first and foremost the audio source for this double CD set is
an audience recorded bootleg which I would generously rate as VG for
bootleg quality. That would translate to 6 on a scale of 10. It has all
the drawbacks of that medium-, not much sonic depth, negligible
bass/bottom, lots of midrange and not much treble. Sounds like it was
recorded directly in front of the PA speakers-it has that boxy quality.
Also there is a definite splice around the 45 minute mark-occurs during a
bass solo-which,I suppose,would make the original source some sort of
cassette tho no hiss is apparent. Occasionally there's a bit of side
conversation you pick up but it's not that intrusive. That's the
downside. Here's the good stuff. It contains the full concert (@ 2hrs)
on 2 CDs, the band is tight, the performances are excellent and Frank's
guitar solos are stellar. The vocals are loud and clear and the
instruments are defined quite well, from the trombone to the finger
cymbals. There is an unreleased tune/skit called "Velvet Sunrise" and a
very early version of "The Torture Never Stops"(done as a fast blues)
which FZ introduces under it's original title, "Why doesn't somebody get
him a Pepsi?"It is sung by Captain Beefheart. Speaking of the good
Captain,he's a bit under represented during this show. He plays some
atonal sax during the intro, some minor backing harmonica on two tracks,
does great harp solos on "Penguin In Bondage" and "Advance Romance",
recites his poem "Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top" and sings lead on
the forementioned "Torture", "Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead" and
"Willie The Pimp".Frank introduces him "on sax and forgetfulness" and
dubs him Captain Report Card for the evening.It was a college venue
show.It's a great set with lots of spotlighting band members,giving them
time to shine.Grab this while you can because it is a bootleg
manufactured in Europe and probably ILLEGAL (due to copyright
violations). I surmize this can only exist because the Zappa Family
Trust hasn't gotten a "cease and desist" order against it yet.One can
only hope that ZFT will issue an authorized version of a recording from
this tour because there was so much more than was issued on the "Bongo
Fury" LP. Sound quality = 6. Performance = 10.BTW if your amp has
simulated "live" surround settings the audio on these CDs improves quite
a bit. I use the "Club" setting and it really sounds much better.
~The Reverend
Set List: 1. Improvisations (Live) ( 5:46) 2. Camarillo Brillo (Live) ( 4:29) 3. Muffin Man (Live) ( 1:45) 4. Stink-Foot (Live) ( 4:52) 5. I’m Not Satisfied (Live) ( 2:06) 6. Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy (Live) (10:38) 7. The Velvet Sunrise (Live) ( 7:36) 8. Pound For A Brown (Live) ( 9:59) 9. The Torture Never Stops (Live) ( 8:10) 10. Montana (Live) (12:09) 11. Improvisations (Incl. Chariot, Moon Trek) [Live] ( 9:39) 12. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (Live) ( 2:35) 13. Penguin In Bondage (Live) (11:41) 14. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (Live) ( 3:19) 15. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) [Live] ( 0:37) 16. Drum Solo (Live) ( 3:06) 17. Advance Romance (Live) (15:16) 18. Encore Break (Live) ( 0:31) 19. Willie The Pimp (Live) ( 8:42)
Set 1: 1) Me & My TV
2) Waste Management
3) Spyplane
4) Funky Miracle
5) Eat This
6) Zero Hour
7) Fire on the Bayou
8) Soul Sacrifice
Set 2: 1) Pungee
2) Space Chicken
3) Pass The Peas
4) In Time
5) Dance of the Wild Koba
6) Big Chief
7) Frankenstein
8) stage chatter
9) Hang Up Your Hangups
The Finnish boys' sophomore effort is christened with samples about "cutting" and wicky-wicky, Blaxploitation-style guitars. Another downtempo hip-hop production to throw into the pile? Nope. Beatitude goes all over the map: surf guitar, wah-wah guitar, acoustic guitar, all coming together to make it, well, pretty guitar-heavy compared to their debut, Super Sound. Pepe Deluxe collaborates with nearly 40 other musicians here, flipping soul samples over a nice Bollywood-esqe creation, tinged with some acidy synth ("Girl"). Later they reach into commercial territory on "Ask for a Kiss," which sounds readymade for a Gap commercial. Styles pile alongside each other, and Beatitude kind of comes off as a hodgepodge. But despite the absence of a conceptual framework, the unfocused sprawl is part of the appeal. It's not Endtroducing or Deadringer, but some kind of martini-swilling, music-buff relative of those - one that wants to make you dance and then have sex with you. No problem then.
