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Perhaps not Mayall's best performance,but if you enjoy British blues of the late sixties and early seventies, this piece of work is a must have.
To my ears, this is the best Mayall album overall. John Mayall albums are generally blues-harp-guitar fests, but this is something really special. And his audience loves that chooga-chooga If you are a fan of the Mark-Almond band, if you are interested in hearing some great drumless (unplugged). music by a crack group of session/ road/ legendary performers, this is it.
A piece of magic was captured that July night in NYC. He kept moving and if you wanted to make the trip, you could come too. This recording is timeless. It sounds as fresh today as it did 40 years ago.Mayall never sold himself short.
Other reviews already spell out all the specifics of who is playing and what they do, so I won't be redundent. Each song offers something different in sound and flavor. The sound is a blend of string and wind instruments without drums.
It is totally unique. They agree, it is a great album and there is no other album like it. There is only one album like this ever recorded.
When ever I am asked to name some of my favorite albums this is always the first on the list. If you like to listen to great live moments in musical history then you need to add this to your collection and no collection of Rock, Blues or Jazz is complete until this album is added to said collection. I have explored records and musicians.
I have talked to the most knowledgeable music people I can find.
The blues jazz fushion is awesome. From start to finish this alblum gets me moving.
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