Live at Ronnie Scott's [DualDisc] [Live]

Track Listings

1. Little Child Running Wild

2. It's Alright

3. People Get Ready

4. Pusherman

5. Freddie's Dead

6. I'm So Proud

7. Billy Jack

8. We've Gotta Have Peace

9. Move On Up

10. To Be Invisible

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Product Description
Captured back in 1988 within the intimate setting of London's legendary jazz haunt, Ronnie Scott's in Soho, Mayfield captivated his audience with a mixture of 60s Impressions classics and landmarks from his 70s solo career. Curtis sadly died in 1999 but his creative, musical, and spiritual genius lives on through recordings like these.

A DualDisc is a two-sided disc made up of a CD on one side and a DVD on the other, DualDisc's breakthrough technology allows one disc to have it all. A full album on the CD side. All sorts of special material on the DVD side, including the full album in a 5.1 Surround Sound, exclusive video content and lyrics. DualDisc work wherever you play CD's and DVD's, including car stereos, PC's DVD Players, game consoles and CD players.

Live at Ronnie Scott's,Curtis Mayfield,Silverline,Blaxploitation,Chicago Soul,Funk,Pop,Psychedelic Soul,R&B,Soul,Soul/R & B,United States of America,Uptown Soul

Tracks:

It Takes Time
Homework
Black Magic Woman
Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
Supernatural
Rattlesnake Shake
Shake Your Hips
Albatross

Tracks:

Travelling Riverside Blues
Steady Rollin' Man
Honeymoon Blues
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Green Manalishi
Goin' Down
Help Me
Look on Yonder Wall

Album Description

UK live release recorded Sunday April 5th 1998 at Ronnie Scott's, the world famous jazz club. This 2 CD compilation will come as welcome news to the many fans who missed out first time round with the limited edition, 20,000 numbered copies of the Soho Sessions package which sold out immediately on it's first release. The set includes many of Peter Green's most famous compositions such as 'Albatross', 'Black Magic Woman', 'Rattlesnake Shake', 'Green Manalishi' & 'The Supernatural', plus versions of other blues classics such as 'Traveling Riverside Blues' & 'Steady Rollin' Man'. Includes extensive liner notes. 2001.

Album Details

This Two CD Recall Compliation Will Come as Welcome News to the Many Fans who Missed Out First Time Round. The Limited Edition, 20,000 Numbered Copies of the Soho Sessions Package which Sold Out Immediately on It's First Release. The Set Includes Manypeter's Most Famous Compositions Such as "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Green Manalishi" and "The Supernatural" plus Versions of Other Blues Classics as "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "Steady Rollin Man".

Customer Reviews:

Decent But Not Essential.......2007-07-12

I have been a Peter Green fan for about 40 years now, dating back to his days with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. After he later mysteriously left Fleetwood Mac on a personal spiritual quest, I and probably thousands of others religiously scanned the bins at record stores on every visit hoping for his eventual return to music. Then one day, there it was: a new Peter Green album.
Since his return, his solo albums have been mostly hit and miss. But then he teamed with Nigel Watson to form Peter Green's Splinter Group which has over the years issued a steady string of mostly very good but also mostly obscure albums. I did not even know Soho: Live at Ronnie Scott's existed until I was alerted to the fact on one of amazon's music forums. When I looked it up, the songlist seemed interesting, so I ordered it from an amazon partner at a good price.
Though I like the CD, I can't help thinking that a music fan returning today to the music of Peter Green would be much better served by getting one of Splinter Group's studio albums like Destiny Road instead of this. As tasty as the song selection may seem, the realities of the live performances mostly just don't measure up to the studio versions. The songs that work best here are The Supernatural and Albatross, which as you may already know are both instrumentals. Help Me, from disc 2, is probably the strongest non-instrumental piece.
So overall, while this is a decent CD and worth what I paid, I cannot deem it essential for any except a diehard completeist. Though I will enjoy listening occasionally, there are many other Peter Green CDs that deserve more eartime. Compare this to his other work, and you'll hear what I mean.

Will likely satisfy fans of the now defunct Splinter Group.......2006-03-24

The legacy of any band should in part be tempered by its live recordings. Though we are fortunate to this two-CD collection "Soho Live at Ronnie Scotts" by the Peter Green Splinter Group, the session does little to enhance the band's legacy nor does it undermine the studio work.

The clear, crisp recording is a decided plus for this session. You can clearly hear a guitar string scrape or bend, the brightness of the cymbals, the chugging organ, or the multipart harmonies on tracks such as Last Fair Deal Gone Down with splendid clarity.

The first disc, the better of the two, is more up tempo and engaging. Even Black Magic Woman sounds fresh and jaunty while Albatross takes its time and can, if one's imagination rambles, conjure up the image of a long sea journey via the giant bird. The band sounds engaged, tight, and efficient.