~Tony Bogdanovski -- From URB Magazine
Track List:
Just Let Go - Pepe Deluxe, Paajanen, T. Salami Fever - Pepe Deluxe, Malmstr?m, P. Ask for a Kiss - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Girl! - Pepe Deluxe, Boyd Little Miss Cypher - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Daddy's Blazin' BBQ - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Black Cadillac - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. A Moment in Black & White - Pepe Deluxe, M?kynen, T. Real Simple - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Indiff?rence - Pepe Deluxe, Haddadene, V. Lying Peacefully - Pepe Deluxe, Paajanen, T. Little Miss Cypher (Reprise) - Pepe Deluxe, Malmstr?m, P. Cruel Youth - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. First Goodbye - Pepe Deluxe, Banks, J. Intro - Pepe Deluxe, Numa - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Vamos Muchachos - Pepe Deluxe, Gomez, C. Beatitude - Pepe Deluxe, Salo, J. Outro - Pepe Deluxe
DISC 1 Miles Davis Quintet 1960 Unknown venue, probably West Germany between March 21 and April 10, 1960
1. So What (10:36–beginning cut off)
2. ‘Round Midnight (5:46)
3. Walkin’ (11:01–incomplete)
4. So What (10:17)
Miles Davis (trumpet) John Coltrane (tenor sax) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums)
Kongresshalle Frankfurt, West Germany March 30, 1960
5. announcement (0:15)
6. So What (12:57)
7. All of You (9:50–incomplete)
Miles Davis (trumpet) John Coltrane (tenor sax) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums)
DISC 2
John Coltrane Quintet Olympia Theatre Paris Nov. 18, 1961 First concert (6:30 pm)
1. Impressions (10:53)
2. I Want to Talk About You (6:52)
3. Blue Train (16:07)
4. My Favorite Things (22:33)
5. announcement by Norman Granz (1:41)
6. Impressions (same as track 1, different source (10:54)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) Eric Dolphy (alto sax) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Ivin Jones (drums)
DISC 3
Olympia Theatre Paris Nov. 18, 1961 Second concert (11:30 pm)
1. Blue Train (12:47)
2. I Want to Talk About You (9:38)
3. My Favorite Things (25:35)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Konserthuset, Stockholm Nov. 23, 1961 second set
4. Naima (incomplete) (2:34)
John Coltrane (tenor sax) Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Auditorium Maximum Freie University Berlin, West Germany Dec. 2, 1961
5. Impressions (13:05)
John Coltrane (tenor sax) Eric Dolphy (alto sax) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
1. announcement by Norman Granz (2:24)
2. Delilah (12:03)
3. Every Time We Say Goodbye (5:11)
4. Impressions (14:16)
5. Naima (7:40)
6. My Favorite Things–false start 1 (0:40)
7. My Favorite Things–false start 2 (0:08)
8. announcement by John Coltrane (0:39)
9. My Favorite Things (28:54)
John Coltrane (soprano sax, tenor sax) Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet, alto sax, flute) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Disc 5
Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland Nov. 22, 1961 Second concert (9:15 pm)
1. Blue Train (8:58)
2. I Want to Talk About You (6:58)
3. Impressions (7:59)
4. My Favorite Things (20:20)
Sudwestfunk TV Studio Baden-Baden, West Germany Nov. 24, 1961
5. announcement (2:16)
6. My Favorite Things (10:37)
7. announcement (0:58)
8. Every Time We Say Goodbye (5:13)
9. announcement (0:50)
10. Impressions (7:15)
11. untitled blues (trio) (1:28)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Disc 6
Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, West Germany Nov. 27, 1961
1. Impressions (17:29–beginning cut off)
2. Every Time We Say Goodbye (5:15)
3. My Favorite Things (19:14–beginning cut off)
NOTE: Every Time We Say Goodbye is actually from Baden-Baden, Nov. 24, 1961 (i.e., disc 6, track 2 is the same as disc 5, track
8). My Favorite Things opened the concert.
