Showing posts with label Concert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concert. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2009

Frank Sinatra

11 years ago today Frank Sinatra passed away. In my opinion, he was the greatest vocalist of all time, and his music is timeless. 70 years after his recording debut (w/ Harry James), his music continues to live on, used for weddings, commercials, or basically any occasion where a great tune and voice is needed. The following is a recording of his last show, it's a soundboard recording so the quality is amazing. I have also posted a compilation called "From The Vaults, Vol. 2", which includes unreleased studio recordings as well as some recordings from some various TV shows.

Frank Sinatra
2/25/95
Marriott Hotel
Palm Springs, CA

I've Got The World On A String
You Make Me Feel So Young
Fly Me To The Moon
Where Or When
My Kind Of Town
The Best Is Yet To Come


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From The Vaults, Vol. 2

1. What Is This Thing Called Love [February 16, 1955]
2. The Tender Trap [September 13, 1955]
3. Moonlight in Vermont [October 3, 1957]
4. Lush Life [incomplete, May 25, 1958]
5. Willow Weep for Me [May 29, 1958]
6. Gone with the Wind [June 24, 1958]
7. She's Funny That Way [March 2, 1960]
8. How Deep Is the Ocean [March 3, 1960]
9. I've Got the World on a String ["Showband Show," London, BBC, July 16, 1953]
10. Day In, Day Out ["Showband Show," London, BBC, July 16, 1953]
11. Take a Chance ["General Electric Show," CBS, Hollywood, March 28, 1954]
12. I'll Be Seeing You ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, November 8, 1957]
13. From This Moment On ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, November 15, 1957]
14. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, November 15, 1957]
15. I Believe ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, May 23, 1958]
16. We'll Be Together Again ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, May 19, 1958]
17. Lonely Town ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, May 23, 1958]
18. I Love You ["The Frank Sinatra Show," ABC, Hollywood, February 14, 1958]



Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Leonard Cohen

On Sunday I had the great pleasure of seeing Leonard Cohen in concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. I'd heard some recordings of his concerts this tour and I was really impressed by them, but nothing compares to actually being there and seeing him on stage. He was amazing and nothing short of perfect Sunday. He got on stage around 8, and finished around 11:15, which for a 74 year old guy is quite impressive. If you get a chance to see him, take the opportunity, this is most likely his last tour, and a living historical figure that should not be missed. The following download is 2 sets he performed in 1968 at the BBC, the sound quality is great and the performance is one of his best in my opinion.

Leonard Cohen Live At The Beeb

8-31-68

You Know Who I Am
Bird On The Wire
The Stranger Song
So Long Marianne
The Master Song

9-7-68

There's No Reason Why You Should Remember Me (Improvisation)
Teachers
Sisters Of Mercy
Dress Rehearsal Rag
Suzanne
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Story Of Isaac
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong

Bonus Tracks
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (1-27-68)
Bird on the Wire; So Long Marianne; You Know Who I Am (8-11-68)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington
Kongresshaus
Zürich, Switzerland
10-9-59
FM Broadcast

Take The "A" Train
The Black And Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche
Such Sweet Thunder
Sonnet For Hank Cinq
Kinda Dukish/Rockin' In Rhythm
All Of Me
Jam With Sam
V.I.P.'s Boogie
El Gato
Satin Doll
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Ella Fitzgerald

Happy birthday Ella Fitzgerald, she would have been 91 yesterday. Here is a live compilation of her with Frank Sinatra & Count Basie called "A Swingin' Summit". The performances are mixed between 1958 and 1975, so the sound might sound different depending on which track you are listening to, but all of them are listenable.

1. Sweet Georgia Brown
2. There Will Never Be Another You
3. One O'Clock Jump

Ella & Frank - 1958

4. a. Moonlight In Vermont
b. I May Be Wrong
c. Party Blues
5. Our Love Is Here To Stay
6. I've Got You Under My Skin
7. Let's Do It
8. Mountain Greenery
9. Can't We Be Friends
10. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
11. Pennies From Heaven
12. Blues In The Night
13. Honeysuckle Rose

Ella, Frank, & Basie - 1975

14. a. The Song Is You
b. They Can't Take That Away From Me
c. The Lady Is A Tramp
15. I've Got You Under My Skin

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Bob Dylan- Free Trade Hall

Bob Dylan
Free Trade Hall
Manchester, England
5-17-66
"Guitars Kissing"

This is one of my favorite shows of all time, by any artist. Most people know this show as the "Judas" show, but it is much more than that. To hear how Dylan can pull of both an acoustic set and an electric set in the same night and make them both sound beautiful is a priceless experience. By the end of the concert, half of the crowd had left, but those still remaining were in for a treat as Bob pulled off the best version (in my opinion) of "Like A Rolling Stone" to be recorded, reacting angrily to the shout of "Judas" by a fan who felt betrayed by Dylan going electric. I will soon be posting a BBC documentary about this show that provides amazing insight to this show.