The second disc proves a bit of a letdown. It's hard to know what to make of some of the Robert Johnson covers-a couple thrown in would be enough, but five in a row tend to kill the pace and energy of the live show. A less than stellar recounting of Green Manalishi is followed by a too long Goin' Down, which is capped off by an irritating minute of nothing but audience applause and response.

The vocals throughout are at times frail, which in some cases melds with the content, but in other spots, the vocal, whether from Peter Green or Nigel Watson, seem to falter. Both Green and Watson have several bright moments on guitar. The bass seems boomy at times, and one wonders if Neil Murray has already lost interest in the band (he left following this CD). Keyboardist Roger Cotton keeps matters interesting throughout, and drummer Larry Tolfree sparkles. Together, they keep things smoldering on Shake Your Hips.

To recap, "Soho Live" will likely satisfy fans of the now defunct Splinter Group but is perhaps not the best entry point in the band's catalog.

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Love at First Sight

Live at Ronnie Scott's
Laura Fygi
Manufacturer: Emarr
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CAXIP
Release Date: 2003-09-29

Tracks:

That Old Feeling
All of Me
Guess Who I Saw Today
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
I Will Wait for You
Corcovado
Orange Coloured Sky
Good Morning Heartache
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
For Me, Formidable
Feuilles Mortes
Just One of Those Things
Nearness of You
Almost Like Being in Love

Album Details

The Dutch Vocalist Captured Live at London's Famed Ronnie Scott's Club. Quite Simply, an Outstanding Set! Includes Three Bonus Tracks Not on the Regular Version: "Heatwave Medley", "Mentira" and "i Love You for Sentimental Reasons".

Customer Reviews:

Love at First Sight.......2004-11-11

This is the second live album of Laura since her first one 'Live' at Carre Theatre in Amsterdam back in 1998. This album of her concert at Ronnie Scott's recorded in March last year is the definitive "live" recording of this remarkable Godness in Jazz. It was recorded on the last night of the concert and it captured Laura at her best in live performance without any of the flaws.

Widely regarded as the world's finest Jazz vocalist today, Laura appeared in this recording in which she perfectly makes for excellent listening. It goes without saying the highly standard sound quality, all the new interpretations make this truly inspirational performance very attractive. Easily the most impressive tracks on here are 'That old feeling', 'All of me', 'Don't it make my brown eyes blue', 'I'll wait for you', 'Just of those things' and some previously unreleased tracks like 'Orange coloured sky', 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend' and 'The nearness of you'. No matter what Laura sings be it Portuguese in 'Corcovado', French in 'For me, formidable' and 'Les Feuilles Mortes' or Spanish in 'La mentira' (bonus track in Asian edition and SACD), Laura's sultry voice will definitely makes you stand still and listen. The power, passion and clarity she has is such a rarity and uniqueness that it makes your very soul sing along. There isn't one track on here that is weaker than the next, and the incredible thing is the variation of the songs that Laura glides seamlessly from flawless English to French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Thoughtful interepretations of the American song book has lost absolutely none of its style or genre and Laura reworks some of her most famous tracks in a new slant to provide an utterly brilliant new fantastic jazzy interpretation and weaves tightly with the spiritually of the standards to give those masterpieces a whole new spin.

For the Asian edition and SACD of this album contain three bonus tracks, 'I love you for sentimental reason', 'What are you doing the rest of your life' and 'La mentira'. All in one word, wonderful.

This is a distinctly smoky late night jazz live album of an amazing beautiful lady. No matter how many times you listen to it, this is no doubt a superb recording. You will not only like it but also love it at first sight.

Looking forward to the release of Laura's DVD at 'North Sea Jazz Festival' recorded in July this year. Guarantee another marvelous live recordings of Laura for all we know she is at her best in her live performance. As a loyal fan of Laura, I am very proud and impressed by her great efforts and enthusiasm for her career.

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Love at First Sight ~ Laura Fygi
This is my love, very , very, veritable....

Live at Ronnie Scott's
Laura Fygi
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000C421D
Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

That Old Feeling
All of Me
Guess Who I Saw Today
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
I Will Wait for You
Corcovado
Orange Coloured Sky
Good Morning Heartache
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
For Me, Formidable
Feuilles Mortes
Just One of Those Things
Nearness of You
Almost Like Being in Love

Album Description

2003 live release from the Dutch jazz vocalist. 14 tracks. Universal.

