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Baby What You Want Me To Do
Seeming like we joined in the middle of the performance, this is a smoking hot soulful blues tune. There are some great instrumental performances as Burke directs different parts of the band to show off. |
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Cry To Me
More of a bouncy, almost gospel sound makes up this cool R&B tune. It’s another strong one and presents a different side of Burke’s sound. |
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Diamond in Your Mind
A slower groove, this one has a lot of gospel built into it. |
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Got to Get You off My Mind
Jazz and soul are combined in this tasty number. |
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Having a Party
The crowd interaction is fun here, but it seems more like the kind of thing that works better if you are there. Still, it’s a cool groove. |
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Down in the Valley
I love the backing vocals here and this is one of the stronger tunes here. It really rocks. |
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Georgia on My Mind
A slower tune, this is much more of a blues jam. The vocal performance is among the best of the set, but the musicians deliver, too. I especially dig the saxophone solo. |
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(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay
This is really a classic tune. While I prefer Marvin Gaye’s version, the argument could be made that this one is more soulful and better. |
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Just out of Reach
It drops way down to a mellow vibe for the start of this cut. It gets a little more powered up later, but overall remains a slow and fairly stripped back blues number. |
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Don't Give Up On Me
This one comes right out of the other one. In a lot of ways it feels like a continuation of that tune. It’s another strong performance. I think the vocal delivery on this is among the best here. |
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What A Wonderful World
No one can ever touch Louis Armstrong on this song. That said, this performance comes pretty close. I really like it a lot. It’s a great tune and Burke delivers a great performance. |
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I Will Survive
Personally, I think they should have skipped this song. I know Burke was letting his grand-daughter Candy Burke have some of the spotlight, but in the first place, this isn’t a good song. Secondly, she just doesn’t have a voice that works in a lead vocal roll. This is a song that’s worthy of a quick “skip” for sure. |
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None of Us Are Free
A more powered up soulful tune, this is a great one. It’s a good way to get things back on track in no time. |
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The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow
Here’s a full on gospel tune. It’s not really my kind of thing, but it works pretty well. |
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This Little Light Of Mine
Continuing from the previous one, this works a little better. It’s got more energy and there’s a killer guitar solo. |
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That's How I Got To Memphis
Here’s a slow, mellow (but very cool) blues tune. |
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May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You
Another gospel piece, this is delivered with a really bluesy musical motif. |
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Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Powered up with the kind of arrangement one might expect from The Blues Brothers, this is how it should be done. It’s a fun tune that really rocks. The harmonica later is a nice touch. |
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When The Saints Go Marching In
This Louisiana styled gospel tune comes right out of the previous one. They deliver it with style and character. There are some great instrumental moments and the vocals are right on the money. |
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