Led Zeppelin - Jazz
Led Zeppelin
Jazz
Newport Jazz Festival
Newport, RI
July 6, 1969
discs: 1
recording type: AUD
shn: yes; book/page: 1/13
quality rating: B+
[disc 1] (62:22)
1. The Train Kept A Rollin' (3:59)
2. I Can't Quit You (6:17)
3. Dazed And Confused (14:17)
4. You Shook Me (11:26)
5. How Many More Times (includes The Hunter, The Lemon Song) (15:33)
6. Communication Breakdown > (4:57)
7. Long Tall Sally (5:50)
source: Jazz (NPJF 1001): 1-6 - Cass2>DAT>CDR, 6-7 - Cass1>DAT>CDR
seeded: by Zeppelin Digital (vol.5)
notes:
* I Cant Quit You: the recorder's mic rustled around in the beginning and in the middle
* You Shook Me: the recorder's microphone rustled around near the beginning
* How Many More Times: the recorder's mic slightly rustled at the beginning of the guitar solo, also some digital static near the end
The recording used for this release is good, clear and close to the speakers. It is an outdoor recording, so the sound does "breathe" in places. There is also a fair amount of high end tape hiss emitted from the left channel. Plant's vocals are very prominent for most of the recording with Page's guitar pushed to the rear and the rhythm section somewhere in the middle. The beginning of The Train Kept A Rollin' includes shouts of "sit down" from the audience. Shouts of "louder" are also heard throughout, especially before You Shook Me. The PA is finally fixed in the middle of You Shook Me. The volume of the recording increases slightly at this point, but it's due to the better balance of the instruments. From this point through How Many More Times the recording is very good. The balance of the instruments change during Communication Breakdown and Long Tall Sally. The drums are up-front with the guitars in the middle and the vocals pushed to the rear. (Brian Ingham April 97)
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