Customer Reviews:

Love at First Sight ~ Laura Fygi.......2003-11-21

Widely regarded as the world's finest Jazz vocalist today, Laura appeared in this recording in which she perfectly makes for excellent listening. It goes without saying the highly standard sound quality, all the new interpretations make this truly inspirational performance very attractive. Easily the most impressive tracks on here are 'That old feeling', 'All of me', 'Don't it make my brown eyes blue', 'I'll wait for you', 'Just of those things' and some previously unreleased tracks like 'Orange coloured sky', 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend' and 'The nearness of you'. No matter what Laura sings be it Portuguese in 'Corcovado', French in 'For me, formidable' and 'Les Feuilles Mortes' or Spanish in 'La mentira' (bonus track in Asian edition and SACD), Laura's sultry voice will definitely makes you stand still and listen. The power, passion and clarity she has is such a rarity and uniqueness that it makes your very soul sing along. There isn't one track on here that is weaker than the next, and the incredible thing is the variation of the songs that Laura glides seamlessly from flawless English to French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Thoughtful interepretations of the American song book has lost absolutely none of its style or genre and Laura reworks some of her most famous tracks in a new slant to provide an utterly brilliant new fantastic jazzy interpretation and weaves tightly with the spiritually of the standards to give those masterpieces a whole new spin.

For the Asian edition and SACD of this album contain three bonus tracks, 'I love you for sentimental reason', 'What are you doing the rest of your life' and 'La mentira'. All in one word, wonderful.

This is a distinctly smoky late night jazz live album of an amazing beautiful lady. No matter how many times you listen to it, this is no doubt a superb recording. You will not only like it but also love it at first sight.

Looking forward to the release of Laura's DVD at 'North Sea Jazz Festival' recorded in July this year. Guarantee another marvelous live recordings of Laura for all we know she is at her best in her live performance. As a loyal fan of Laura, I am very proud and impressed by her great efforts and enthusiasm for her career.

This is my love, very , very, veritable...........2003-10-23

"Five stars" is mild compliment to this fabulous CD. The selection of songs, bands, and arrangements are all first rated. Our spotlight singer Laura Fygi is nothing short of phenomenom. Buying this album is a must for Jazz lovers.

About half of the songs in this album can be found on other excellent studio albums of Laura"s. Good news is that Ms. Fygi is fully aware that she is singing live this time. Some tricks to Jazz-up the audience are necessary. Most songs in this album are significantly faster and more dynamic than their studio counter parts. Rather than letting listeners totally relaxed in living room couches, Ms. Fygi has balanced the spirit of the original song with the expectation of Ronnie Scott audience for steams and spicies. Good example is "Concorvado" (Quite Nights) by A.C. Jobim. It was very "quiet" in the album "Lady Wants to Know", while "quietness" mixed with animation in this live performance. Ms. Fygi clearly knows where she is heading and how far she will go. This makes her a good singer before she even opens her show.

Many other surprised are offered in this complete package. I am delighted to find ¡¥Diamonds are the girl"s best friend¡¦ in the repotoire. Comparing to Marylyn Monroe girlish expectation of receiving diamonds in the future, Ms. Fygi sang as if she already have the jewelry and was telling her stories from the past. Both versions are great yet different.

Ms. Fygi"s long time music partner and fellow Virgo Hans Vroomans is excellent as usual, providing great support in piano and arrangement, with appropriate solo moments. Most other musicians have performed their duties well, except the Saxphonist Jan Menu was occasionally out of league (or out of mind), maybe due to too much alcohol inhalation. The sound quality is satisfactory, though I wish the percussion could be toned down a bit so it would not overshadow others.

Tracks:

Big Blues
Mail Box Blues
Staggerlee
Come On In My Kitchen
Local Local Girl
Soothin'
Fishin' Blues
Statesboro' Blues
Everybody Is Somebody

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Live at Ronnie Scott's
Taj Mahal
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000057JV5
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

Big Blues
Mail Box Blues
Stagger Lee
Come on in My Kitchen
Local, Local Girl
Soothin'
Fishin' Blues
Statesboro' Blues
Everybody Is Sombody
Taj Mahal Interview

Album Description

Remastered and repackaged reissue of 1996 release, currently out-of-print in the U.S.. Originally issued as 'Big Blues', this 1988 recording features ten tracks, including 'Mail B ox Blues' & 'Come On In My Kitchen'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Album Details

First Issued on CD as 'big Blues', this 1988 Recording Captures Taj Mahal in his Prime on Stage Within Ronnie Scott's Intimate Setting in the Heart of London. Remastered and Repackaged.