Liederhalle Stuttgart Nov. 29, 1961
4. Impressions (9:12)
5. Every Time We Say Goodbye (5:28)
6. My Favorite Things (14:39–ending cut off)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute) McCoy Tyner (piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
DISC 7
John Coltrane Quartet 1962 Falkonercentret, Copenhagen, Denmark Nov. 22, 1962
1. Bye Bye Blackbird (21:03)
2. Chasin’ the Trane (7:30)
3. The Inchworm (9:10)
4. Every Time We Say Goodbye (5:44)
5. Mr. P.C. (19:28)
John Coltrane (soprano sax) McCoy Tyner (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
1. I Want to Talk About You (11:11)
2. Traneing In (23:23)
3. Impressions (8:59)
4. My Favorite Things (19:20–incomplete)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) McCoy Tyner (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Stefaniensall, Graz Nov. 28, 1962
5. Autumn Leaves (10:33)
John Coltrane (soprano sax) McCoy Tyner (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Disc 9
Showboat, Philadelphia June (possibly 10, 17, or 24) 1963
1. Chasin’ the Trane (10:50)
2. It’s Easy to Remember (6:42)
3. Up ‘Gainst the Wall (5:40–incomplete)
4. The Inchworm (8:34)
5. Impressions (13:27–incomplete)
6. audience noise (0:24)
John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax) McCoy Tyner (piano–only on “Impressions” and the last few minutes of “The Inchworm”) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Frank Zappa Ike Willis Ray White Arthur Barrow David Logeman Tommy Mars
Disc 01 01 Chunga's Revenge 06:25 02 Keep It Greasey 03:06 03 Outside Now 08:31 04 City Of Tiny Lights 09:56 05 A Pound For A Brown 14:34 06 Cosmik Debris 04:10 07 You Didn't Try To Call Me 03:40 08 Ain't Got No Heart 02:02 09 Love Of My Life 01:56 10 You Are What You Is 03:22 11 fade-out 00:27 **
Disc 02 12 fade-in 00:26 ** 13 Easy Meat 11:49 14 Mudd Club 02:57 15 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 03:08 16 Joe's Garage 02:23 17 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 02:26 18 Applause 01:40 * 19 1st Encore 00:35 20 Dancin' Fool 03:21 21 Bobby Brown 02:38 22 Miss Pinky 03:29 23 2nd Encore 00:41 24 Stick It Out 04:01 25 Applause 01:26 * 26 3rd Encore 00:44 27 I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 02:35 28 The Illinois Enema Bandit 09:44
Tracks 18 & 25 * are two pretty long sections of enthusiastic crowd noise. I left them so you get the whole concert exactly as it has been recorded. For your listening pleasure, you may want to burn a CD without these two tracks.
Tracks 11 & 12 ** (fade-out & fade-in) were added to make a more pleasurable listening experience at the end of the first CD and at the start of the second one. When listening on a computer or any media that can accomodate more than 75 minutes of music, you can simply leave these two tracks out, so you get the whole concert in one go.
