The Last Waltz (box)

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The Last Waltz
Live album by The Band
Released	April 16, 2002
Recorded	November 25, (Studio Overdrubs) 1976–mid-1977
Genre	Rock
Length	129:06
Label	Warner Bros./Rhino
Producer	Robbie Robertson
Professional reviews
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The Band chronology
Greatest Hits (2000) The Last Waltz (2002) A Musical History (2005)

The box set The Last Waltz is a 2002 (see 2002 in music) four-disc re-release of the 1978 album The Last Waltz documenting the concert The Last Waltz, the last concert by The Band with its classic line up. A full forty tracks are taken from the show, in addition to rehearsal outtakes. Twenty-Four tracks are previously unreleased.

Among the tracks added are a version of Louis Jordan's "Caldonia" featuring Muddy Waters and Pinetop Perkins trading off the vocal, a radically reworked version of the live favorite "Rag Mama Rag", Neil Young and Joni Mitchell joining The Band on "Acadian Driftwood", a blistering take on the Stage Fright classic "W. S. Walcott Medicine Show" and the concert closer, "Don't Do It". In addition, several edits made on the original 1978 set have been done away with. Certain songs (such as "Forever Young" with Bob Dylan) are presented in their unedited versions.

Songs still missing are a version of "Georgia on My Mind", the full versions of the two jams presented, the full version of "Chest Fever", and the concert takes of "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and "Evangeline".

The album is still rife with overdubbing, resequencing and editing, but it does paint a more complete picture of the event than the earlier album or film do. Bootleg recordings of the show have been made available by collectors, who say it presents a more accurate depiction of the concert.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three 1.4 Disc four 2 Personnel 2.1 The Band 2.2 The horn section 2.3 The guests 3 Production 3.1 Other credits 4 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Theme from the Last Waltz"** (R. Robertson) – 3:52
2. "Up on Cripple Creek"** (R. Robertson) – 5:31
3. "The Shape I'm In" (R. Robertson) – 4:10
4. "It Makes No Difference" (R. Robertson) – 6:52
5. "Who Do You Love?"** (E. McDaniel) – 4:51
6. "Life Is a Carnival" (R. Danko-L. Helm-R. Robertson) – 4:25
7. "Such a Night"** (M. Rebennack) – 4:42
8. "The Weight"* (R. Robertson) – 4:50
9. "Down South in New Orleans" (J. Anglin-J. Anglin-J. Wright) – 3:11
10. "This Wheel's on Fire"* (R. Danko-B. Dylan) – 3:54
11. "Mystery Train" (H. Parker, Jr.-S. Phillips) – 5:04
12. "Caldonia"* (L. Jordan) – 6:08
13. "Mannish Boy" (M. London-E. McDaniel-M. Morganfield) – 6:41
14. "Stage Fright" (R. Robertson) – 4:31

[edit] Disc two

1. "Rag Mama Rag"* (R. Robertson) – 4:34
2. "All Our Past Times"* (E. Clapton-R. Danko) – 5:01
3. "Further on Up the Road"** (D. Robey-M. Veasey) – 5:30
4. "Ophelia" (R. Robertson) – 3:45
5. "Helpless" (N. Young) – 5:54
6. "Four Strong Winds"* (I. Tyson) – 4:37
7. "Coyote" (J. Mitchell) – 5:28
8. "Shadows and Light"* (J. Mitchell) – 5:45
9. "Furry Sings the Blues"* (J. Mitchell) – 5:09
10. "Acadian Driftwood"* (R. Robertson) – 7:07
11. "Dry Your Eyes"** (N. Diamond-R. Robertson) – 4:16
12. "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"* (R. Robertson) – 3:39
13. "Tura Lura Lural" (an Irish lullaby) (J. R. Shannon) – 4:10
14. "Caravan"** (V. Morrison) – 6:12

[edit] Disc three

1. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"** (R. Robertson) – 4:35
2. "The Genetic Method/Chest Fever"* (G. Hudson-R. Robertson) – 2:41
3. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" (G. Davis) – 2:56
4. "Hazel"* (B. Dylan) – 3:41
5. "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)" (B. Dylan) – 3:29
6. "Forever Young"** (B. Dylan) – 5:51
7. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise)"** (G. Davis) – 2:59
8. "I Shall Be Released"** (B. Dylan) – 4:50
9. "Jam #1"* – 5:32
10. "Jam #2"* – 9:10
11. "Don't Do It"* (L. Dozier-B. Holland-E. Holland) – 6:19
12. "Greensleeves"* (Traditional, arr. G. Hudson) – 1:37