Disc One
She Belongs To Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions Of Johanna
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like A Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Disc Two
Tell Me Momma
I Don't Believe You
Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Like A Rolling Stone

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Nirvana- Live At Terminal Einz

Nirvana
Terminal Einz
Munich, Germany
3-1-94
"The Final Show"

My Best Friend's Girl
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Drain You
Breed
Serve The Servants
Come As You Are
Short Jam
Come As You Are
Sliver
Dumb
In Bloom
About A Girl
Lithium
Pennyroyal Tea
School
Polly
Very Ape
Lounge Act
Rape Me
Territorial Pissings
The Man Who Sold The World
All Apologies
On A Plain
Blew
Heart-Shaped Box

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Bob Dylan- Live At The Newport Folk Festival-1965

Bob Dylan
Newport Folk Festival
Newport, RI
7-25-65

Maggie's Farm
Like A Rolling Stone
Phantom Engineer
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Mr. Tambourine Man

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Bob Dylan- At The Beeb

Bob Dylan
"At The Beeb"
1965

First Show

Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Mr Tambourine Man
Gates Of Eden
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
It Ain't Me Babe

Second Show

Love Minus Zero/No Limit---The file in the .zip is corrupt, download here
One Too Many Mornings
Boots Of Spanish Leather
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
She Belongs To Me
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Bob Dylan-Live At Free Trade Hall

Bob Dylan
Free Trade Hall
Manchester, England
5-7-65
"Now's The Time For Your Tears"


The Times They Are A-Changin'
To Ramona
Gates Of Eden
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Love Minus Zero
Mr. Tambourine Man
Talkin' World War III Blues
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
With God On Our Side
She Belongs To Me
It Ain't Me Babe
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
All I Really Want To Do
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Monday, February 23, 2009

Bob Dylan- Unreleased CBS Concert Album

Bob Dylan
Unreleased CBS Concert Album
1963

Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Dusty Old Fairgrounds
John Brown
When the Ship Comes In
Who Killed Davy Moore?----Missing from ZIP file, download HERE
Percy's Song
Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
Seven Curses

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Bo Diddley


Bo Diddley would have been 80 today. The legendary blues singer passed this year on June 2nd. To celebrate the life of Bo, here is a really great sounding show, both in show quality and sound quality. Enjoy!

Bo Diddley
8-17-96
Magic Bag
Ferndale, MI

Bud Light
Bo Diddley
I'm Sorry
Crackin' Up
Unknown
I'm A Man
Unknown
Road Runner
I'm Gonna Get Your Girlfriend
Bo Diddley Is Crazy
Turn Me Loose


Disc 1
Disc 2




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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Dave Matthews Band-8-19-08 (In Memory Of LeRoi Moore)

"As we sat this afternoon contemplating the loss of our brother, we wondered how we
could possibly do a show today. Dave put it into perspective stating, "There's no place
I'd rather be than here with you guys right now." We cherish special memories of our lost
friend. Tonight, Dave told a story about LeRoi at a bar in Virginia where the cash register
was near the stage and LeRoi leaned on the register because "standing had become a chore".
Roi proceeded to play the most beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Dave said,
"that was the day I fell in love with him. And I'm still in love with him." It's safe to say
we all were in love with him. "It's always easier to leave, than to be left."
-Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews Band (Minus One)
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
8-19-08
Disc 1

Bartender
Proudest Monkey
Satellite
So Damn Lucky
Eh Hee
Water Into Wine
Burning Down The House
Disc 2
Dancing Nancies
Loving Wings
The Maker
Sledgehammer
Grey Street
The Dreaming Tree
Disc 3
Crash Into Me
Everyday
Anyone Seen The Bridge?
Ants Marching
Sister
Corn Bread
Two Step
Disc 1 ++++ Disc 2 ++++ Disc 3

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A fund has been created in honor of LeRoi Moore in support of charities that reflect both his spirit and passion. Donations via check referencing the "Charlottesville Area Community Foundation for the LeRoi Moore Memorial Fund" may be mailed to:

Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
PO Box 1767
Charlottesville, VA 22902


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Monday, May 19, 2008

Neil Diamond- Live At The BBC Theater

Neil Diamond
BBC Theatre
5-14-08


Beautiful Noise
Hello Again
Love On The Rocks
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
Pretty Amazing Grace
Home Before Dark
Forever In Blue Jeans
Man Of God
Cracklin' Rosie
Sweet Caroline
I'm A Believer
I Am… I Said

