|  By
Cornbread
 Jeff
Beck: Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott’s
Jazz Club
Eagle Rock | March 31, 2009
This DVD features over two
hours of Jeff Beck’s searing rock-jazz-fusion
guitar playing as follow-up to a CD released under
the same title in ‘08.
This 2007 live gig at the
famed jazz club Ronnie Scott’s in London features
the legendary guitarist that incorporates Rock,
Jazz, and Blues. Joining Beck is the young bassist
Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and keyboardist
Jason Rebello. Jeff is also joined by guests Joss
Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton.
Track
Listing:
1) Beck's Bolero
2) Eternity's Breath
3) Stratus
4) Cause We've Ended As Lovers
5) Behind The Veil
6) You Never Know
7) Nadia
8) Blast From The East
9) Led Boots
10) Angel (Footsteps)
11) People Get Ready - with Joss Stone
12) Scatterbrain
13) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Brush With The Blues
14) Space Boogie
15) Blanket - with Imogen Heap
16) Big Block
17) A Day In The Life
18) Little Brown Bird - with Eric Clapton
19) You Need Love - with Eric Clapton
20) Rollin' And Tumblin' - with Imogen Heap
21) Where Were You
Bonus Material:
Jeff Beck Interview: rare in depth interview talking
about Ronnie Scott's, his band, the setlist and
his guest performers. Interviews with the band members.
If you like Jeff Beck or guitar rich instrumentals
you’ll love this CD. For me this was enjoyable
to watch though tedious at times. To sit thru a
concert of rock fusion without vocals for the first
ten songs would make for a long evening. I was enthralled
and drawn in by Jeff’s unique style of playing
his Fender Strat in the beginning, but a little
goes a long way. I enjoyed the first couple songs
and the Beatles cover A Day In The Life. Seeing
a guitar virtuoso tap and bend the strings is impressive,
though for me the highlights were the Clapton songs
and the Joss Stone song. The viewer does get several
opportunities to see multiple drum solos, bass playing
and Jason playing keyboard, I enjoyed that, I also
enjoyed the playfulness of Jeff and Tal. So, if
you like screaming guitar instrumentals this would
be a 5 on the STLBluesometer, remember though it’s
a Jeff Beck DVD, not the Yardbirds.
Peace
and Love
Peter 'Cornbread'
Cohen, CBP
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Cornbread@STLBlues.net ~
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