Jessica
Can’t Lose What You Never Had
Aint Wastin’ Time No More
Maydell > coda jam
One Way Out (Vince Esquire, gtr)
Statesboro Blues (Vince Esquire, gtr)
All along the Watchtower (Dave Mason, gtr/vox; Bruce Katz, keys)
Feelin’ Alright (Dave Mason, gtr/vox; Bruce Katz, keys)

Black Hearted Woman > The Other One jam
shuffle > Done Somebody Wrong (Luther Dickenson, gtr)
The Sky is Crying (Leslie West, vox/gtr, Bruce Katz, keys)
Crossroads (Leslie West, vox/gtr)
Les Brers > bass > drums > Les Brers

No One Left to Run With

The opening strums of “Jessica” are so soft and smooth, it makes you say “hunh!” to yourself. The playing through to the end of the opening theme is a springtime happy jaunt. Derek plays nice, easy melodic lines out of the theme, Warren adds some beautiful chording that turns it into the song again. Derek’s playing is magnificent, but he’s still holding back… finally he punches through and rings the big bell, then takes it back down again; it’s a happy time, and the place erupts as Warren steps up to join in on the familiar transitional lick and hand-off. He sends piercing, happy sloppy blues licks to some place in the back of your head, between the ears. He comes down for a sparse little happy dance, then trades licks with Derek… Oteil’s bass sings out in empathy to Derek’s plaintive call… Warren plays searing hot white breezy lines, then goes blue to return to the “Jessica” licks and theme. The whole bands leans hard on a long, gooey close; Butch pounds the sucka out, the crowd eats it up. Outstanding, sublime, the happy dust is going to spill over into the rest of the set.

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