The Band: The Last Waltz Celebration (1976) [3 x DVD-5]

The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The Last Waltz was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert appearance", and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including their previous employers Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan as well as Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, and Neil Young. The musical director for the concert was The Band's original record producer, John Simon.

The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same title, released in 1978. Jonathan Taplin, who was The Band's tour manager from 1969 to 1972 and later produced Scorsese's film Mean Streets, suggested that Scorsese would be the ideal director for the project and introduced Robbie Robertson and Scorsese. Taplin served as executive producer. The film features concert performances, intermittent song renditions shot on a studio soundstage, and interviews by Scorsese with members of The Band. A triple-LP soundtrack recording, produced by Simon and Rob Fraboni, was issued in 1978. The film was released on DVD in 2002 as was a four-CD box set of the concert and related studio recordings.

The Last Waltz is hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made, although it has been criticized for its focus on Robertson

~ wiki

Tracklist DVD1:

The Band Set

01. Opening Document
02. Up On Cripple Creek
03. The Shape I'm In
04. It Makes No Difference
05. Life Is A Carnival
06. This Wheel's On Fire
07. W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
08. Georgia On My Mind
09. Ophelia
10. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
12. Stage Fright
13. Rag Mama Rag

The Band With Guests Set

14. Who Do You Love? - Ronnie Hawkins
15. Such A Night - Dr.John
16. Down South In New Orleans - Bobby Charles & Dr.John
17. Mystery Train - Paul Butterfield
18. Caledonia - Muddy Waters
19. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
20. All Our Past Times - Eric Clapton
21. Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton
22. Helpless - Neil Young
23. Four Strong Winds - Neil Young


Tracklist DVD2:

The Band With Guests Set

01. Coyote - Joni Mitchell
02. Shadows And Light - Joni Mitchell
03. Furry Sings The Blues - Joni Mitchell
04. Dry Your Eyes - Neil Diamond
05. Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) - Van Morrison
06. Caravan - Van Morrison
07. Arcadian Driftwood - The Band, Neil Young & Joni Mitchell

Intermission - Photos
Poetry Reading

08. Genetic Method / Chest Fever
09. Theme From The Last Waltz - Evangeline (concert version)
10. The Weight (concert version).


Tracklist DVD3:

Bob Dylan And The Band Set + Finale

01. Baby Let Me Follow You Down - Bob Dylan
02. Hazel - Bob Dylan
03. I Don't Believe You - Bob Dylan
04. Forever Young - Bob Dylan
05. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (reprise) - Bob Dylan
06. I Shall Be Released - The Band And Guests Plus Ronnie Wood & Ringo Starr
07. Jam #1 - Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, Paul Butterfield, Dr.John, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Ringo Starr & Levon Helm
08. Jam #2 - Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Paul Butterfield, Dr.John, Garth Hudson, Carl Radle, Ringo Starr & Levon Helm
09. Don't Do It - The Band (Complete Version With A Brief Montage)

Bonus Features:

10. The Weight - Studio Performance '76
11. Evangeline - Studio Performance '76
12. Forever Young
13. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (reprise)
14. I Shall Be Released.








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