Jeff BECK - With Jan Hammer Group,Live 1977

Jeff BECK - With Jan Hammer Group,Live 1977

Blues

Jeff Beck toured to promote Wired, backed by a jazz fusion group led by synthesizer player Jan Hammer. This straightforward live souvenir combines songs from Blow by Blow and Wired, plus a few other things, and features typically fiery playing from Beck.
By William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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This 1977 live recording was made in a decade in which Frank Zappa so aptly declared that "Jazz is not dead... it just smells funny". Many jazz and rock credentials were tainted by failed attempts to turn the flirting between jazz and rock into a 'lasting relationship', and a number of records from that era are best left forgotten. This one, however, is not among those. On the contrary, it portrays a successful concert of a cohesive group of impressive musicians providing ample opportunities to hear just why is Jeff Beck indisputably one of the most amazing guitarists in popular music. Charmingly outdated (if only slightly) recording of a very good (sound) quality from the days when synthesizers were still monophonic, this record features inspired and passionate playing of Jeff Beck (g), Jan Hammer (ky, v), Fernando Saunders (b, g, v), Tony Smith (d, v) and Steve Kindler (vn, syn, g). Among rather uneven records of Jeff Beck, this is one of the few that has my undivided attention every time I listen to it. I'd give it solid 4 stars but I'll add one more in an attempt to increase the overall rating - Jeff deserves it.
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Jeff Beck- Bass, Guitar, Sound Effects, Special Effects
Freeman- Piano (Electric), Timbales, Vocals, Moog Synthesizer
Jan Hammer- Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Timbales, Vocals, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Performer, Oberheim
Steve Kindler- Synthesizer, Guitar, Violin, Guitar (Rhythm), Synthesizer Strings
Fernando Saunders- Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Vocal Harmony
Tony Smith- Drums, Vocals 
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01. Freeway Jam (Live) 7:23
02. Earth(Still Our Only Home) 4:36
03. She's A Woman 4:26
04. Full Moon Boogie 6:09
05. Darkness/Earth In Search Of A Sun 7:53
06. Scatterbrain 7:27
07. Blue Wind 6:34
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Jeff Beck - Wolf,Live Wolftrap Filence Center, Vienna 2nd Sept.2003

Jeff Beck - Wolf,Live Wolftrap Filence Center, Vienna 2nd Sept.2003
Bootleg

Blues

Jeff Beck- Guitars
Terry Bozzio- Drums
Tony Hymas- Piano,Keybords
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01.Roy's Toy 2:43
02.Psycho Sam 4:18
03.Big Block 4:38
04.Freeway Jam 4:50
05.Brush With The Blues 4:57
06.Scatterbrain 3:46
07.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 4:31
08.Nadia 3:36
09.Savoy 3:42
10.Angel (Footsteps) 4:24
11.Seasons 3:08
12.Where Were You 2:34
13.You Never Know 4:01
14.A Day In The Life 4:33
15.Blue Wind 6:17
16.People Get Ready 4:26
17.My Thing 4:04
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Beck, Bogert, & Appice - Live 1973

Beck, Bogert, & Appice - Live 1973
ECPO-58

Blues

This is an absolutely fantastic live double album, which until recently I didn't even know existed.If you like Jeff Beck or great guitar playing in general, you should have this,although I don't think it's easy to find.
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Anytime you listen to Jeff Beck, during this particular era, he always does some mind blowing things on his guitar. ""Going Down" and "Morning Dew" are stand out songs that Beck and Carmine Apppice and Timmy Bogart always amp up to the max during the live performances. "Black Cat Moan" is a typical 70's blues rock tune and "Lady" and "Livin' Alone" are songs that any, and I mean any, glam/hair metal bands from that horrid 80's era would have loved to have written for themselves ("Cherry Pie" from Warrant anyone?... I know, makes you want to vomit to high hell), but here they're just some decent album filler.
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A1. Superstition   5:12
A2. Lose Myself Without You   10:35
A3. Jeff's Boogie   3:25
B1. Going Down   3:25
B2. Boogie   4:53
B3. Morning Dew   13:52

C1. Sweet Sweet Surrender   4:30
C2. Livin' Alone   6:10
C3. I'm so Proud   5:42
C4. Lady   6:07
D1. Black Cat Moan   9:18
D2. Why Should I Care   7:18
D3. Plynth/Shotgun [Medley]   5:40
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