What is your favorite Live Recording?

[MylesBAstor]

My take on Jazz at the Pawnshop is that I like it because it is "fun" music. The high-end is much better than the bottom end. I made a 15 ips 2 track recording from my LPs that contains side one from Sonny Rollins Way Out West which is followed by Jazz at the Pawnshop. After you finish listening to Way Out West and JATP comes on, you are bass starved. The bottom end is rolled off (at least on my copy) of JATP. Way Out West pretty much shames most recordings though.

Did I read somewhere that JATP was recorded on a Revox A-77 tape deck and played back through a Dynaco ST-70 amp?

I think Proprius used modded B77 while Opus 3 used an A77. Could have it reversed though.

 

[Fred]

Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East, followed closely by
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive

 

[MylesBAstor]

Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East, followed closely by
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive

Yeah love that Allman Bros. album and have been meaning to pick up a replacement copy! Gotta love Duane!

 

[Gregadd]

Jill Scott revisited. After having listened to Jill Scott live in Paris several times and viewed the DVD I have to say the following. I have not gotten so moved by a recording since I heard Billie Holiday sing Good Morning Heart Ache. If you don't give this recording a chance you are doing yourself a disservice. There are no rap songs.

 

[FrantzM]

Hi

Jazz at the Pawnshop ...A little OT .. People. Jill Scott is real. One of the great voice in pop music. I agreee with Gregadd .. The album is simply extraordinary. Yes, I know we, audiophiles are given to hyperboles, not there .. The album (CD and DVD) is great...
Jazz at the Pawnshop still stands technicaly head and shoulder above most live recordings though, Jazz or otherwise ...

Frantz

P.S. It is only fair to acknowledge that JATP is good music... not great , not ground breaking , not excellent but it is hard to fault it as a recording ... Let also be a little open on music .. It has no border.. What we celebrate as American Classical Music is part of the world heritage...

 

[MylesBAstor]

Hi

Jazz at the Pawnshop ...A little OT .. People. Jill Scott is real. One of the great voice in pop music. I agreee with Gregadd .. The album is simply extraordinary. Yes, I know we, audiophiles are given to hyperboles, not there .. The album (CD and DVD) is great...
Jazz at the Pawnshop still stands technicaly head and shoulder above most live recordings though, Jazz or otherwise ...

Frantz

P.S. It is only fair to acknowledge that JATP is good music... not great , not ground breaking , not excellent but it is hard to fault it as a recording ... Let also be a little open on music .. It has no border.. What we celebrate as American Classical Music is part of the world heritage...

The 15 ips R2R sounds pretty spectacular too

 

[joe1515]

Neil Young Live at Massey Hall.

B.B. King live at the Regal.

Pearl Jam live at Benaroya Hall

 

[RBFC]

Let's trace a musical evolution..

Not necessarily in order.


Three Dog Night Live
Grand Funk Railroad Live
Made in Japan Deep Purple
J. Geils Band Live
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush: Live
Hendrix at the Isle of Wight
Friday Night in San Francisco: DiMeola, McLaughlin, & DeLucia
Shakti: Live
Renaissance: Live at Carnegie Hall
B.B. King: Live at Cook County Jail
Eric Clapton: Unplugged
Nirvana: Unplugged
LangLang: Live at Carnegie Hall
Midsummer Mozart Festival Live
Swing Live Bucky Pizzarelli
Clark Terry: Live at the Village Gate
Jazz at the Pawnshop


Many classical recordings, which are made during live performances, are not included because the audience is forced to wear gags, rendering them silent.

Certainly not a complete list, but some of the musically significant recordings from 4 decades of listening.

There are also a great number of new live performances on BluRay disc, which will be/are mentioned in the BluRay section of the forum.

Lee

 

[MylesBAstor]

I think Proprius used modded B77 while Opus 3 used an A77. Could have it reversed though.

Had it reversed as suspected Proprius A77 and Opus 3 B77.

 

[jadis]

My favorite live albums:
1. Weavers Reunion at Carnegie Hall
2. Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
3. Windham Hill Live
4. Michael Franks and Crossfire Live in Australia
5. Kenny G Live
6. Jazz at the Pawnshop (half speed version cut by Stan Ricker)
7. Friday Night in San Francisco (CBS DM Japanese pressing)

 

[Fred]

Yeah love that Allman Bros. album and have been meaning to pick up a replacement copy! Gotta love Duane!

Hi Myles,

You really need to pick the reissue up while it's still available. I'm lucky to have a mint orignal pressing that I play sparingly, but have spinning right now. The versions of Stormy Monday and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed are totally worth the money for those two tracks alone.

 

[rblnr]

So many choices, but the one I always return to is Little Feat 'Waiting for Columbus'. Particularly the side with Mercenary Territory, Day or Night and Spanish Moon. Never fails to get my heart pumping, and the instrumental breaks by the Tower of Power horn section are amazing. The MoFi remasters are the way to go, and they are releasing another reprint or remaster soon.

 

[jadis]

The Carpenters Live in Tokyo.

 

[Jimna]

Grateful Dead 5/7/77 - The Betty Reel Recordings

Frank Zappa 1/20/76 and Philly '76

Widespread Panic 4/3/96

Phish 10/31/09

JJ Cale - Live

Derek Trucks Band - Songlines DVD

Woodstock Movie

Pink Floyd - Live in Pompei

Neil Young & CH - Weld and Live Rust

The Band - The Last Waltz

and the list goes on......

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I'm listening to the David Gilmour: Live In Gdansk 5-LP boxset, and I'm very impressed with the overall quality so far. It is only my 3rd listen to the entire set of LP's, but I can say without hesitation that it is more than pleasant in terms of audio quality.

John

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

The one that comes to mind, which as so far gone unmentioned is Van Morrison's "It's Too Late To Stop Now."

P

 

[Bruce B]

Has anyone actually listened to ALL of the cuts on JATP?? I've been listening to over 4hr. of tape now.. and most of it is boorrrrrrrriiinngggg!

 

[Ron Party]

Hahahaha! Duck and run, Bruce.

 

[Bruce B]

Hahahaha! Duck and run, Bruce.

LOL.... yeah, got the flame suit on. Proprius and FIM certainly chose the best cuts. The rest of the stuff should have ended up on the floor with the rest of the tape!

 

[MylesBAstor]

Hi Myles,

You really need to pick the reissue up while it's still available. I'm lucky to have a mint orignal pressing that I play sparingly, but have spinning right now. The versions of Stormy Monday and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed are totally worth the money for those two tracks alone.

Picked up the Classic Records version at their sale.