Live funk at Carnegie Hall, circa '73? How can you resist? The super-sexy soul singer who gave us 'Lean On Me', 'Ain't No Sunshine', 'Grandma's Hands' (nicely covered by Livingston Taylor for the Cheskys) and other memorable classics presents these with wonderful intros, followed by performances with intimacy that belie the venue's immensity. Fourteen tracks over two LPs, they sound so vivid that this ought to rank with the sets by the Weavers and Harry Belafonte at the same site: open, airy, authentic. 'Lean On Me' will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck - not least because the audience is so appreciative. If the audiophile in you can't resist, note that the clapping is so real it's scary.
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