Identifier6787488
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Media TypeCDR
Media Count1
Show RatingA+
Sound RatingA+
Note1. Sweet Baby James [3:43]
2. Something In The Way She Moves [3:19]
3. Greensleeves [2:20]
4. “Tube Rose Snuff Commercial” [2:35]
5. Sunny Skies [4:17]
6. Chili Dog [2:21]
7. Rainy Day Man [3:15]
8. Highway Song [4:41]
9. On Broadway [4:08]
10. Fire And Rain [4:57]
11. Love Has Brought Me Around [3:39]
12. Woah, Don’t You Know [3:09]
13. Steamroller [6:46]
14. Help Me Find This Groove [4:00]
15. Promised Land [5:42]
16. You Can Close Your Eyes [2:52]

Lineup:
James Taylor (vcl, gtr)
8-12, 14,15 : + Carole King (vcl, pno), Leyland Sklar (bs), Russ Kunkel (perc, drms)
11-15 : + Danny Kortchmar (gtr)
13-15 : + Ralph Shuckett (org), Charles Larkey (bs), Joel O’Brien (drms)
14-15 : + Abigail Haness (vcl)

Source InfoSBD
Tech NoteOriginally recorded for a live album. Nice selection of songs (inc. some "One Man Dog" material). Band [inc. Carole King (vcl, pno)] joins in half-way through for some dodgy rocked-out numbers (e.g. "Promised Land", which is a waste of his time).
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Performance
James Taylor 1971-03-25 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Set 1Sweet Baby James
Something In The Way She Moves
Greensleeves
Tube Rose Snuff
Sunny Skies
Chili Dog
Rainy Day Man
Riding On A Railroad
Places In My Past
Carolina In My Mind
Long Ago And Far Away
Blossom
Country Road
Highway Song
On Broadway
Fire And Rain
Love Has Brought Me Around
Woh, Don't You Know
Steamroller Blues
Help Me Find This Groove
Promised Land
You Can Close Your Eyes
Set 2
Set 3
CommentThis show circulates as "Baby James By The Bay" or "Oakland 1972" (often missing reel #2 [tracks 8-13]). At the beginning of the first song, James says, "It's nice to be back in your pretty city". The show was recorded for an unreleased live album by Warner Brothers.

James Taylor - acoustic and electric guitars and vocals
Russell Kunkel - drums
Leland Sklar - bass
Danny Kortchmar - electric and acoustic guitars
Carole King - piano and vocals
Abigale Haness - vocals
Charles Larkey - bass
Ralph Shuckett - organ and piano
Joel "Bishop" O'Brien - drums