Authorized Bootleg [Live]

Robben Ford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Blue Thumb
• ASIN: B0000065KD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,089 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another side of Robben's playing, August 5, 2005

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Mr. Music-hound (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authorized Bootleg (Audio CD)

Robben Ford, one of the best of the studio guitarists of his generation, shows that he has also mastered being a band leader and playing live. This set, taken from an acoustic set at the Bay Area jazz club Yoshi's, was originally recorded for broadcast by the San Francisco FM station KFOG, so it has nice sound. Don't be intimidated by the "authorized bootleg" subtitle, this is a professional recording of a 1995 date.

Stylistically, this is a relaxed and tasteful ensemble album. Perhaps not as blues based as some of his excellent electric albums, like "Talk To Your Daughter", or my favorite of Robben's recordings, "Supernatural", but still in the same vein. He has a suprisingly soulful singing voice for a guitarist's guitarist, but it is his wonderful phrasing and guitar parts that really shine for me.

Similar albums that I really enjoy are Nils Lofgren's "Acoustic Live", and the british instrumentalist Antonio Forcione's "Live" CD on the Naim label. If you get a chance, go and see Robben play live, he is one of the great unsung masters of the guitar.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great jazzy blues, through & through, December 27, 2000

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"funkytunk" (Balto., MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authorized Bootleg (Audio CD)

This is an overlooked masterpiece! Classy, understated in places, ferocious in others,"Authorized Bootleg" has it all. Ford's vocals are in fine form, but we're really here to hear the guitar, right? The rest of the band cooks as well, and the superb quality of the recording is delightful considering this is acoustic. All I can say is it is one of my all-time favorites.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best ensemble playing you'll ever hear, February 1, 2001

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Jeffrey Battershall "jbarts" (Morton, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Authorized Bootleg (Audio CD)

The rapport between Robben, Tom, Bill and Roscoe is very evident on this hot, and way too short set. Tom Brechtlein and Roscoe Beck deserve big, big kudos for their outstanding support of Robben. My favorites are Lovin' Cup (ultra funky guitar figure), Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', and Start it Up. Absolutely some of the best blues playing you'll ever hear.