![]() The 11-minute version of “Sultans of Swing” features a mid-song guitar solo in which Knopfler fingerpicks with speed and dexterity, exemplifying what makes extended live versions of Dire Straits hits so popular with their fans. Recorded over two nights at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, Alchemy is a showcase for Mark Knopfler, demonstrating why he is considered such a fine, fluid guitarist. Just before Performance was released, in November 1971, Frampton, who plays some fluid and powerful solos, left the band.Ĭlick to load video 48: Dire Straits: Alchemy (1984) John’s “I Walk On Gilded Splinters,” which showed why Humble Pie were such a dynamic live act. ![]() There is also a great 20-minute jam on Dr. ![]() The best-selling single from the album was “I Don’t Need No Doctor.” which had been a hit for Ray Charles in 1966. Humble Pie were made up of singer and guitarist Steve Marriott, guitarist Peter Frampton, bassist Greg Ridley, and drummer Jerry Shirley. This live double-album from English blues-rock band Humble Pie was recorded over two days in May 1971 at the famous Fillmore East Club in Manhattan, which closed a month later. 49: Humble Pie: Performance: Rockin’ The Fillmore (1971) Live In Paris won a Grammy for Best Jazz Album. Krall, backed by a band that included guest jazz stars of the caliber of Michael Brecker and Christian McBride, swings through standards – including from the Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Harold Arlen – and brings her own sophisticated style to versions of modern classics by Billy Joel and Joni Mitchell (Krall delivers a delightful version of “A Case of You”). ![]() Verve Records has released live albums from dozens of great jazz singers down the years – including Billie Holiday, Anita O’Day, and Ella Fitzgerald – and one of their finest 21st-century releases is Canadian singer and pianist Diana Krall’s Live in Paris, recorded at the historic Olympia venue in the French capital. ![]()
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