Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper - The Live Adventures of

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield and organ player Al Kooper was part of Bob Dylan's backing band in 1965, playing together with Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson behind Dylan at a few concerts. They were also present on Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited sessions. Kooper later was involved with Paul Butterfield's Blues Band and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and guested on records by Dylan, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, which he kind of discovered and produced. Bloomfield, that died of drug abuse in 1981, is known for his work with Paul Butterfield and the group Electric Flag.

The Live Adventures of…, a follow-up to the successful 1968 jam album Super Session with Bloomfield, Kooper and Stephen Stills, was recorded over three nights in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. It's a typical '60s live album, rather unfocused but notable for Bloomfield's singing debut. Includes a cover of "The Weight".

Recorded over three nights in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, the follow-up to the acclaimed Super Session has its moments, but is mostly long on '60s noodly grooviness and lacking in focus and inspiration. It's notable (sort of) for Bloomfield's singing debut. by Cary Wolfson (allmusic)

Tracklist CD1

01 Opening Speech
02 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
03 I Wonder who
04 Her Holy Modal Highness
05 The Weight
06 Mary Ann
07 Together 'til the End of Time
08 That's All Right
09 Green Onions

Tracklist CD2

01 Opening Speech
02 Sonny Boy Williamson
03 No more Lonely Nights
04 Dear Mr. Fantasy
05 Don't Throw your Love on Me so Strong
06 Finale-Refugee