The Last Waltz

Rating

Album: The Last Waltz
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Theme From The Last Waltz (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	Up On Cripple Creek (Concert Version)	More Info...
3)	The Shape I'm In (Concert Version)	More Info...
4)	It Makes No Difference (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	Who Do You Love (feat. Ronnie Hawkins) [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Life Is A Carnival (Concert Version)	More Info...
7)	Such A Night (feat. Dr. John) [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	The Weight (Concert Version)	More Info...
9)	Down South In New Orleans (feat. Bobby Charles) [Concert Version]	More Info...
10)	This Wheels On Fire (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Mystery Train (feat. Paul Butterfield) [Concert Version]	More Info...
12)	Caldonia (feat. Muddy Waters) [Concert Version]	More Info...
13)	Mannish Boy (feat. Muddy Waters) [Concert Version]	More Info...
14)	Stagefright (Concert Version)	More Info...
1)	Rag Mama Rag (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	All Our Past Times (Concert Version)	More Info...
3)	Further On Up The Road (feat. Eric Clapton) [Concert Version]	More Info...
4)	Ophelia (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	Helpless (feat. Neil Young) [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Four Strong Winds (Concert Version)	More Info...
7)	Coyote (feat. Joni Mitchell) [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	Shadows And Light (Concert Version)	More Info...
9)	Furry Sings The Blues (Concert Version)	More Info...
10)	Acadian Driftwood (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Dry Your Eyes (feat. Neil Diamond) [Concert Version]	More Info...
12)	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Concert Version)	More Info...
13)	Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) [feat. Van Morrison] [Concert Version]	More Info...
14)	Caravan (feat. Van Morrison) [Concert Version]	More Info...
1)	The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	The Genetic Method/Chest Fever (Soundtrack Version)	More Info...
3)	Baby Let Me Follow You Down (feat. Bob Dylan) [Concert Version]	More Info...
4)	Hazel (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) [feat. Bob Dylan] [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Forever Young (feat. Bob Dylan) [Concert Version]	More Info...
7)	Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise) [feat. Bob Dylan] [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	I Shall Be Released (Finale) [Concert Version][Ensemble]	More Info...
9)	Jam #1 (Concert Version)	More Info...
10)	Jam #2 (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Don't Do It (Concert Version)	More Info...
12)	Greensleeves (Soundtrack Version)	More Info...
1)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Well	More Info...
2)	The Last Waltz Suite: Evangeline (feat. Emmylou Harris)	More Info...
3)	The Last Waltz Suite: Out Of The Blue	More Info...
4)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Weight (feat. The Staples)	More Info...
5)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Last Waltz Refrain	More Info...
6)	The Last Waltz Suite: Theme From The Last Waltz (feat. Orchestra)	More Info...
7)	King Harvest (Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
8)	Tura Lura Lural (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
9)	Caravan (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
10)	Such A Night (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
11)	Rag Mama Rag (Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
12)	Mad Waltz (Sketch track for 'The Well') (Studio Version)	More Info...
13)	The Last Waltz Refrain (Instrumental)	More Info...
14)	The Last Waltz Theme (Sketch)	More Info...
5)	Who Do You Love (With Ronnie Hawkins)	More Info...	0:05
6)	Life Is a Carnival	More Info...	0:04
7)	Such a Night (With Dr. John)	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Weight	More Info...	0:05
9)	Down South in New Orleans (With Bobby Charles)	More Info...	0:03
10)	This Wheel's On Fire	More Info...	0:04
11)	Mystery Train (With Paul Butterfield)	More Info...	0:05
12)	Caldonia (With Muddy Waters)	More Info...	0:06
13)	Mannish Boy (With Muddy Waters)	More Info...	0:06
14)	Stagefright	More Info...	0:04

