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'Rock And Roll Party To Honor Les Paul,' Jeff Beck's Concert Tribute To The Iconic Guitarist Recorded This Summer At The Iridium Jazz Club In New York City.

Jeff Beck paid fitting tribute to Les Paul last summer, celebrating what would have been the pioneering guitarist's 95th birthday by playing his friend and mentor's music, along with classic tunes from the era, in the same Times Square nightclub that Les Paul played every Monday for 14 years, before his death in August 2009.

Sponsored by Gibson Guitar and billed as 'A Celebration of Les Paul,' Jeff Beck was joined by The Imelda May Band at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 9th, 2010. The two-time Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee mesmerized the star-studded audience with a tour de force performance of classics that Paul recorded with Mary Ford, 'How High The Moon,' 'Vaya Con Dios' and 'Mockin' Bird Hill,' along with such rock and roll standards as 'Twenty Flight Rock' and 'Walking In The Sand.'

Following this release, Beck will take the 'Rock And Roll Party' on the road for a short U.S. tour. Beck will once again be backed by The Imelda May Band and its enchanting singer, Imelda May, who joined Beck on stage at the 2010 Grammy® Awards for a spot-on rendition of Paul's 'How High The Moon.'

PBS will give fans a first look at a unique edition of this performance with the premiere of 'Jeff Beck Honors Les Paul,' a concert special that captures the first night of 'The Celebration to Honor Les Paul,' which was recorded on June 9, 2010, what would have been Les Paul's 95th birthday. Special guest performers included Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, Gary U.S. Bonds and Brian Setzer, who traded riffs with Beck on Eddie Cochran's rockabilly classic 'Twenty Flight Rock.'

1. Double Talking Baby
2. Cruisin'
3. The Train Kept A Rollin'
4. Cry Me A River
5. How High The Moon
6. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
7. Bye Bye Blues
8. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
9. Vaya Con Dios
10. Mockin' Bird Hill
11. I'm A Fool To Care
12. Tiger Rag
13. Peter Gunn
14. Rockin' Is Our Bizness
15. Apache
16. Sleep Walk
17. New Orleans
18. (Remember) Walking In The Sand
19. Please Mr. Jailer
20. Twenty Flight Rock

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Cr@P! I missed the PBS broadcast of this event!! I hope there will also be a DVD/D of this show. Imelda May and Darrel Higham are so awesome!

C

Depending on JB's stylistic choices this could be really good.

I enjoyed the PBS broadcastt, especially when Imelda May was singing a la Mary Ford (that is, Paulverized). I saw the May Band on the Graham Norton Show recently doing a song from her new album, They rocked! A tour with Jeff and that band will be lots of fun!!

Best Buy has an exclusive bonus disc with this title which I'm guessing is actually an alternate pressing of Live And Exclusive From The Grammy Museum:

01. Corpus Christi Carol
02. Hammerhead
03. Over The Rainbow
04. Brush With The Blues
05. A Day In The Life
06. Nessun Dorma
07. How High The Moon
08. People Get Ready

This should hopefully mean it's going to be on CD. Amazon was selling it as a CD-R

The BB version is tempting, but i would like to hear this before purchase; i can see it either being really good or sucking.

Samples are available via the Amazon links.

The Japanese release has two bonus tracks: "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Rock Around the Clock".

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E3VM4M/?tag=imwan-20

For better or worse, I ordered the Japan one.

FWIW, the Amazon link was not put there by me. I realize that IMWAN gets a cut if you order through that link, but the album is available for just under $30 at http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPCR-13993

The link was put there by me, of course.

Ordering Japanese titles directly from Amazon USA is usually too expensive, but I swear by their third party dealers. Blow It Outa Here (a favourite of mine) is currently showing the Beck import it at the above link for $31 and change, plus postage. I don't know how that compares to CD Japan, if they charge postage or what, but I prefer dealing with domestic-based businesses.

Do what works best for you. Don't overpay just to support IMWAN. Pay good prices so you'll have more money for more music, and spend some of that through our Amazon links.

I ended up using CD Japan. It came to $42 once shipping was added. Going to just leave it as is.

I have had 100% good experiences with Blowitoutofhere.

I can confirm that the BB bonus disc is, indeed, Live at the Grammy Museum as a pressed CD. Woohoo!

Is there a difference? I mean, pressed vs. otherwise? Curious, because I love the CD I have from Amazon. And will now have to get the Japan version of the disc! (Hate that, but need that!).

Factory pressed cd's will likely last longer then burned & are much more scratch resistant. There is also a HUGE variance in the quality of blank cdr's. I don't know what Amazon is using, but many of the larger companies use "Prodisc" which imo is junk media.

Okay, couldn't resist, went to Best Buy and bought it with the extra disc (which I already own from Amazon.com, but still). Am looking forward to the Japanese edition as well for those two bonus tracks. BUT, I discovered that iTunes has something not on my domestic CD. It isn't being touted as an exclusive, as far as I can tell, but track 21 on iTunes is "Baby, Let's Play House" (featuring Darrel Higham). Available as a single download.

Listened to the CD once through already and love it. Especially his collaborations with Imelda May!

I also bought the Best Buy version for Grammy Museum disc. My CDJapan version shipped. Awaiting the DVD from Amazon.

I'm really enjoying the CD....listened to it a few times already. I love Remember Walking In The Sand.

He's doing a small east coast tour on this album next month with Imelda May and her band.....going to the local New Jersey show, looking forward to it even more after hearing this.

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Grammy Museum question.- for those who bought the CD-r through Amazon, are there also fade outs between each song on that version?

Yes, unfortunately.

I'm probably going to get the BB edition too. I'm currently snowed in, so will wait until Sat & internet order if i can't get out of here by then.

Picked up the BB 2 disc today. For those familiar with Les Paul's recordings I have a question:

I mostly expected bubbly 40's pop, which we get with the Imelda May tracks, & it isn't at all bad. For those who haven't heard this, Ms May does a great Andrews Sisters impersonation (all 3 of them at once!!).

What I don't get is the Rockabilly. I read in the liner notes that Beck wanted a "rockabilly atmosphere", but my ? is: did Les Paul ever play rockabilly? It seems totally out of place from what little I know of LP.

Mind you, I don't own ANY rockabilly (well at least none other then Dave Edmunds & Rockpile) & Beck is almost always good, so I don't really mind, but I am curious.