[edit] Disc four

1. "The Well" (R. Robertson) – 3:33
2. "Evangeline" (R. Robertson) – 3:10
3. "Out of the Blue"** (R. Robertson) – 3:20
4. "The Weight" (R. Robertson) – 4:36
5. "The Last Waltz Refrain" (R. Robertson) – 1:32
6. "Theme from the Last Waltz" (R. Robertson) – 3:28
7. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"* (R. Robertson) – 3:52
8. "Tura Lura Lural"* (an Irish lullaby, rehearsal) (J. R. Shannon) – 3:52
9. "Caravan"* (rehearsal) (V. Morrison) – 6:30
10. "Such a Night"* (rehearsal) (M. Rebennack) – 5:24
11. "Rag Mama Rag"* (rehearsal) (R. Robertson) – 3:52
12. "Mad Waltz"* (early version of "The Well") (R. Robertson) – 5:30
13. "The Last Waltz Refrain"* (early instrumental version) (R. Robertson) – 0:50
14. "The Last Waltz Theme"* (sketch track) (R. Robertson) – 3:34

All tracks marked * were previously unreleased.
All tracks marked ** feature additional material.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Band

• Rick Danko – bass, fiddle, vocals
• Levon Helm – drums, mandolin, vocals
• Garth Hudson – organ, accordion, synthesizers, horns
• Richard Manuel – piano, drums, organ, clavinet, keyboards, dobro, vocals
• Robbie Robertson – guitars, piano, vocals

[edit] The horn section

• Rich Cooper – trumpet, flugelhorn
• James Gordon – flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Jerry Hay – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, bass clarinet
• Charlie Keagle – clarinet, flute, alto, tenor and soprano saxophones
• Tom Malone – trombone, euphonium, alto flute, bass trombone
• Larry Packer – electric violin
• Horns arranged by Henry Glover, Garth Hudson, Howard Johnson, Tom Malone, John Simon and Allen Toussaint

[edit] The guests

• Paul Butterfield – harmonica, vocals
• Bobby Charles – vocals
• Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
• Neil Diamond – guitar, vocals
• Dr. John – piano, guitar, congas, vocals
• Bob Dylan – guitar, vocals
• Bill Graham – thanks
• Emmylou Harris – guitar, vocals
• Ronnie Hawkins – vocals
• Alison Hormel – harmony vocal
• Bob Margolin – guitar
• Joni Mitchell – guitar, vocals
• Van Morrison – vocals
• Pinetop Perkins – piano, vocals
• Carl Radle – bass
• Dennis St. John – drums
• John Simon – piano
• Cleotha Staples – harmony vocal
• Mavis Staples – vocals
• Roebuck "Pops" Staples – guitar, vocals
• Yvonne Staples – harmony vocal
• Ringo Starr – drums
• Stephen Stills – guitar
• Muddy Waters – vocals
• Ronnie Wood – guitar
• Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, vocals

[edit] Production

• Robbie Robertson – producer
• John Simon and Rob Fraboni – co-producers
• Ed Anderson – recording and mixing engineer
• Terry Becker, Neil Brody, Tim Kramer, Elliot Mazer and Wayne Neuendorf – recording engineers
• Baker Bigsby, Tony Bustos and Jeremy Zatkin – mixing engineers

[edit] Other credits

• Bill Graham – concert production
• John Simon – string arrangements

[edit] References

v • d • e The Band Original members Robbie Robertson • Rick Danko • Richard Manuel • Garth Hudson • Levon Helm Other members and related people Ronnie Hawkins • Bob Dylan • John Simon • Allen Toussaint • Jim Weider • Randy Ciarlante • Richard Bell • Stan Szelest Studio albums Music from Big Pink • The Band • Stage Fright • Cahoots • Moondog Matinee • Planet Waves • The Basement Tapes • Northern Lights - Southern Cross • Islands • Jericho • High On The Hog • Jubilation Live albums Rock of Ages • Before the Flood • The Last Waltz (album) • Live at Watkins Glen • The Last Waltz (box) Compilations The Best of The Band • Anthology • To Kingdom Come • Across The Great Divide • The Best of The Band, Vol. II • Greatest Hits • A Musical History • From Bacon Fat to Judgement Day Songs The Weight • This Wheel's on Fire • I Shall Be Released • Up on Cripple Creek • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down • Don't Do It • Acadian Driftwood • Tears of Rage Related topics The Last Waltz • This Wheel's on Fire • Capitol Records • Americana • Summer Jam at Watkins Glen