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Richard Pryor Live At The Redd Foxx Club

Even though I wasn't even born at the time of this performance, and I was only 7 when Richard finally stopped doing stand up, I can still appreciate the icon that he was. For my money, Richard Pryor was one of the funniest men to ever live, and probably will always be. His humor was so far ahead of it's time that most of it is relevant to this day, more that 30 years later. I first knew of Pryor through his buddy movies with Gene Wilder, before I even knew about his stand up. I was in for quite a shock when comparing the relative cleanliness of his movie to his stand up. A lot of his material is not for naive ears, but if you can handle it, it will leave you wanting more when it's over. The world lost Richard far too soon, and we will probably never see another comedian like him again.


Richard Pryor
Live At The Redd Foxx Club
Circa 1971



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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Merle Haggard

Country singer Merle Haggard turns 71 today. I had the pleasure of seeing him open for Bob Dylan in 2005, and he was a blast to watch. I wasn't too familiar with his music before that, but I knew who he was. Since then I've gotten into his music quite a bit and find him to be one of the greats in country music, and vastly underrated. Here is the show I was at, it's obviously hard to convey the enjoyment of the show without actually being there, but I think it's still a lot of fun to listen to. Enjoy!

Merle Haggard
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
4-9-05


Garbage Man
If you got the Money, I've got the time
Big City
Motorcycle Cowboy
I think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
The Way I Am
Runaway Mama
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Ramblin Fever
White Line Fever
Girl Go Ask Your Mama
Working Man Blues
Silver Wings
Okie From Muskogee
Outro




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Thursday, March 6, 2008

Jeff Healey

The world lost an amazing guitarist this past week in Jeff Healey. The following is a press release from the NY Times, followed by a show of him and his band from 1990.

"Jeff Healey, a Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter whose band sold millions of blues-rock records and who also pursued a passion for old-time jazz, playing the trumpet and clarinet, died on Sunday in Toronto. He was 41.

He died of lung cancer, his publicists said.

Mr. Healey, who was blind, played his guitar with the instrument flat on his lap, resulting in what Guitar Player magazine called “astoundingly fluid bends and vibrato.” He blended jazz, rock and the blues.

Mr. Healey’s greatest success came in the late 1980s, when his band recorded the album “See the Light.” It reached platinum status in the United States by selling more than one million copies and eventually two million worldwide. A single from that album, “Angel Eyes,” was the Jeff Healey Band’s only Top 40 hit, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1989.

The same year the band performed the soundtrack for “Road House,” a movie starring actor Patrick Swayze. The band also had speaking parts. Soon the group was big enough to be booked in stadiums.

Mr. Healey also played the trumpet and clarinet in his own traditional jazz band, the Jazz Wizards. He collected as many as 30,000 old-time jazz records, mainly those on 78 r.p.m., which he played as the host of an hour-long radio show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Mr. Healey, son of a firefighter, was born and raised near Toronto. He lost his sight to eye cancer when he was a year old and was given his first guitar two years later. At a school for the blind, he was shown how to play the guitar the usual way but found it felt more comfortable on his lap.

At a Toronto-area high school he played the guitar and trumpet in school bands. His early guitar inspirations were country stylists like Chet Atkins, but he moved on to Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and B. B. King, according to the reference work Contemporary Musicians. He studied music theory on his own.

He formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, with the drummer Tom Stephen and the bassist Joe Rockman. The trio gave as many as 300 concerts a year for about two years before signing with Arista Records in 1988. Their second album for the label (after “See the Light”) was “Hell to Pay,” which featured guest artists including George Harrison.

As the group’s popularity grew, so did their concert venues. Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times in 1989, described the band’s music as “showy, arena-style blues rock,” although he praised Mr. Healey’s technique.

In 1990, a reader poll in Guitar Player magazine named Mr. Healey the best blues guitarist and best new talent.

Mr. Healey is survived by his wife, Christie; his daughter, Rachel; and his son, Derek.

By 2002, Mr. Healey had opened a music club named after himself in Toronto; he later closed it to open a larger one. In 2003, he started his jazz band.

He made a total of 10 albums, including both jazz and blues-rock; it would be hard to guess that some of the albums were by the same artist. In January 2007, Guitar Player said, “Jeff Healey may be the only cat around who can play the prewar jazz of Louis Armstrong on the trumpet, and the heavy electric blues-rock of ZZ Top on the guitar.”



