Aretha Franklin – Live at Fillmore West (LP Vinyl)
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Three nights in March 1971, and Aretha Franklin walked into Bill Graham's room and reminded everyone why she was untouchable. Backed by King Curtis and his road-hardened Kingpins, this was a different animal than her studio work, looser and more dangerous, with Ray Charles showing up to share the stage on "Spirit in the Dark." The document of a performer at her absolute peak, in a room that knew it was witnessing something rare.
Aretha Franklin's guest appearance at the Fillmore West, the legendary concert hall in San Francisco, which closed down shortly afterwards is a great recording. Everyone knew who was going to perform, and yet everything was quite different on these three nights in the spring of 1971: her usual show band was left behind in Detroit and she appeared with King Curtis And The Kingpins - one of the most impressive bands around - accompanied by the trailblazers Cornel Dupree (g) and Bernard Purdie (dr). The Memphis Horns, a fantastic horn section, blast away in the background, their keen as a razor backings rising up to soaring heights.
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UPC: 4260019714466
Label: Speakers Corner
Release Date: 9.4.26
Format: LP Vinyl