Featuring: Wille Dixon John Hammond Sugar Blue Luther Allison
Set List: 01 - Serves Me Right To Suffer 02 - I Didn't Know 03 - High Heel Sneakers 04 - I'll Take Care Of You 05 - Boom Boom 06 - Worried Life Blues 07 - I'm Jealous 08 - Crawlin' Kingsnake 09 - Little Girl 10 - Boogie Chillen'
Thanks to the now dead florcitaycamilo.blogspot.com
It goes without saying that no one in Austin, Texas' LeRoi Brothers is
named LeRoi. Debuting on the unpretentious Check This Action as a trio
(singer/guitarists Steve Doerr and Don Leady and drummer Mike Buck) plus
a guest bassist, the LeRois set to rocking without ado, reeling off
energetically unreconstructed rock'n'roll / R&B covers (plus a few
originals that don't slow down the party one bit) in an unmistakable
Southwestern accent.
Evan Johns replaced guitarist Don Leady (who went on to form the Tail
Gators), Lucky Lucky Me is a full menu of high-energy tunes played for
keeps. "Fight Fire With Fire," the zydeco-tinged "The Back Door" and a
quick history lesson, "Elvis in the Army," are among the highlights.
~ Trouser Press
The LeRoi Brothers: Evan Johns: Organ, Guitar, Vocals Jackie Newhouse: Bass Joe Doerr:
Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals Mike Buck: Percussion, Drums Steve
Doerr: Guitar, Harmonica, Accordion, Vocals
01 Let it Rain 02 Hoochie Coochie Man 03 Walk Out in the Rain 04 Bell Bottom Blues 05 I Shot the Sheriff 06 Milkcow's Calf Blues 07 When You've Got a Good Friend 08 They're Red Hot 09 Kind Hearted Woman Blues 10 Got to Get Better in a Little While 11 Have You Ever Loved a Woman 12 Badge 13 Wonderful Tonight 14 Layla 15 Cocaine 16 Sunshine of Your Love 17 Got My Mojo Working
BAND: Eric Clapton: Guitar, Vocals Nathan East: Bass, Vocals Chris Stainton: Keyboards Steve Gadd: Drums Doyle Bramhall II: Guitar, Vocals Billy Preston: Keyboards, Vocals Sharon White: Backing Vocals Michelle John: Backing Vocals Special Guest: Robert Randolph (Pedal Steel Guitar) on "Sunshine of your love" (partly) and "Got My Mojo Working"
This concert was originally aired live by BBC Radio 2. The show begins with an announcer voice-over as the band begins with "Let it Rain". The original live broadcast ended with "Cocaine", as the band left the stage for the encore break. The encores ("Sunshine of Your Love" and "Got My Mojo Working") were never broadcast by the BBC.
This is a complete, pre-FM version of this show, with encores, "no optimod or additional compression". No remastering, no "tweaking", no editing, no B.S., in perfect digital quality. (The BBC distributed this show from the venue to their broadcast centre via an internal digital link, which is lossy.)
Set List: Disc 1 01. Announcer (1:26) 02. Scuttle Buttin' > (3:03) 03. Say What (5:20) 04. Lookin' Out The Window (4:45) 05. Look At Little Sister (5:01) 06. Mary Had A Little Lamb (5:54) 07. Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love (9:29) 08. Superstition (4:37) 09. Willie The Wimp (6:52) 10. Cold Shot (5:43) 11. Couldn't Stand The Weather (8:29) 12. Life Without You (faded out and cut) (6:18)
Disc 2 01. Life Without You > Thank You > Annoucers - Encores? (13:58) 02. Come On > Love Struck Baby (8:03) 03. Rude Mood > Band Intros (4:22) 04. Annoucers (3:24) 05. Broadcast Outro ? - Pipeline (1:23)
From the comments that almost no one reads...Dave Sez...
And another update for the clamouring masses: the video of Magazine's
classic performance at Rockpalast in 1980 - a big download of 4 GB (from
mega), but well worth it!
This recording has been around for some time. If you don't have it, grab it.
