George Porter Jr. & Friends

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

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George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners
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05/05/01
Contemporary Arts Center
New Orleans

Krewe of Fesshead Party
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AUDIO SOURCE:
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SBD > DAT > CD
Digital Archive: CD > EAC > Cool Edit Pro 1.2a > mkwACT 0.97 (seekable shn); 
chillywater14@hotmail.com

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DISC 1            		(45:27)                    
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1. Intro 			(00:18)
2. Runnin' Partner		(09:52)
3. By Athenish			(06:06)
4. Pallet On Your Floor		(08:40)
5. Instrumental >		(02:27)
6. Bad Love >			(03:23)
7. People Say			(14:41)

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DISC 2            		(52:50) 
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1. Intro			(00:27)
2. Oddifous >			(04:23)
3. Sneaking Sally > 		(05:13)
4. He Bite Me > 		(11:59)
5. Up Late At Night		(08:30)
6. Sweetness			(05:15)
7. J Black Attack!		(09:08)
8. Count On You			(07:57)

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DISC 3            		(58:49) 
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1. Check Out Your Mind > 	(09:22)
2. Second Line [?] > 		(07:26)
3. Happy Song			(14:43)
4. Funksomethingness >		(07:36)
5. All Ask'd For You >		(04:48)
6. Cissy Strut			(03:41)
7. No More Okie Doke		(11:13)

George Porter And The Runnin' Pardners
Village Underground
New York, NY
5/19/2001

Original Recording:  Neumann TLM170s(subcards FOB) -> Apogee AD1000 -> Tascam DAP1 (master @ 16/48)

Transfer: Sony R500->Sound Devices 722

Mastered: Soundforge Pro 10.0b - *All file manipulation in Soundforge done at 24 bits*. Volume normalization, sample rate conversion 48khz to 44.1khz using iZotope 64-Bit SRC set higher than "Highest Quality" setting w/anti-alias filter, then dithered back to 16 bits using using iZotope MBIT+ with Ultra noise shaping, High dither settings. Tracked in CDWav.

Early Show
1.  intro jam (?) ->
2.  Up Late At Night ->
3.  FunkSomethingNess ->
4.  They All Asked For You ->
5.  Funkify Your Life
6.  Odiferous ->
7.  Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
8.  The Same Old Thing ->
9.  The Spirit
10. Count On You ->
11. drum solo ->
12. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor ->
13. Cissy Strut ->
14. Sing A Happy Song
15. banter - announcements
16. I Need More Time
17. banter - more announcements

Late Show
1.  intro
2.  Woogie Boogie ->
3.  Just Got Paid ->
4.  By Athenish
5.  Check Out Your Mind ->
6.  Just Kissed My Baby ->
7.  Babies Making Babies ->
8.  Africa ->
9.  Drum solo ->
10. Look Ka Py Py (slow version)
11. I Feel Like Funkin' It Up / Iko Iko medley ->
12. Junco Partner ->
13. I've Been Hoodooed ->
14. People Say
15. banter - Russell Batiste appreciation
16. "The boys over here from across the track.  We're gonna funk for you" ->
17. No More Okey Doke ->
18. bass solo ->
19. band intros over Sing A Happy Song groove ->
20. Sing A Happy Song (reprise) ->
21. I Need More Time (reprise)
22. encore break
23. Big Chief
24. outro

George Porter, Jr. - bass and vocals
Russell Batiste  - drums
John Gros - keyboards and vocals
Mike Lemmler - Fender-Rhodes piano
Brint Anderson - guitar and vocals

Recorded, Transferred, Mastered, and Tracked by Scott Bernstein May/June 2010.

Taper notes:
Managing to keep the momentum up on my New Orleans appreciation series, I present BARN52, a nice LONG show from the recently-resurrected George Porter's Runnin' Pardners at a seemingly defunct NYC venue on West 4th Street right in the center of The Village, appropriately named "The Village Underground".  I never saw a lot of shows there (though I also recall seeing a G. Love & Special Sauce show there), but just due to the fact that this was the last time I got to see GP & TRP for over 9 years (until they came back to NYC this year, in 2010), that's significant enough for me to remember the place.  I believe that it was being promoted by the same people that used to promote the club Tramps here in NYC.

There were 2 shows which required separate tickets -- and early and a late show.  It was only slightly crowded in the first set.  The A/C was working (it was a hot late sping day, in a basement "Underground" club, summertime A/C is essential as there is no other way to get fresh air in the place), and everyone was happy.  But the late set was INCREDIBLY packed -- I'd say, dangerously oversold.  Bathroom lines out of control.  And the A/C stopped working.  Not pleasent.  And taping in the middle of the floor in a packed venue is hard work.

But luckily 9+ years later you can now experience the incredible music made that night in more pleasent environs.  George is absolutely THE MAN.

Enjoy!

Scott


SHNID	Artist	Date	Venue	City	State
6126	George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners	2001-05-05	Contemporary Arts Center	New Orleans	LA
SBD > DAT > CD > EAC > CEP 1.2a > mkwACT 0.97
118190	George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners	2001-05-19	Village Underground	New York	NY
Source: Neumann TLM170s(subcards FOB) -> Apogee AD1000 -> Tascam DAP1 (master @ 16/48) Transfer: Sony R500->Sound Devices 722 > Soundforge 10.0b > CDWav > FLAC

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