Melvin Taylor
Rosa's Lounge
Chicago, IL
2002-01-29

<trade CD>/EAC/TLH FLAC (Level 8)

I uploaded this show back in 2005. All thanks go to Jeff Mason for taping and sharing.

Original upload info below:
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Date: 2005/06/14
Torrent: 46303
Title: Melvin Taylor - Rosa's Chicago, IL 2002-01-29
Size: 391.92 MB
Category: Blues
Uploaded by: PDXhophead

Description
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Many thanks to the original taper, Jeff Mason, for sending this terrific show my way for all to enjoy. The sound quality and performance are great.

Melvin Taylor
Rosa's Lounge
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2002

Taper: Jeff Mason

Lineage: Sony MD-R50 Minidisc recorder with Sound Professionals binaural mics plugged into a battery pack/bass rolloff filter.
MD->CDR using optical digital output to a Marantz 630 Pro CD burner->EAC->FLAC Level 7.

Taper's Notes:
The disc is a combo of two sets. I missed a long jam because I had to go to the bathroom and I came in during the spoken intro of Red House because of a disc change. I think it's a great show. The only other ""glitch"" is that you can hear a friend of Melvin's that works the door recognize me during one of the songs (I think it's Groove Thing) and you can hear him speak to me for about 10 seconds). I was obviously a bit non-committal as I was ""running tape"" and I didn't want him to notice my steath rig! Honey Bee is the Muddy Waters tune and Caldonia is Louis Jordan (as Melvin points out). Breezin' is indeed the George Benson tune. Comin' Home Baby was from his then ""soon to be released"" Rendezvous With The Blues CD. I actually bought an advanced (and signed) copy from Melvin himself that night. He's a great guy and told me some fun stories about meeting B.B. King while recording the CD, trying to fish with a guitar string and how he used to work as a bricklayer back in t
he day.

(01) Intro 0:37.13
(02) Comin' Home Baby 6:20.45
(03) Honey Bee (Sail On) 9:20.19
(04) Groove Thing16:10.19
(05) Ain't Nothing But The Blues 10:45.04
(06) Breezin'6:59.43
(07) Caldonia 4:47.26
(08) Red House 10:17.05
(09) Stormy Monday 9:58.30
(10) Closing Comments 1:32.09
76:47.63

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