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Title: rare Shaw captured live!
Review: Shaw collectors take heed, there are numerous performances here only available on this cd. Some of them were never recorded commercially, so having them captured live is a treat. Shaw, as usual in his aircheck performances sounds much loose and more spontaneous. It was a real treat to hear Frenesi with different solos from the band. The studio recording is so legendary that it was certainly exciting to hear the same arrangement played with the smaller scaled band with different solos. Also nice is the extended tunes that are here. Often, they would have to trim the arrangement to fit on the 78 record, so the live performances are sometimes longer allowing for more solos from the band member, so that too is a welcome treat. The sound quality is good, not great and is of variable quality, on the whole it's definitely very listenable. If you love Artie and collect his work, this is self recommending.
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