James Booker full live @ Maple Leaf Bar 1983

• published: 06 Jan 2015
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- Astonishing concert from James Booker - - Tracklist below - JAMES BOOKER what ? James Carroll Booker III - December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983 - was a New Orleans rhythm and blues musician born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." Flamboyant in personality, he was known as "the Black Liberace". This is the full concert uploaded by another user - lynchindis - in 4 parts. This great guy has a channel fully dedicated to James Booker, go take a tour, great sound there. And thanks mate for sharing this amazing gig. --WHEN DID IT TAKE PLACE ? They say October the 28th 1983, 11 days before he died. --WAS IT THE LAST GIG ? No, according to americanbluesscene : The last show he performed there was on October 31, 1983, with only five patrons in attendance. For the next show on November 7th , he didn’t show up at all. By the way, that article is heavily detailed and precise - good to read if you wanna know more about James Booker. --CAN I GET THE VIDEO IN A BETTER QUALITY ? Apparently, there's a torrent and a DVD with this content in a better quality : Video: NTSC 720x480 , Audio 48kHz 16 bit .. hard to know i cannot get them.. And i didn't test it. --BUT Some searchs later, i found a library that is holding archives of this : Howard-Tilton Memorial Library in Tulane University. They have special collections, you can find it in " Cox 10 Productions VHS collection, 1982-2002 | Hogan Jazz Archive " , Series 2: Music City Videotape : 18/19/20 are on James Booker. --However, this videotape would last only 52 min. " At the end of October 1983, filmmaker Jim Gabour captured Booker's final concert performance for a series on the New Orleans music scene. The series, entitled Music City, was broadcast on Cox Cable and included footage from the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans and a six-and-a-half-minute improvisation called "Seagram's Jam." On a forum i noticed this "Please note that "Seagram's Jam" was not included in the Cox Cable broadcast and therefore is not included in this torrent." So, you may see the full performance in their Jim Gabour Collection video Recordings at that same Library. If someday, somehow, this help someone to find the archive in that library, please let me know ! i will be very delighted and it will make my day whatever my situation is. - TRACKLIST - 00:00:00 intro 00:01:24 Papa Was a Rascal 00:05:05 instrumental 00:09:04 Tico Tico 00:12:33 One For The Highway 00:15:37 One Helluva Nerve 00:19:28 instrumental 00:20:58 instrumental 00:21:56 Warsaw concerto 00:23:15 instrumental 00:23:53 instrumental 00:24:46 Lawdy Miss Clawdy 00:28:02 Classified 00:30:25 announcer / station ID 00:30:53 Yes Sir That's My Baby 00:35:48 Roberta 00:39:07 instrumental 00:41:54 Put Out The Light 00:44:52 Madame x 00:45:36 Bald Head 00:47:16 announcer / "Music City" show promo with The Neville Brothers 00:48:24 Gonzo's Blue Dream 00:52:33 Seagram's Jam 00:52:52 If you're Lonely 00:56:00 credits 00:57:43 end Any help with the setlist will be greatly appreciated. My sources : AmericanBlueScene : james-booker-the-clown-prince-of-new-orleans-piano/ Wikipedia : James_Booker Howard-Tilton Memorial Library in Tulane University : libguides.tulane.edu