Jeff Healey Band
Hammersmith Odeon
London, U.K.
Sept. 24, 1990


01. My Little Girl
02. Blue Jean Blues
03. Confidence Man
04. I Think I Love You Too Much
05. How Long Can A Man Be Strong?
06. I Can't Get My Hands On You
07. Full Circle
08. Angel Eyes
09. All Along The Watchtower



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Monday, February 18, 2008

Counting Crows- Live At The Bowery Ballroom

Counting Crows
February 10, 2008
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY


Disc 1

1. Colorblind
2. Have You Seen Me Lately
3. Recovering the Satellites
4. Adam Chat #1
5. Rain King (acc)
6. Anna Begins
7. Hard Candy
8. Miami (ac)
9. Round Here
10. Raining In Baltimore / A Long December

Disc 2

1. Adam Chat #1
2. 1492
3. Adam Chat #2
4. Hanging Tree
5. Adam Chat #3
6. Los Angeles
7. Adam Chat #4
8. Insignificant
9. Adam Chat #5
10. Cowboys
11. Adam Chat #6
12. Washington Square
13. Adam Chat #7
14. When I Dream of Michelangelo
15. Adam Chat #8
16. You Can't Count on Me
17. Adam Chat #9
18. Ballet D'or
19. Adam Chat #10
20. On A Tuesday in Amersterdam
21. Adam Chat #11
22.Come Around




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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The Beatles- Rooftop Concert

The Beatles
Apple Records Rooftop
London, England

1-30-69


Disc 1

1) Camera A, Roll 562: Get Back (#1) / Get Back (#2) / Get Back (#3) / Don't Let Me Down (#1) / I've Got A Feeling (#1) / I Dig A Pony (26:04)
2) Camera A, Roll 563: I've Got A Feeling (#2) / Don't Let Me Down (#2) / Get Back (#4) (11:19)
3) Camera D, Roll 1: Get Back (#2) / Get Back (#3) / Don't Let Me Down (#1) / I've Got A Feeling (#1) / One After 909 / I Dig A Pony (18:05)
4) Camera D, Roll 3: I've Got A Feeling (#2) / Get Back (#4) (6:36)
5) Camera B3, Unknown Roll: Peoples' reactions / I've Got A Feeling (#2) / Don't Let Me Down (#2) / Get Back (#4) (5:47)

Disc 2

1) Camera B1, Roll 1146: Various Interviews / Get Back (#1) / Get Back (#2) / I Want You (She's So Heavy) / Don't Let Me Down / Get Back (#3) / Don't Let Me Down (#1) / I've Got A Feeling (#1) (16:23)
2) Camera B1, Roll 1147: Various Interviews / One After 909 / I Dig A Pony / God Save The Queen / I've Got A Feeling (#2) / Don't Let Me Down (#2) / Get Back (#4) (14:54)
3) Camera B3, Roll 1148: Announcement (1:07)
4) Camera B1, Roll 1149: God Save The Queen / I've Got A Feeling (#2) / Don't Let Me Down (#2) / Get Back (#4) (16:07)
5) Camera C: I've Got A Feeling (#1) / One After 909 / I Dig A Pony (11:08)





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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Run DMC- Live At The Apollo

Run DMC
The Apollo Theatre
NYC, NY
4-19-85


Setlist:

1. Jam Master J Intro
2. Tougher Than Leather
3. My Adidas
4. Rock Box
5. Daryl and Joe
6. Jam MasterJay
7. "Clap Your Hands"
8. Here We Go
9. It's Like That
10. Raising Hell
11. Hit It Run
12. Peter Piper
13. King Of Rock




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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Happy Birthday

November 5th was two of my favorite artists birthday's. Gram Parsons would have turned 61 yesterday had he still been alive, and Ryan Adams turned 33. Is it just a coincidence these two have the same birthday, or was it part of God's master plan? Both have similar musical styles, as well as both of them being under appreciated and misunderstood at times. One big difference is that Ryan thankfully has seemed to beaten the demons that sadly took Gram from us far too soon. The following is a show at the Seattle Pop Festival of Gram with his band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and I have also included a couple MP3's of Ryan covering Gram at the bottom of the post. Take some time out to appreciate these two amazing and talented artists.


Flying Burrito Brothers
Seattle Pop Festival
Seattle, WA
7-27-69

-Close Up The Honky Tonks
-The Dark End Of The Street
-Sweet Mental Revenge
-The Image Of Me
-Christine's Tune
-Sin City
-Man In A Fog
-Wake Up Little Suzie
-You Win Again
-We've Got To Get Ourselves Together
-She Thinks I Still Care
-Sweet Dreams Baby
-Lucille
-Take A Message To Mary
-Train Song




Ryan Adams

Return Of The Grievous Angel
Hickory Wind


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