Carnegie Again
Having posted about Ryan Adams’ recent Carnegie Hall
release, it only seems apt to mention that other genius songwriter James Taylor
and his live performance there, recorded in May 1974 and initially released in
June of that year and then re-released in December 2014. This begins with solo
performances and then James brings on an ever increasing band, including Carly
Simon on a few songs. Naturally, it is a stellar live set across two cds, and there
are snippets of Taylor’s distinctive laconic humour punctuated between various
tracks. There are the familiar gems, brilliant in any context of performance,
but I do like the upbeat guitar and harmonica on Me and My Guitar, the rock of Country
Road, the rousing horns and sax [and tuba by Carly Simon, apparently] on You’re the One [That I Adore], Carly
dueting on their hit single Mockingbird,
and the continued harmonising background vocals on Ain’t No Song.
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