The Classic Concerts - Berlin, Copenhagen, London
£13.07
- Climax Rag
- Easy, Easy Baby
- Gotta Travel On
- What s I m Gotcha
- My Maryland
- Chimes Blues
- Ice Cream
- Market Street Stomp
- Soudan
- Blue Turning Grey Over You
- Margie
- Beautiful Dreamer
Classic Vintage Barber - I agree entirely with the previous reviewer in his praise of this CD. As a Barber fan from the band s beginning in the mid fifties, I bought almost every record they released (without listening first!) including the three concert LPs making up the CD. I bought mono versions,not owning stereo equipment at the time. They are given a new lease of life in clear digital stereo sound which is a great achievment by the engineers, given the relatively primitive recording conditions. My favourite (and I suspect most other people s) has to be the German concert especially when the original sleeve notes tell of the recording difficulties encountered!The band, as always, was in superb form on all the tracks, but my favourite is Gotta Travel On which captures the bouncy, melodic and highly accomplished sound of 1959 with exciting solos from the front line. I think this is the only version of the tune Chris recorded, which is strange, given his many new recordings of band favourites.Anyway,happy listening. It brings back memories of one s long-lost youth!!
Outstanding - a must - Of all live recordings this one is up with the best (Berlin Deutschhalle, East Berlin, Nurnberg, Fairfiel Halls)- all concert locations on this 2 CD set find the pre Jazz and Blues line up at its liveliest with that springing forward momentum with which the Barber bands surpassed their UK trad contempories. The rapport with the audiences produces a driving excitement seldom matched on so many tracks.