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Live at Ronnie Scott's
Nina Simone
Manufacturer: Drg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

God, God, God
If You Knew
Mr. Smith
Fodder On Her Wings
Be My Husband
I Love You, Porgy
The Other Woman
Mississippi Goddamn
Moon Over Alabama
For A While
See Line Woman
I Sing Just To Know I'm Alive
My Baby Just Cares For Me

Amazon.com essential recording

Recorded in London in 1984, this is an intense set that benefits greatly from a minimalist approach: eschewing her usual quartet backing, here it's just Simone at the keys and Paul Robinson on drums. After more than two and a half decades of performing, the headstrong North Carolinian had forged a wide-ranging, distinctive repertoire. Here she treats her British fans to such longtime set staples as "I Loves You, Porgy," "See Line Woman," "Mississippi Goddam," and "My Baby Just Cares for Me." The real highlight, however, is a medley of the heartbreaking original "If You Knew" with Brecht-Weil's "Mr. Smith." This isn't the smoothest club gig ever recorded, but the star of the show is focused and forceful, which, in Simone's case, makes for engrossing listening. --Steven Stolder

Live at Ronnie Scott's: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

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Three stars 'cause it's Blakey.

Live at Ronnie Scott's: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey
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A Day with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Vol. 2
1958- Paris Olympia
Coast to Coast
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Mosaic

ASIN: B000000PKO
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

On The Ginza
Dr. Jeckyll
Two Of A Kind
I Want To Talk About You

Customer Reviews:

Three stars 'cause it's Blakey........2007-03-01

The quest to find quality Blakey recordings made in the '80s is often discouraging, especially since this was a period during which "schooled" players and a "reactionary" musical environment supposedly were working in favor of the great percussionist. Perhaps Bu was letting up on the reigns, content to stoke the fires while his line-ups of alternating Berkley graduates continued to contribute modal riffs disguised as compositions (where were the Golson and Walter Davis Jr. tunes when they were most needed?) and show off all of their Coltrane scales and top tones.

The program is dense, monochromatic, and monotonous--hard bop verging on late 60s free sounds. The addition of Toussaint's tenor saxophone is completely superfluous, especially with Blanchard and Harrison on hand. The game plan for each soloist is the same: start quietly sans percussion and build to an all-out frenzy (like a Metheny show without the production values). The recording is irritatingly bass-heavy (after a while the session sounds like a Plaxico walking-bass solo album.)

Despite the sub-standard program and audio, both Blanchard and Harrison have some good moments while Mulgrew Miller is under-utilized. The CD comes to an inglorious finish when the music is aborted in the middle of the final tune, "I Want to Talk about You." Just as well. This is the worst arrangement and performance I've ever heard of the Billy Eckstein ballad much prized by Coltrane.

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Jazz of highest quality
Live album from Britain's finest jazz lady

Offbeat: Live at Ronnie Scott's Club
Claire Martin
Manufacturer: Linn Records
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ASIN: B000005ZZP
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

Off Beat
Buy And Sell
Come Back To Me
I'll Close My Eyes
Monk's New Tune
I Do It For Your Love
Worth The Wait
Wishful Thinking
Comes Love
Would You Believe?
Lost In His Arms
Something Real
Make Sure You're Sure
Some Other Time

Customer Reviews:

Jazz of highest quality.......2007-06-24

This is my favourite Claire Martin album, the UK's leading female Jazz vocalist. This album has a great selection of material, together with fabulous musicians playing at the top of their game. Claire's unusual choice of material makes the album much more interesting than hearing the usual Jazz standards. Buy and Sell by Laura Nyro is a wonderfully haunting song with a great performance by Claire.

The musicians playing with Claire are all 1st class. Gareth Williams is the leading British Jazz pianist of his generation and his performance on this album mixes modern playing with some blues, particularly on the self-penned 'Worth the Wait'. Clark Tracey and Arniew Somogyi together with various guest musicians provide wonderful support for Claires exquisite phrasing.
The fact that this was recorded live at Ronnie Scotts in London makes all the difference. Claire and the musicians just have a bit more edge to their performances, than is the case with a lot of studio based albums. Once heard you will be hooked!

Live album from Britain's finest jazz lady.......2003-08-16

The tracks for this album were recorded over six days at Ronnie Scott's club in August 1995. Claire's three regular musicians were Gareth Williams (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums), augmented by Martin Taylor (guitar on Some other time), Anthony Kerr (vibes on Monk's new tune and Wishful thinking) and Mark Nightingale (trombone on I'll close my eyes, Comes love and Something real). Claire sang and played guitar.

Apart from her smoky alto voice, Claire's music is particularly appealing because of her ability to record songs from a wide variety of different sources, generally but not always avoiding the obvious songs, yet always managing to adapt them to suit her own style. So it is with this album, featuring songs previously written or recorded by June Christy (Off beat), Carmen McRae (Would you believe), Laura Nyro (Buy and sell), Phoebe Snow (Something real), Paul Simon (I do it for your love) and Stevie Wonder (Make sure you're sure. The Great American Songbook is represented by Some other time (Leonard Bernstein) and Lost in his arms (Irving Berlin). There are also a couple of original songs - Worth the wait and Wishful thinking.