Sam Cooke - One Night Stand: Live at the Harlem Square Club 63
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Artist: Sam CookeEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2005-09-20
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Soul Twist/Introduction
- Feel It (Don't Fight It)
- Chain Gang
- Cupid
- Medley: It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons
- Twistin' The Night Away
- Somebody Have Mercy
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Nothing Can Change This Love
- Having A Party
Music reviews of One Night Stand: Live at the Harlem Square Club 63
Music Review: Landmark 1963 recording of the definitive soul singer
Rating: 4 Stars
Rod Stewart calls this disc "one of my favorite live recordings of all time". Critics have been raving about it for years. And so when RCA released a completely redesigned and remastered version of this performance in the Fall of 2005 I simply could not resist. "One Night Stand!: Sam Cooke Live At The Harlam Square Club" delivers one of the most memorable "live" performances I have ever heard.
When a good friend of my introduced to me to the earlier 1990 RCA release of this concert I was simply blown away. It was not at all what I expected. I had only seen a couple of black and white clips of Sam Cooke performing on network TV shows in the late 50's and early 1960's. As I recall he appeared to be rather stiff and altogether forgettable. "Live At The Harlem Square Club" totally changed my perception of Sam Cooke as a performer. When this concert was recorded in 1963, Sam was in the midst of a tour with the legendary and dynamic saxophone player King Curtis. In fact, you can hear King Curtis' handiwork throughout this performance. And Oh Boy!!!
Sam Cooke gives one of the most memorable vocal performances you will ever hear! Although this performance was relatively short (just 38 minutes)you will marvel at his vocal prowess on tunes like "For Sentimental Reasons", "Bring It On Home To Me" and his 1962 hit "Nothing Can Change This Love". For me the highlight of this disc is Sam's incredibly energetic rendition of "Twistin' The Night Away". And he wraps it all up with an all-time favorite "Having A Party". Listen for the remarkable interaction between artist and audience that is readily apparent throughout this disc. That sort of intimacy has been lost in this era of arena and stadium concerts.
"One Night Stand!: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club" comes in a beautifully designed package that includes a generous 14 pages of liner notes by Peter Guralnick who is a noted authority on Sam Cooke. In fact, Peter has recently written a biography of Sam entitled "Dream Boogie: The Biography of Sam Cooke." The fact that the disc is a mere 38 minutes long is a bit of a drawback as fans lament the fact that so many of Sam's great hits were not included in the performance. Very frustrating! Also, I have noted that a few of the other reviewers are critical of the remastering job. I must admit that I was not overly impressed with the remastering but since I do not own the earlier incarnation of this one I have nothing to compare it to. In any event it appears that the 1990 version is no longer available. Suffice to say you will certainly not be dissappointed with the music offered here. It is a glimpse of a major talent who died all too soon under mysterious circumstances from a gunshot wound in 1964.
An essential disc. Highly recommended!
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