JOAN BAEZ : EN CONCIERTO [VANGUARD - ESP 1966] LP

Joan Baez "En Concierto" LP

(Vanguard) 1966 made in Spain

cat. num. HVA 471-04

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A1Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You2:38A2Geordie3:22A3Copper Kettle2:27A4Kumbaya2:55A5What Have They Done To The Rain2:26A6Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair2:33A7Danger Waters3:16B1Gospel Ship2:48B2The House Carpenter5:08B3Pretty Boy Floyd4:17B4Lady Mary2:41B5Até Amanhã2:12B6Matty Groves7:18

Originally released in 1962, In Concert, Pt. 1 captures the undisputed queen of folk music at the onset of her fabled career. Featuring 20-bit remastering from the original analog tapes, exact replicas of the original artwork and liner notes, previously unreleased cuts, and additional liner notes, this installment of Vanguard's Original Master Series is a historic collection of contemporary and traditional folk. Though Baez was reportedly suffering from stage fright at the time of these recordings, which were cobbled from the fall of 1961 to the spring of 1962, her delivery is crystal clear and confident. The exhaustive selection of material represents her diverse influences, most notably African tradition ("Kumbaya"), gospel ("Gospel Ship"), negro spiritual ("My Lord What a Morning"), West African ("Danger Waters"), Brazilian ("Ate Amanha," which is sung in Portuguese), and blues ("Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"), Baez's performances still retain freshness and vitality after four decades.