Michael Bloomfield - Late at Night: McCabes, January 1, 1977 '1977/2018

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 ...the whole idea is that if you turn your amp up to 10, you should still be
able to play at a whisper - youve got to learn to control your hands.

Mike Bloomfield

On January 1, 1977, Mike Bloomfield performed two incredible sets at McCabes
Guitar Workshop in Santa Monica, CA. Both sets were completely different, each
one showcasing Bloomfields legendary skills on the guitar but what made the late
show totally unique was the first half was performed acoustic and the second
half, electric.

Bloomfields impact, his effect on both musicians and public alike is undeniable.
He was a multi-faceted artist: a masterful writer, arranger and guitarist. He
was also one of the most in-demand session musicians in the country, backing the
likes of Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, and a host of great bluesmen.

In the mid-1960s Mike joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, one of the most
successful blues groups of the sixties but the success he enjoyed with
Butterfield provided the impetus for Bloomfield to step out and form his own
group, The Electric Flag. Mike carefully handpicked his bandmates including
Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Buddy Miles and Harvey Brooks, among others.
Under Albert Grossmans management, they were promptly signed by Columbia Records
and their initial effort was the soundtrack to the Peter Fonda Film The Trip,
replacing Gram Parsons International Submarine Band. Their debut performances
was in June, 1967 before an audience of 55,000 at the Monterey Pop Festival,
which led to a series of gigs in the Northeast and the Bay area. In March, 1968,
A Long Time Comin their first album was finally released but by June, 1968, only
months after the albums release, Bloomfield quit the group, unable to continue
because of exhaustion brought on by his insomnia and how he medicated to deal
with it. On this McCabes performance, Bloomfield is backed by Mark Naftalin on
keyboards (Paul Butterfield Blues Band), Buddy Heklm on percussion (Tim Buckley)
and Beull Neidlinger on bass (worked with Frank Zappa, Gil Evans and Tony
Bennett). The performance was recorded by Bloomfields producer and friend,
Norman Dayron.

Mike Bloomfield is revered as one of the rocks greatest guitarists.

Bloomfield also was a frequent collaborator with Al Kooper and along with
Stepehn Still, created Super Session, still Bloomfields biggest selling album!

Bloomfield was a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and left to form The
Electric Flag.

(Bloomfield is)...music on two legs. --Eric Clapton

the guy that I always miss. . . . He had so much
soul. And he knew all the styles. --Bob Dylan

...he played directly from his heart into an amp. --Barry Goldberg 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Hymn Time (03:30)
2. Frankie and Johnny (04:38)
3. Im With You Always (03:40)
4. Some of These Days (04:58)
5. Stagger Lee (04:29)
6. Darktown Strutters Ball (04:04)
7. Im Glad Im Jewish (03:18)
8. Medley: Jockey Blues/Old Folks Boogie (03:53)
9. Eyesight to the Blind (04:14)
10. Bloomfield Chats (00:57)
11. Dont You Lie to Me (03:32)
12. A-Flat Boogaloo (05:16)

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