Sunday, August 2, 2020

Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton - 2007-06-19 - Highclere Castle, Hampshire, UK

Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton
2007-05-19
Highclere Castle, Hampshire, UK
'La Belle Equipe (The Beautiful Team)'
'Countryside Rocks' (Tarantura TCDBF - 4 - 1, 2)
Soundboard (direct digital audio feed from webcast) recording, excellent quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Continuing with a look at Steve Winwood's career, in 2003 Steve released his eighth solo album, About Time. This album featured a scaled-back sound and style (basic 3-piece band with some added sax and flute) which was more reminiscent of his Traffic days and more of a jazz-rock feel. In 2007, Winwood teamed up with Eric Clapton for a benefit show at Highclere Castle, and then played additional dates with Clapton at the Crossroads Guitar Festival that year. His collaboration with Clapton continued in a series of shows in 2008, 2009, and 2010, as well as release of live album (Live at Madison Garden) from their 2008 shows. But here we have the first of those Winwood-Clapton reunions, at Highclere Castle, in a great recording (from a webcast) of that show. Winwood's band plays the first set, then Clapton joins them for the second set, which features multiple Blind Faith songs in addition to other Clapton favorites. Check it out.

Tracklist:
Disc 1: Steve Winwood Band
1. Introduction
2. I'm A Man
3. Higher Love
4. Back In The Highlife
5. Dear Mr. Fantasy
6. Why Can't We Live Together
7. Keep On Running
Disc 2: Steve Winwood Band with Eric Clapton
1. Introduction
2. Watch Your Step
3. Presence Of The Lord
4. Crossroads
5. Little Queen Of Spades
6. Can't Find My Way Home
7. Had To Cry Today
8. Gimme Some Lovin'

The Band:
Steve Winwood  organ, guitar, vocals
Jose Neto  guitar
Paul Booth  organ, sax
Richard Bailey  drums
Karl Vanden Bossche  percussion
Special Guest (disc 2):
Eric Clapton  guitar, vocals

FLAC - Winwood-Clapton_2007_05-19_Highclere Castle_FLAC.rar

mp3 - Winwood-Clapton_2007_05-19_Highclere Castle_mp3.rar

4 comments:

  1. Thank you very much. Looking forward to listen to this one !

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  2. Coming, as so many of those U.S. shows did, at the height of the Great Recession, I was achingly unable to go.

    So being able to hear this is most welcome.

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  3. Did Lord Grantham come out and order them to bugger off?

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