PAUL BUTTERFIELD Blues Band - Reunion Concert, 1978 Recorded Live at Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA. October 1, 1978

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Reunion Concert, 1978
Recorded Live at Greek Theater,
Berkeley, CA. October 1, 1978
Soundboard @ 320



Set List:
CD1
1. Born in Chicago (11:12)
2. Our Love is Drifting (9:23)
3. You're Looking Good Tonight (6:52)
4. Shake Your Money Maker (6:16)
6. Get Out of My Life, Woman (8:18)

CD2
1. Payin' The Price For Feelin' Nice (9:12)
2. Mystery Train (7:00)
3. Little Brown Bird (11:34)
4. I Got My Mojo Working (9:28)
5. Piano Intro (2:32)
6. Don't Lie To Me (9:30)

Paul Butterfield - Hamonica & Vocals
Michael Bloomfield - Guitar
Elvin Bishop - Guitar & Vocals
Mark Naftalin - Piano
Jerome Arnold - Bass
Sam Lay - Drums & Vocals
Maria Muldaur - Backing Vocals
Chet Helms - Band Introduction
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THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - An Anthology: The Elektra Years

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band -An Anthology: The Elektra Years [2 CD, 2005, 320]

The Elektra Years is a 2 cd anthology which features some of the best blues music from the early to late sixites bar none. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band played with Bob Dylan at his first electric performance at Newport in 1965 and at Woodstock in 1969.


The band was formed in Chicago by avid blues aficionados Paul Butterfield on harmonica, Elvin Bishop on guitar and the former Howlin' Wolf rhythm section of Jerome Arnold and Sam Lay on bass and drums respectively. Butterfield and Bishop spent most of their time in Chicago bars listening to the blues masters perform live. It was then decided in a groundbreaking move to add a second guitarist and blues fan Mike Bloomfield to the band. The band was one of the first integrated blues/rock bands. The musicianship was uniformly excellent with Bloomfield and Bishop swapping leads inventively. By the time of their second album Lay was replaced on drums by the jazzier Billy Davenport and part-time organist Mark Naftalin joined the band permanently. The music became more jam oriented and the cuts "East West" with its modal soloing and a cover of Cannonball Adderley's "Work Song" provide ample evidence of the ever evolving musicianship of the band. However Bloomfield soon exited to form the horn driven rock band Electric Flag with ex- Jimi Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles. Instead of replacing Bloomfield with another guitarist, Butterfield elected to add a horn section himself and the music became more r& b driven. Among the musicians who joined the horn section was a very young David Sanborn. Eventually Bishop also quit to start a solo career and the band continued with a lower profile. This set contains 5 rare tracks from the band's great early period which were either non-lp singles on were on rare compilation albums. The importance of the band cannot be overstated. It proved that two guitarists could trade solos with keyboards and harmonica in an exciting new way. The band proved that even white musicians could play classic Chicago blues with as much feeling as their African-American counterparts. It also proved that a blues/rock band could be integrated. Not only were Bloomfield and Bishop two great white blues guitarists but Paul Butterfield proved to be one the best white blues harmonica players. The band proved jazz and blues could be fused together to from an exciting combition and if used effectively a horn section could work in a blues/rock/jazz context. The first disk highlights Bloomfield's tenure in the band while the second disk begins with the addition of the horn section. Memorable cuts include "Born In Chicago", "Shake Your Money Maker", "Thank You Mr. Poobah", & "Everything's Gonna Be Alright". I regret that "Screamin'" and "I Got My Mojo Working" were not included from the first album. It also would have been nice to have some live cuts from "Woodstock" but the set is an excellent overview of the band. It is also invaluable because some of the material on the second disk is currently out of print. If you enjoy this set I recommend picking up at the minimum "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band" (first lp), "East West" (2nd lp) and "The Original Lost Elektra Sessions" (unissued tracks with Bloomfield and Bishop).



Disc 1:
01. Born In Chicago
02. Lovin' Cup
03. One More Mile
04. Off The Wall
05. Come On In
06. Nut Popper #1
07. Ain't No Need To Go No Further, It's Too Late Brother
08. Born In Chicago
09. Shake Your Money Maker
10. Blues With A Feeling
11. Thank You Mr. Poobah
12. Our Love Is Driftin'
13. Mystery Train
14. Last Night
15. Walkin' Blues
16. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living
17. Work Song
18. All These Blues
19. East West

Disc 2:
01. One More Heartache
02. Double Trouble
03. Last Hope's Gone
04. Mornin' Blues
05. Just To Be With You
06. Get Yourself Together
07. In My Own Dream
08. Love March
09. Walkin' By Myself
10. Love Disease
11. Everything's Gonna Be Alright
12. Driftin' & Driftin'
13. Blind Leading The Blind
14. Song For Lee

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PAUL BUTTERFIELD'S BETTER DAYS - Better Days (1973) [Limited Edition]

Following the releases of Live in 1970 and Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smiling in 1971, Butterfield broke up the horn band with David Sanborn and Dinwiddie, and returned to Woodstock, New York. He formed a new group including Chris Parker on drums, guitarist Amos Garrett, Geoff Muldaur, pianist Ronnie Barron and bassist Billy Rich, naming the ensemble "Better Days."

"We're the only band around that's playing rooted American music," Better Days vocalist and former folkie Geoff Muldaur told an interviewer when this album was first released in 1973, and with perhaps just a handful of exceptions he was right. The band's mix of various styles of blues, from rural (Robert Johnson), to cosmopolitan (Percy Mayfield), along with hints of New Orleans R&B, boogie woogie, and early rock and country, was tremendously out of step with the pop trends of its time. These days, of course, there are many bands doing more or less the same thing (although rarely as well), but the fact that these guys couldn't have cared less about appearing trendy is one of the reasons why BETTER DAYS sounds timeless. Another reason, of course, is world class musicianship; Muldaur, Paul Butterfield, and stupendously stylish guitarist Amos Garrett in particular come across as both relaxed and passionate. Despite their essentially formalistic approach to music making, they never sound academic or sterile. BETTER DAYS is one of the great lost albums of the '70s. - amazon.com

01. New Walkin' Blues
02. Please Send Me Someone To Love
03. Broke My Baby's Heart
04. Done A Lot Of Wrong Things
05. Baby Please Don't Go
06. Buried Alive In The Blues
07. Rule The Road
08. Nobody's Fault But Mine
09. Highway 28
10. New Walkin' Blues (Single Version)
11. Louise
12. Keep Lovin' Me Baby


Paul Butterfield's Better Days:

Paul Butterfield (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano, harp);
Geoff Muldaur (vocals, slide guitar, piano, vibraphone);
Amos Garrett (guitar, background vocals);
Ronnie Barron (piano, organ, background vocals);
Billy Rich (bass);
Christopher Parker (drums).                                                                                                             http://www.fileserve.com/file/fAA8pXW