With His Funky Friends: Live [Live]

Merl Saunders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sumertone
• ASIN: B00000AFQV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,690 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Can Leave Your Hat On

2. Paris Blues

3. Built for Comfort

4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You

5. Dark Star

6. Summertime

7. We All Wanna Boogie

8. I Put a Spell on You

9. My Problems Got Problems

10. Sunrise over Haleakala

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME AND FUNKY!!!!, April 23, 2001

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TRAM (Indianapolis IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: With His Funky Friends: Live (Audio CD)

If it is true that the measure of a man is who his friends are, then it should be true that the measure of a musician is who he plays with. That puts Merle at the top of the heap. This disc was recorded mainly in the early 90's with a whole new set of friends, but what a set of friends! His guests include: John Popper, Steve Kimock, Michael Warren, Murga Booker, Dr. John, Michael Hinton, Vince Littleton, Maria Muldaur, David Grisman, Trey Anastasio, and last but certainly not least Jerome Garcia. They do everything from Randy Newman, Willie Dixon, Garcia/Hunter, and Allen Toussaint to George Gershwin, and they do it all so well! I was a little skeptical myself. I loved Merle's 70's stuff with Garcia but was a little unsure what he would sound like over 20 years later with all new people. I wasn't disappointed and promise you won't be either. It's all here: blues, rock, funk, jazz, 'Nawlins creole, bluegrass, new age, and it's all done exactly like you would expect it to be. AWESOME AND FUNKY !!!!