Soul of a Man: Live [CD, Live]

Al Kooper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: CD, Live
• Label: Music Masters Jazz
• ASIN: B000000FOW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Somethin' Goin' On

2. I Can't Keep From Crying' Sometimes

3. I Stand Alone Medley: I Stand Alone/I Can Love A Woman/New York City (You're A Woman)

4. Flute Thing

5. Don't Tell Me (Repo Man)

6. Two Trains Runnin'

7. Heartbeat

8. Sleepwalk

9. Just One Smile

Disc: 2

1. I Can't Quit Her

2. I Wanna Little Girl

3. My Days Are Numbered

4. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know

5. Spoken Intro

6. Made In The Shade

7. Downtime

8. Violets Of Dawn

9. Albert's Shuffle

10. Closing Medley: You Can't Always Get What You Want/Season Of The Witch/Al's Witch Hunt

Editorial Reviews

If Al Kooper isn't a living American musical legend, no one is. Who else has performed with Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix and countless others? And not just performed but been an important component of legendary songs (how about the Hammond organ on both Dylans' Like a Rolling Stone and The Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want)? As a solo artist he is best known for his work as a founding member of both the Blues Project and Blood Sweat and Tears. Many more famous recordings have followed and lead us to this great selection - a CD that is, in my opinion, a classic: a two-CD Al-fest. Recorded live at NYC's Bottom Line, Al performs his great tunes from the Blues Project and Blood Sweat and Tears, as well as his solo recordings such as I Stand Alone. The excitement from the packed audience is only rivaled by the intensity Al and the band bring to such classics as I Can't Quit Her, Somethin' Goin' On and New York City (You're a Woman). It's Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll and a great time, as only Al Kooper can bring.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KOOP!, May 14, 2002

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Kevin Kellett (Saratoga Springs, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soul of a Man: Live (Audio CD)

"Soul of a Man" is a wonderful 2 disc set that was recorded during a celebration of the career of Rock man behind the scene, Al Kooper. He's been there making great music, first as a session man with a talent for making classic songs stick to your brain, i.e. "Like a Rolling Stone" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want". He continued then as a bandleader (the Blues Project and the original Blood,Sweat and Tears),and made many fine recordings as a solo artist. For this live recording,he managed to assemble some of his many friends and former bandmates to appear with him at the Bottom Line in NYC for a couple of memorable nights. The recording itself is just plain wonderful. Whoever mixed it did an incredible job. The versions of old chestnuts like "I Can't Quit Her" and "Flute Thing" sound better than the originals, and the band(s) all play like they're having as much fun as the audience. There are a couple of mis-steps when Danny Kalb sings "2 Trains Runnin",and when Koop plays a loopy version of "Sleepwalk", but all in all, it is a magical performance. If you know Koop"s work, you will be pleased, and, if you don't, this is a great introduction. Man! I wish I had been there!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forty years in two hours, June 12, 2005

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Gregory Wood "Trustme" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soul of a Man: Live (Audio CD)

Quite aside from this 2 disk set surpassing the sound & production quality of any live offering I've heard, this is a superb effort by original Blues Project & BS&T members, plus the ReKooperators and guests.

There is only one way to listen to this album. Gather All Things Al aficionados, enjoy your favourite libation and enjoy.

It's all there; Super Session, You Can't Always Get...with a trombone instead of Al's french horn.

The only negative is that Steve Katz decided, apparently after the gig, that his guitar was not to be on the album. The negative is eliminated by Al's production artistry. Goodbye Katz and thanks to Jimmy Vivino & Oniviv Ymmij for helping make this offering a perfect overview of the best of the last 50 years of popular music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THERE IS NOONE OUT THERE DOING THIS TYPE OF MUSIC BETTER., August 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Soul of a Man: Live (Audio CD)

I've been a huge fan of Al's since 1969, saw his first show in the UK at Aylesbury and have been waiting a long time for a record like this. I was apprehensive to say the least but it was an unbelievable moment hearing the first bars of Something Going On and from there on it was pure magic.There's a huge gap in the market for this type of music. The BS&T stuff sounds as fresh as ever but if I had to change anything I would have preferred to have heard MORE from the solo albums eg Easy Does It.

Al, if you read this thanks a lot. I realise that the video probably won't come out but is there any chance you could make it available to us! Lastly it's great to read other fans reviews on this and to find out yet again that there are Al Kooper fans out there. Al let's hear some more as soon as possible. With thanks Michael Zabaroff, London, England