This video is so cool! Ricky Skaggs should’ve played mando on the original recording of Old Enough. Wake up little Suzie!

Lovers of Texas Blues: this one is for you. This vintage live masterpiece is Albert Collins at Monterey Jazz Festival in 1978. Albert Collins was such a pioneer of the Texas Blues sound and had a profound influence on guitarists like Stevie Ray Vaughan (just listen to Things That I Used To Do), Billy Gibbons, Robert Cray, Kenny Wayned Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and countless others. The Master of the Telecaster is really on fire in this set which must’ve been an amazing experience for those lucky enough to be there. Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the longest running music festivals in the US. Starting in 1958, the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary this past September and has hosted some most legendary names in blues and jazz music. This show is a true gem and I hope you enjoy it!

Get your lossless copy here. Thanks to jimitrane for seeding.

Albert Collins
Monterey Jazz Festival September 16, 1978

Somebody’s Gotta Go
I’m Ready
Instrumental
Have Mercy
Don’t Lose Your Cool
Do What You Wanna Do
Things That I Used To Do
Frosty

Albert Collins photo by flickr user hoshisatotravel

For those of you who are still coming down from Blitzen Trapper‘s show at The Moehawk last week here is a great recording of an incredible show by two of the most amazing indie bands from the pacific northwest. This show includes Fleet Foxes opening for Blitzen Trapper at The Beta Bar in Tallahassee FL. I didn’t think Blitzen Trapper would be able to top their 2007 release Wild Mountain Nation until I heard their new album Furr which is likely my favorite album of 2008. Fleet Foxes do a wonderful job of bringing their amazing harmonized tunes to a live audience. There are a couple sound flaws during the Fleet Foxes set and the taper wasn’t able to get all of it but overall this is a very enjoyable recording. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Fleet Foxes are touring Australia and New Zealand right now and Blitzen Trapper’s US tour is heading out west. Do yourself a favor and go see them live!

Special thanks to Alex Leary for the superb soundboard. You can grab your lossless FLAC copy here which I will continue to seed as long as there is a demand.

Blitzen Trapper &
Fleet Foxes
07 March 2008
The Beta Bar
Tallahassee, FL

Source: SBD > Nomad JB3 (16/44.1)
Transfer: (usb) > iMac. Tracked via Sound Studio, FLAC via xACT

Blitzen Trapper
1. You’re Such a Big Star
2. Futures & Folly
3. Jericho
4. Godspeed
5. Wild Mount Nation
6. Sci-Fi Kid
7. Country Caravan
8. Devil’s A-Go-Go
9. Shoulder Full of You
10. Miss Spiritual Tramp
11. Cool Love Number One
12. Summer Town
13. Woof & Warp of the Quiet Giant’s Hem
14. Rock Us

Fleet Foxes
1. White Winter Hymnal
2. Your Protector
3. Mykonos
4. Oliver James
5. (Merch Banter)
6. Blue Ridge Mountains