Live at Ronnie Scott's [Live]

1. You Promised Me the World

2. Big Belly Woman

3. Heaven

4. If You Don't Come Back

5. Slidin' Down

6. Tango

7. Sally

8. Save Me

9. Respect All People Now

10. Spanish Cafe

11. Wild Country

12. World's Gon' Crazy

13. Honeysuckle

Live at Ronnie Scott's,Carmel,Indigo,Adult Contemporary,Blues Music,Jazz-Pop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Smooth Soul

Average customer rating: Decent But Not Essential Will likely satisfy fans of the now defunct Splinter Group

Soho: Live at Ronnie Scott's Peter Green Manufacturer: Recall Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reaching the Cold 100 Peter Green Splinter Group Time Traders The End Of The Game Alone with the Blues ASIN: B00005NPL1 Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

1. It Takes Time
2. Homework
3. Black Magic Woman
4. Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
5. Supernatural
6. Rattlesnake Shake
7. Shake Your Hips
8. Albatross

Tracks:

1. Travelling Riverside Blues
2. Steady Rollin' Man
3. Honeymoon Blues
4. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
5. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
6. Green Manalishi
7. Goin' Down
8. Help Me
9. 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.

Average customer rating:

Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London, Set 1 Steve Smith , and Buddy's Buddies Manufacturer: Tone Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London, Set 2 Steve Smith & Buddy's Buddies Flashpoint A Salute to Buddy Rich Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich ASIN: B00009ZY9H Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

1. Love for Sale
2. Nutville
3. Big Man Blues
4. Bopformation
5. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
6. Pies of A.Z.
7. Manfredo's Fest
8. Ya Gotta Try
9. Moments Notice [*]
10. Airegin [*]

Average customer rating: Long Live Irakere Afro-Cuban Jazz at it's best!

Live at Ronnie Scott's Irakere Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Caribbean & Cuba | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Afrocubanismo Live! Yemaya The Best of Irakere Babalu Ayé Bacalao Con Pan ASIN: B000005HB6 Release Date: 1993-04-20

Tracks:

1. Neurosis
2. Cuando Canta El Corazon (When My Heart Sings)
3. Mirando Arriba (Looking Up)
4. Flute Notes
5. Mr. Bruce
6. Claudia

Customer Reviews:

Long Live Irakere.......2005-08-12

Although many of my friends hail Afrocubanismo as Irakere's best live album... I refuse to be convinced that it could even hold a candle to Live at Ronnie Scott's. If you don't believe me, just listen to "Flute Notes"-- a fast-paced adrenaline-rush of a song that switches from a classic Afro-Cuban six-eigths beat, to a powerful son rhythm, to a long flute solo by the one-and-only Orlando "Maraca" Valle. It's one of the best Latin Jazz tracks ever made, in my opinion. Irakere itself is a legendary band, so if you haven't yet heard of them, check out some of their studio albums like Yemaya, Misa Negra, or Exuerancia. And when you're ready to find out how they can possibly pull off that kind of excellence on a live stage, Ronnie Scott's is the best place to start.

Afro-Cuban Jazz at it's best!.......2001-02-15

Irakere is Cuba's, and in my opinion, the world's greatest and most influential Afro-Cuban Jazz band ever. There is no better setting to hear this incredible group than a live setting. This CD was recorded live in 1991 at London's famed Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Although many obviously feel that the original version of Irakere, which included Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera along with Chucho Valdes, is the best incarnation of the group, there is no denying the incredible power and virtuoso musicianship of this incarnation of the group from the late 80's-early 90's which included Orlando "Maraca" Valle on flute, Miguel "Anga" Diaz on congas and percussion, Cesar Lopez on sax, and Juan Munguia on trumpet. The bottom line is that every version of this group has been phenomenal, right down to the current, younger version that is still very much alive and well in Cuba! This great disc captures the incredible jazz sound of Irakere live, from Chucho's brilliant piano work, to the blazing horns and powerful percussion that has defined Irakere since it's inception in 1973, and has influenced countless latin jazz and dance groups not only in Cuba, but throughout the world. Any disc from Irakere is a winner, but this happens to be one of my favorites.

Average customer rating:

Live at Ronnie Scott's Nina Simone Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000000PK7 Release Date: 1994-09-25

Tracks:

1. God, God, God
2. If You Knew
3. Mr. Smith
4. Fodder On Her Wings
5. Be My Husband
6. I Love You, Porgy
7. The Other Woman
8. Mississippi Goddamn
9. Moon Over Alabama
10. For A While
11. See Line Woman
12. I Sing Just To Know I'm Alive
13. 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

Average customer rating:

People Get Ready: Live at Ronnie Scott's Curtis Mayfield Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000040N2 Release Date: 1994-10-14

Tracks:

1. Little Child Running Wild
2. It's All Right
3. People Get Ready
4. Freddie's Dead
5. Pusherman
6. I'm So Proud
7. We've Gotta Have Peace
8. Billy Jack
9. Move On Up
10. To Be Invisible

Average customer rating:

Big Blues: Live At Ronnie Scott's, London Taj Mahal Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000040N0 Release Date: 1993-10-19

Tracks:

1. Big Blues
2. Mail Box Blues
3. Staggerlee
4. Come On In My Kitchen
5. Local Local Girl
6. Soothin'
7. Fishin' Blues
8. Statesboro' Blues
9. Everybody Is Somebody

Average customer rating: 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 Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Lady Wants to Know Bewitched The Very Best Time of Year Song Book: 20 Jazz Greatest Hits Live at North Sea Jazz ASIN: B0000C421D Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. That Old Feeling
2. All of Me
3. Guess Who I Saw Today
4. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
5. I Will Wait for You
6. Corcovado
7. Orange Coloured Sky
8. Good Morning Heartache
9. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
10. For Me, Formidable
11. Feuilles Mortes
12. Just One of Those Things
13. Nearness of You
14. 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

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.

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.

Listening to Laura Fygi changing moods and lanuages throughout a night is an awsome experience, even in my humble apartment. I cannot wait to sit in a crowd and cheer for her, if she ever comes to my town. Before that, I will keep buying her CDs.

Average customer rating:

Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London, Set 2 Steve Smith , and Buddy's Buddies Manufacturer: Tone Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London, Set 1 Steve Smith & Buddy's Buddies Flashpoint Boston T Party Vital Information ASIN: B0000C505E Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Moments Notice
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. New Blues
4. Airegin
5. Embraceable You
6. Cool
7. No Jive
8. Love for Sale [*]
9. Big Man Blues [*]
10. Bopformation [*]

Average customer rating:

Live at Ronnie Scott's Taj Mahal Manufacturer: Castle Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Shoutin' in Key: Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band Live ASIN: B0007TFI8I Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Big Blues
2. Mail Box Blues
3. Stagger Lee
4. Come on in My Kitchen
5. Local, Local Girl
6. Soothin'
7. Fishin' Blues
8. Statesboro' Blues
9. Everybody Is Sombody
10. Taj Mahal Interview

Average customer rating: Three stars 'cause it's Blakey.

Live at Ronnie Scott's: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Art Blakey Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Bebop | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Bebop | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: 1958- Paris Olympia Live! At Slug's N.Y.C. Mosaic A Night in Tunisia ASIN: B000000PKO Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. On The Ginza
2. Dr. Jeckyll
3. Two Of A Kind
4. 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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