The Best Live album

Jazz at the Pawnshop.

The most recent live album i've been impressed with is dave matthew's band 'live in central park'. these 3 discs really seem to capture the magic of that evening. they just have a great 'live' feel to them, that some live discs lack...

I like my live recordings to have an element of rawness and improvisation.

Allman Bros... "Live at Filmore East" (I love improvisation and no other rock band has ever done that better than the Brother's, especially with Duane... incidently I saw them live last year and it was by far the best show I've seen in years... they still got it)
Johnny Cash... "Folsom Prison Blues"
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes... "Live at the Creek"
Eva Cassidy... "Live at Blues Alley".

My all time favorite is a live bootleg Grateful Dead recording at Cornell University in 1977. This recording really captures their "wall of sound" they had during that time and their improvisational prowess which makes their live stuff so great. I am by no means a Dead Head... but when you listen to their good live recordings it is obvious that Jerry Garcia is a stone cold genious.

:-)

Spencer

Greatful Dead - Reckoning also released as For the Faithful.

Diana Krall - Live in Paris