Irma Thomas & The Professionals
Blues Festival
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
1998-07-19

Source: Probably AKG C480b/Ck63 > DAP-1 > MDAT by Tom Reizes
Transfer: Fostex D-15 > Ardour > WAV @ 16/48
Master: Wavelab 10 (tracking, fades) > FLAC 1648

Thanks to Tom Reizes for taping and the DAT!

01. intro song
02. It's Love That Makes the Woman
03. The Story of My Life
04. banter
05. Love Don't Get No Better Than This
06. Hold Me While I Cry
07. You Can Have My Husband
08. Ruler Of My Heart
09. It's Raining
10. intro Tracy Nelson
11. I Want To *
12. Sing It *
13. You Don't Know Nothin' About Love *
14. I Needed Somebody
15. I've Been Loving You Too Long
16. Please Don't Go
17. I Wish Someone Would Care
18. I Done Got Over >
19. Iko Iko > Hey Pocky Way
20. band intros
21. Simply The Best

Warner Williams - keyboards
Percy Williams - trumpet
Emile Hall - saxophone
Bobby Jones - bass
Wilbert Widow - drums
Arthur Bell - guitar

* w/ Tracy Nelson, vocals

A very nice recording of the Soul Queen of New Orleans. It sounds like she's having a lot of fun, maybe the first time playing in Albany. The crowd likes it too.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2021-03-35