Apparently I have been ignoring a request to repost this for a long time... here ya go oldandintheway! I think I bought my first copy of this at 17 or 18 yeas old! I saw a clean copy of it a couple weeks ago and couldn't resist as I had never been satisfied with the rip of it that I had.
This Town Hall concert was similar in concept to one I saw in conjunction with Newport in NY. The double album open's with 3 Charlie Byrd tunes that are quite nice and three more from Joe Beck that are also pretty good. Sides B and C are absolute monsters, one whole side of Bucky Pizzarelli and George Barnes followed by one whole side of Tiny Grimes! Both are killer.
The final side begins with 3 nice tracks from Chuck Wayne. Chuck had just had a cast taken off of his arm the day before and was playing in some pain but it isn't evident in his playing. The final track of this set is sadly utter dreck! John McLaughlin and wife Eve do a version of Devotion that is just wretched! I don't know which is worse, the dreadful auto harp or the horrid vocals. A few years ago Ron (Jazzman) posted a rip in which he refused to even include this song but for what it is worth I choose to offer this complete.
Side 1
1. Introduction
2. It Don't Mean a Thing
3. You've Got A Friend
4. Jitterbug Waltz
Charlie Byrd
5. All Blues
6. The Things We Did Last Summer
7. Down Under
Joe Beck
Side 2
1. Blue Skies
2. Medlley Eleanor Rigby/Here There and Everywhere
3. Satin Doll
4. Rose Room
5. Theme From Love Story
6. Honeysuckle Rose
Bucky Pizzarelli & George Barnes
Side 3
1. Frantic
2. Watermelon Man
3. Blues For Connie
4. Food For Thought
5. Three Quarter Moon
Tiny Grimes
side 4
1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
2. What's New
3. All The Things You Are
Chuck Wayne
4. Devotion
Eve & John McLaughlin
This Town Hall concert was similar in concept to one I saw in conjunction with Newport in NY. The double album open's with 3 Charlie Byrd tunes that are quite nice and three more from Joe Beck that are also pretty good. Sides B and C are absolute monsters, one whole side of Bucky Pizzarelli and George Barnes followed by one whole side of Tiny Grimes! Both are killer.
The final side begins with 3 nice tracks from Chuck Wayne. Chuck had just had a cast taken off of his arm the day before and was playing in some pain but it isn't evident in his playing. The final track of this set is sadly utter dreck! John McLaughlin and wife Eve do a version of Devotion that is just wretched! I don't know which is worse, the dreadful auto harp or the horrid vocals. A few years ago Ron (Jazzman) posted a rip in which he refused to even include this song but for what it is worth I choose to offer this complete.
Side 1
1. Introduction
2. It Don't Mean a Thing
3. You've Got A Friend
4. Jitterbug Waltz
Charlie Byrd
5. All Blues
6. The Things We Did Last Summer
7. Down Under
Joe Beck
Side 2
1. Blue Skies
2. Medlley Eleanor Rigby/Here There and Everywhere
3. Satin Doll
4. Rose Room
5. Theme From Love Story
6. Honeysuckle Rose
Bucky Pizzarelli & George Barnes
Side 3
1. Frantic
2. Watermelon Man
3. Blues For Connie
4. Food For Thought
5. Three Quarter Moon
Tiny Grimes
side 4
1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
2. What's New
3. All The Things You Are
Chuck Wayne
4. Devotion
Eve & John McLaughlin
Thanks... a nice upgrade + last track!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - I had this album years ago. Had to laugh when I read your comment re Devotion. I agree - while I admire you including it for the sake of completeness, its painful to endure.
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ReplyDeleteI Have this LP and except for McLaughlin always enjoyed it. None of his "music ?" is for me. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteyes, that Mclaughlin track is crazy!!
ReplyDeleteTnanks for the rest though! Sold this some years ago
thank you, wonderful post
ReplyDeleteThank you, KC. In my experience, this kind of albums always include one or two songs which are out of tune. However, I think this time the last song stinks
ReplyDeleteYes, Got this album when I was 16. My first introduction to many of these players. Hadn't thought about it in years....Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWould anyone have a FLAC re-post of this show? I was there and have been searching for a digitized version for years.....thanks.
ReplyDeleteStill searching for this.
ReplyDeleteStill searching for this.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mediafire.com/file/hr48wlujk9jqytu/The_Guitar_Album_-_The_Historic_Town_Hall_Concert.7z/file
ReplyDeleteAw-Right KingCake!....thanks a lot. I attended this concert....it was a benefit for Town Hall in July 1971 and covered a lot of ground between Tiny Grimes and John McLaughlin. It has never been released on CD so I appreciate the lossless vinyl conversion.
ReplyDeletethanks KC I had a few people ask me about this one, glad to see the re-up!
ReplyDeleteGreat thanks!.
ReplyDeleteThx a lot it's time to upgrade my tape
ReplyDeleteMany thanks.
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