Set List:
1. (Cuts in) New Entertainment*
2.Not Great Men
3.Anthrax
4.Its Her Factory
5.Contract
6.Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time
7. Armtrite Rifle*
8.Damaged Goods 9.Part of This*
10.At Home Hes a Tourist
11.Naturals Not In It
12.Return the Gift
13.Ether
14.Roseanne (The Mekons)
15.Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time
16.I Found That Essence Rare
**Notes** Interesting live boot. The track listed as 'Armatrite Rifle' (or Armalite Rifle) is actually an early version of 'History's Bunk!'... 'Part Of This' is actually 'Blood Free', an unreleased song (at least until the 2005 CD reissue of Entertainment!); and they cover 'Rosanne', a song by Mekons. Some titles on the cover are listed incorrectly. Some are obvious, but 'New Entertainment' isn't. It's actually '5.45'.
~punky gibbon
The Bears were an American power pop band formed in 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It features the distinctive avant-garde guitar playing of Adrian Belew, the band's most prominent member. In addition to guitarist, vocalist and producer Belew, the Bears consists of guitarist/vocalist Rob Fetters, drummer/vocalist Chris Arduser, and bassist Bob Nyswonger. Adrian Belew is, without question, one of America's must under-rated
guitar heroes. Besides being a sideman to the stars (King Crimson, David
Bowie, Talking Heads), Belew also had a quartet with a group of friends
called The Bears (formerly The Raisins). The managed to get a deal with
a subsidiary of IRS Records and issued two fine CD's of power-pop, all
colored with Belew's distinctive personal guitar style. Unfortunately this disc has been out of print for some time now.
Adrian Belew Power Trio (Check out that little girl's bass chops!)
Musicians : Marcus Miller - Bass, Bass Clarinet Alex Han - Saxophone Jason "JT" Thomas - Drums Federico Gonzales Pena - Keyboards (who also was playing with Miller in SMV at the time)
Estival Jazz, Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland 4th July 2008, SBD @ FLAC
Setlist :
01. Pluck (Interlude) / Blast [10:40]
02. Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder) [7:25]
03. Jean Pierre [17:15]
04. Panther [9:08]
05. When I Fall In Love [9:17]
06. Power [5:52]
07. Just Like A Woman [7:53]
08. What Is Hip [8:29]
Thanks to Dexondaz and SwissBird, SimplexSimplicissimus & superMAX!
.....
Pinède Gould, Juan Les Pins, France, 16th July 2008, FM @ FLAC
No cover art.
01 - Blast [10:42]
02 - Higher Ground [6:55]
03 - Jean Pierre [10:29]
04 - Panther [13:38]
05 - When I Fall In Love [13:57]
06 - Frankenstein (DJ talks from [3:012] to [3:06]) [11:40]
07 - Come Together [7:13]
Thanks to qualitybootz!
There are also three recordings from 2011, the same year Marcus Miller released the official "Tutu Revisited". The three recordings are Tokyo with George Duke and David Sanborn @ 320, and Vienne and Juan Les Pins FLAC with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. The Juan Les Pins is still online at http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f145/marcus-miller-wayne-shorter-herbie-hancock-2011-07-15-juanlespins-fr-fm-flac-127303.html. The other two are available on kind request in the comments below, as are earlier recordings from Tokyo 1991, Nice 1994 and Osaka 1999.
