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The Best Live album

What are some good live albums/cds you own? Good sound is a nice bonus.

You may put down whatever you want such as "Get your ya ya's out", but are there some maybe we haven't all heard about yet?

The best I have bought lately is Delbert McClinton, "Live", a 2 CD set of a concert in Norway. Just excellent blues big band. I mean this album just smokes, Oh yeaahh, with excellent sound to boot.
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stevecham
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Weather Report "8:30" Live album. C'mon folks Jaco was the man on bass. There has never been a cat who could play like that. He was the Hendrix, Davis, Coltrane of electric bass. Too bad about what happened to him though. So very sad.
tombowlus
416 posts
 
Word, as to Jaco. What a tragic loss.
siliab
362 posts
 
Some that I didn't see that I think should be considered:

•War - Live
•Earth, Wind and Fire - Gratitude
•Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert
•Ella Fitzgerald - In Rome, The 40th Birthday Concert
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bombaywalla
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I would recommend Keith Jarrett "The Koln Concert" ECM (German label), 1975.
Heard it about 2 weeks ago at a fellow audiophile's house on a electrostatic hybrid speaker. Mind blowing!!
treyhoss
287 posts
 
Rush and Pink Floyd. Rush is always good live but their latest (Live in Rio) is the best yet. Song selection and recording is top notch. I have to give the nod to Pink Floyd's "Delicate Sound of Thunder" as one of their best live performances captured on disc - but their other's are excellent as well. Obviously you have to like these bands to like their live stuff!
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