The 'official' Leonard Cohen memorial concert organized by Adam Cohen in Montreal as per his father's specification. Recorded from FM with many tiny breaks in reception removed and instances of repetitive radio host chatter deleted. The band includes Javier Mas (stringed instruments) who has several magnificent solos. Backup singing is by Sharon Robinson and The Webb Sisters. Not broadcast were Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir (Tower of Song, You Want It Darker; bracketing the second set), and Courtney Love (Everybody Knows; after t30). Some of the best performances were turned in by the lesser-known names.

Defect: Most tracks marred by overdubbed talk at their beginning.

Adam Cohen, Sharon Robinson, Webb Sisters (backup only), Elvis Costello, Sting, k.d. lang, Basia Bulat, Bettye LaVette, B�rns, Damien Rice, Feist, Lana Del Rey, Patrick Watson, Ron Sexsmith, The Lumineers, Coeur de pirate, Seth Rogon (recitation)

LEONARD COHEN - tribute
Montreal, QC -- Centre Bell
2017-11-06 -- 116:40

Set One: (
01. -radio host intro-
02. Dance Me to the End of Love
03. -radio host talk-
04. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
05. -radio host talk-
06. Who By Fire
07. -radio host talk-
08. I'm Your Man
09. -radio host talk, talk-
10. Democracy
11. -radio host talk-
12. -talk-
13. A Thousand Kisses Deep
14. -radio host talk-
15. Suzanne
16. -radio host talk-
17. The Future
18. -radio host talk-
19. -talk-
20. Famous Blue Raincoat
21. -radio host talk-
22. So Long Marianne
23. -radio host talk-
24. Hallelujah

Set two: (
25. -radio host talk-
26. Sisters of Mercy
27. -radio host talk-
28. Chelsea Hotel #2
29. -radio host talk-
30. In My Secret Life
31. -radio host talk-
32. -talk- > Field Commander Cohen > -talk-
33. If It Be Your Will
34. -radio host talk-
35. The Partisan
36. -radio host talk-
37. Bird on a Wire
38. -talk-
39. Anthem
encore:
40. -radio host talk-
41. -talk-
42. Coming Back to You
43. -radio host outro-
44. Closing Time

note: 'Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen'
t22: includes reading of Mr. Cohen's final letter to Marianne
t44: fragment, faded out
Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe - radio host
Leonard Cohen - songwriter, except
t13, 30: with Sharon Robinson
t35: by Anna Marly, Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie; Hy Zaret - English lyric

performers:
t02, 26, 40: Sting
t04: Feist
t06: Patrick Watson
t08: Sharon Robinson (credited as Cat Power)
t09, 19: Leonard Cohen (prerecorded)
t10: Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites (Lumineers)
t12: Justin Trudeau, Sophie Gr�goire-Trudeau
t13: Leonard Cohen (recited, prerecorded)
t15: Ron Sexsmith
t17, 37, 38: Elvis Costello
t20: Damien Rice
t22: Adam Cohen w/ The Webb Ssiters
t24. k.d. lang
t28: Lana Del Rey, Adam Cohen
t30: Bettye LaVette
t32: Seth Rogon (talk, recitation)
t33: B�rns w/ The Webb Sisters
t35: Coeur de pirate, Adam Cohen, Damien Rice
t41: Adam Cohen
t42: Adam Cohen w/ Basia Bulat
t44: Basia Bulat

No artwork but the concert poster and a photo (taken from the internet; thank you, photographer) are included.
source: CBC R2 broadcast recorded by stevemtl on 2017-11-07:
analogue cable FM > RX-596 > R500 (SBM) > R44 (24/48) > HD
Mastered and posted to DIME by stevemtl on 2017-11-11:
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