Album: The Last Waltz
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Theme From The Last Waltz (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	Up On Cripple Creek (Concert Version)	More Info...
3)	The Shape I'm In (Concert Version)	More Info...
4)	It Makes No Difference (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	Who Do You Love (feat. Ronnie Hawkins) [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Life Is A Carnival (Concert Version)	More Info...
7)	Such A Night (feat. Dr. John) [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	The Weight (Concert Version)	More Info...
9)	Down South In New Orleans (feat. Bobby Charles) [Concert Version]	More Info...
10)	This Wheels On Fire (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Mystery Train (feat. Paul Butterfield) [Concert Version]	More Info...
12)	Caldonia (feat. Muddy Waters) [Concert Version]	More Info...
13)	Mannish Boy (feat. Muddy Waters) [Concert Version]	More Info...
14)	Stagefright (Concert Version)	More Info...
1)	Rag Mama Rag (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	All Our Past Times (Concert Version)	More Info...
3)	Further On Up The Road (feat. Eric Clapton) [Concert Version]	More Info...
4)	Ophelia (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	Helpless (feat. Neil Young) [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Four Strong Winds (Concert Version)	More Info...
7)	Coyote (feat. Joni Mitchell) [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	Shadows And Light (Concert Version)	More Info...
9)	Furry Sings The Blues (Concert Version)	More Info...
10)	Acadian Driftwood (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Dry Your Eyes (feat. Neil Diamond) [Concert Version]	More Info...
12)	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Concert Version)	More Info...
13)	Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) [feat. Van Morrison] [Concert Version]	More Info...
14)	Caravan (feat. Van Morrison) [Concert Version]	More Info...
1)	The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Concert Version)	More Info...
2)	The Genetic Method/Chest Fever (Soundtrack Version)	More Info...
3)	Baby Let Me Follow You Down (feat. Bob Dylan) [Concert Version]	More Info...
4)	Hazel (Concert Version)	More Info...
5)	I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) [feat. Bob Dylan] [Concert Version]	More Info...
6)	Forever Young (feat. Bob Dylan) [Concert Version]	More Info...
7)	Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise) [feat. Bob Dylan] [Concert Version]	More Info...
8)	I Shall Be Released (Finale) [Concert Version][Ensemble]	More Info...
9)	Jam #1 (Concert Version)	More Info...
10)	Jam #2 (Concert Version)	More Info...
11)	Don't Do It (Concert Version)	More Info...
12)	Greensleeves (Soundtrack Version)	More Info...
1)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Well	More Info...
2)	The Last Waltz Suite: Evangeline (feat. Emmylou Harris)	More Info...
3)	The Last Waltz Suite: Out Of The Blue	More Info...
4)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Weight (feat. The Staples)	More Info...
5)	The Last Waltz Suite: The Last Waltz Refrain	More Info...
6)	The Last Waltz Suite: Theme From The Last Waltz (feat. Orchestra)	More Info...
7)	King Harvest (Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
8)	Tura Lura Lural (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
9)	Caravan (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
10)	Such A Night (Concert Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
11)	Rag Mama Rag (Rehearsal Version)	More Info...
12)	Mad Waltz (Sketch track for 'The Well') (Studio Version)	More Info...
13)	The Last Waltz Refrain (Instrumental)	More Info...
14)	The Last Waltz Theme (Sketch)	More Info...
5)	Who Do You Love (With Ronnie Hawkins)	More Info...	0:05
6)	Life Is a Carnival	More Info...	0:04
7)	Such a Night (With Dr. John)	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Weight	More Info...	0:05
9)	Down South in New Orleans (With Bobby Charles)	More Info...	0:03
10)	This Wheel's On Fire	More Info...	0:04
11)	Mystery Train (With Paul Butterfield)	More Info...	0:05
12)	Caldonia (With Muddy Waters)	More Info...	0:06
13)	Mannish Boy (With Muddy Waters)	More Info...	0:06
14)	Stagefright	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

This 4-CD box set of THE LAST WALTZ includes the complete original album, 24 tracks of previously unreleased rehearsals, performances from the show, film, and studio demo tracks. Includes an 80-page booklet.
The Band: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar, piano); Richard Manuel (vocals, dobro, keyboards, drums); Levon Helm (vocals, mandolin, drums); Rick Danko (vocals, violin, bass); Garth Hudson (accordion, soprano & tenor saxophones, horns, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer).
Additional personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Joni Mitchell (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dr. John (vocals, guitar, piano, conga); Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Roebuck "Pops" Staples (vocals, guitar); Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica); Mavis Staples, Ronnie Hawkins, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Bobby Charles (vocals); Stephen Stills, Ron Wood (guitar); Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (piano); Ringo Starr (drums).
Producers include: Robbie Robertson, Rob Fraboni, John Simon.
Reissue producer: Robbie Robertson.
Recorded at Winterland Arena, San Franciso, California; MGM, Culver City, California; Shangri La, Malibu, California; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California in 1976. Originally released on Warner Brothers (3146). Includes liner notes by Robbie Robertson and David Fricke.
Personnel: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar, piano); Levon Helm (vocals, mandolin, drums); Rick Danko (vocals, violin); Richard Manuel (vocals, piano, keyboards, drums); Garth Hudson (accordion, saxophone, organ, synthesizer).
Liner Note Authors: Robbie Robertson; David Fricke.
Recording information: MGM Studios, Culver City, CA; Shangri-la Studios, Malibu, CA; Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA; Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA.
Editor: Patrick McDougal.
Photographers: Ken Regan; Annie Leibovitz; Robert Full; Howard Rosenberg; Neil Preston.
The Band's farewell concert was lavishly presented on Thanksgiving night, 1976 at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. Originally released as a three-record, 30-song set, it's been expanded to 54 songs spread over four CDs. The concert presented an overview of their entire body of work, with music from most of their albums. They're joined by a series of guests who are all either peers (Van Morrison, Neil Young) and contemporaries or mentors and wsources of inspiration (Ronnie Hawkins, Muddy Waters).
With the exception of Bob Dylan, all of the artists were originally heard performing only one song with accompaniment from the Band. This longer format allows for a further look at what transpired on that night. The live material is also joined by previously unissued studio recordings, including a theme that frames the work as a whole. Additional material also includes a few rehearsal takes, demos for some of the studio tracks, and 15 minutes of jamming with even more guests (Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills). This is not a traditional career overview or hits run-through; rather, it's a celebration of this important ensemble's legacy.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (4/19/02, pp.72-73) - "Time hasn't diminished The Band's uniqueness or mythic mystery..." - Rating: A

Q (May 2002, p.127) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Ever conscious of their place in history, [The Band] went out in style....full of invention, twists and...moments of other-worldly genius..."

Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #3 in Mojo's "Best Box Sets & Compilations of 2002"

Mojo (Publisher) (5/02, p.117) - "...The original highlights are highlights still: Danko's heartrending solo turn on 'It Makes No Difference', big Ron's yelping 'big time, Bill, big time' turn on the Diddley-stompin' 'Who Do You Love'; the soulful Staples on the after-the-fact studio version of 'The Weight'..."