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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Theme From the Last Waltz
2. Up on Cripple Creek
3. Who Do You Love - (with Ronnie Hawkins)
4. Helpless - (with Neil Young)
5. Stagefright
6. Coyote - (with Joni Mitchell)
7. Dry Your Eyes - (with Neil Diamond)
8. It Makes No Difference
9. Such a Night - (with Dr. John)
10. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The
11. Mystery Train - (with Paul Butterfield)
12. Mannish Boy - (with Muddy Waters)
13. Further on up the Road - (with Eric Clapton)
DISC 2:
1. Shape I'm In
2. Down South in New Orleans - (with Bobby Charles)
3. Ophelia
4. Tura-Lura-Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby) - (with Van Morrison)
5. Caravan - (with Van Morrison)
6. Life Is a Carnival
7. Baby Let Me Follow You Down - (with Bob Dylan)
8. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) - (with Bob Dylan)
9. Forever Young - (with Bob Dylan)
10. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise) - (with Bob Dylan)
11. I Shall Be Released - (with Bob Dylan)
12. Well, The
13. Evangeline
14. Out of the Blue
15. Weight, The
16. Last Waltz Refrain, The
17. Theme From the Last Waltz - (with The Orchestra)
Album Notes
The Band: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar, piano); Richard Manuel (vocals, dobro, piano, organ, keyboards, drums); Levon Helm (vocals, mandolin, drums); Rick Danko (vocals, violin, bass); Garth Hudson (accordion, soprano saxophone, horns, piano, pipe organ, organ, keyboards, synthesizer).
Additional personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dr. John (vocals, guitar, piano, conga); Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Neil Diamond (vocals, guitar); Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica); Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Bobby Charles, Mavis Staples (vocals); Ron Wood, Bob Margolin (guitar); Joe "Pine Top" Perkins, John Simon (piano); Ringo Starr, Dennis St. John (drums).
Principally recorded live at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California on November 26, 1976. Originally released on Warner Brothers (3146). Includes liner notes by David Fricke.
THE LAST WALTZ is the document of the Band's 1976 farewell performance, filmed as a documentary by Martin Scorsese, capturing the all-star concert for posterity. Sort of a rock version of "This Is Your Life," THE LAST WALTZ brought together performers from all phases of the group's career, giving them a chance to pay tribute and jam with the Band one last time.
Many of the group's classics are reprised, but there are some notable standouts. Legendary Canadian rocker Ronnie Hawkins, who the Band backed in their early days as The Hawks, offers "Who Do You Love." After their tenure with Hawkins, the group went on to accompany Bob Dylan on some of his earliest electric sessions. Dylan returns the favor by performing a strong folk-blues medley beginning and ending with a fiery, rocking version of "Baby Let Me Follow You Down." Muddy Waters gives a lesson in the blues on "Mannish Boy," with the late great Paul Butterfield on harmonica. Eric Clapton offers his own polished version of the blues with a blistering "Further On Up The Road." Emmylou Harris, a highlight in any setting, duets on the gentle waltz "Evangeline." Dr. John's accurate and rousing "Such A Night" brings a bit of Mardi Gras to the proceedings. Joni Mitchell provides another pleasant change of pace, introducing her jazz-inflected sound with "Coyote," and joining in on soulful soaring harmonies with Neil Young on his classic "Helpless." Even Neil Diamond joins in on the fun, on a song he co-wrote with Robbie Robertson (who produced Diamond's BEAUTIFUL NOISE). Although not the last track on the disc, the Dylan-led all-star rendition of the Band/Dylan classic "I Shall Be Released" is the emotional climax of one of the most important performances in contemporary music.
Industry Reviews
Ranked #64 in EW's 100 Best Movie Soundtracks - ...Packed with sublilme moments...
Entertainment Weekly (10/12/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - [T]his 2CD set still serves as a potent souvenir of one of rock's finest eras.
Q (01/01/2004)
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