Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield - Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68

At first glance, you might mistake this for unused material from the same late-1968 concerts that supplied the material for The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper. But no, this was recorded about two and a half months later at a different venue, and with a different backup band (Paul Harris on piano, Jerry Jemmott on bass, and John Cresci on drums). There's still some similarity to the repertoire, though, and a good deal of similarity to the music, which is blues-rock with a late-'60s improvisational heaviness. Read More