Track List: 1-AWOLNATION - Windows 2Twenty One Pilots - Fairly Local 3-Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best 4-Run The Jewels - Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) (Featuring Zack De La Rocha) 5-STS9 - Golden Gate 6-Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals 7-Brandi Carlile - The Eye 8-Gregory Alan Isakov - Saint Valentine 9-Jesse Terry - Stay Here With Me 10-Bahamas - Waves 11-Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Body Electric 12-Guster - Endlessly 13-Nothing More - This Is The Time (Ballast) (Acoustic Version) 14-The Districts - 4th And Roebling 15-Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas - Dead Brains 16-Pokey LaFarge - Something In The Water 17-Rubblebucket - My Life 18-Benjamin Booker - Wicked Waters 19-Clear Plastic Masks - So Real 20-Highly Suspect - Lost 21-All Them Witches - Charles William 22-Against Me! - Black Me Out 23-Kaleo - Broken Bones 24-Brown Sabbath - Planet Caravan 25-Glass Animals - Hazey (Boody Remix) 26-Dark Waves - I Don't Wanna Be In Love 27-Sylvan Esso - H.S.K.T. 28-The Do - Trustful Hands 29-B A S E C A M P - N2DEEP 30-Tanya Tagaq - Uja 31-Future Unlimited - Golden 32-Imam Baildi - Argosvinis Moni 33-SOJA - Shadow (featuring Trevor Young) 34-Hudson K - Stuck on Repeat 35-Jon Cleary - Pump it Up 36-PHOX - Slow Motion (Sylvan Esso Remix) 37-Rhiannon Giddens - Black Is the Color 38-Earls of Leicester - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Make sure to check out Brown Sabbath - Planet Caravan!!!
Amnesty International Concert June 15, 1986 Broadcast Source @320
During June 1986, the human rights organisation Amnesty International ran a series of concerts across the USA, designed to raise the profile of its work. There were six benefit concerts and the final one was held in the huge outdoor Giants Stadium, featuring an array of artists that included Joni Mitchell, Little Steven, Joan Armatrading, Yoko Ono - and Miles.
Miles played a set lasting just under 30 minutes and his band consisted of Robben Ford (guitar), Bob Berg (saxophone), Robert Irving IIII and Adam Holzman (keyboards), Felton Crews (bass), Steve Thornton (percussion) and Vince Wilburn Jr (drums). There was also a special guest artist who sat in with the band - more on him later. It was a warm, sunny day and the vast audience was in good spirits - lots of beach balls were being passed amongst the crowd. Miles and his band were also in good humour - Miles exchanged smiles with a number of band members, blew kisses and pulled his tongue at the camera, and waved to the crowd. It was also a casual affair, with Miles wearing a light jacket, shirt and black and white polka dot trousers, Ford in shirt and jeans and Wilburn Jr sporting a baseball cap, tee-shirt and shorts. This was also a time when many of Miles's band emulated his habit of wearing sun glasses - Ford, Crews, Irving and Berg all sport them.Read more here:
Set List:
01. Speak/That's What Happened 02. Tutu 03. Splatch 04. Burn
In pop-music circles, Suzanne Vega is known almost entirely for two
songs from the late 1980s: the child-abuse ballad "Luka" and a song that
launched literally dozens of dance remixes, "Tom's Diner." But Vega has
been making vital, inventive music the entire time — much of it
folk-based, though her sound has taken many smart detours along the way —
and is about to put out her first album of original material in seven
years, Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles. Performed with her brilliant guitarist and
producer, Gerry Leonard — Vega splits the difference evenly between old
and new — aided greatly by Leonard, who's
worked extensively with David Bowie and lends these songs an
extraordinary amount of color and texture. Vega's songwriting gifts
haven't waned at any point in her long career, and the new songs here —
taken from a concept album about the way our world and the spiritual
realm intersect — sound as sharp as anything she's done. It only makes
sense that, nearly 30 years after her debut, she still examines new
realms with grace, empathy and an explorer's spirit. --STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List: 01. Marlene On The Wall 02. Caramel 03. Fool's Complaint 04. Crack In The Wall 05. Jacob And The Angel 06. Left Of Center 07. Small Blue Thing 08. The Queen & The Soldier 09. Song Of The Stoic 10. Laying On Of Hands 11. I Never Wear White 12. Don't Uncork What You Can't Contain 13. Luka 14. Tom's Diner 15. Horizon (There Is A Road) 16. Rosemary (Remember Me) 17. You Come From Far Away
