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””’Live at the Cafe Au Go Go””’ is the debut album by the American band [[the Blues Project]], recorded live during the ”Blues Bag” four-day concert on the evenings of November{{nbsp}}24–27, 1965 at the [[Cafe Au Go Go]] in New York City. The recording finished up in January{{nbsp}}1966 at the same venue, by which time Tommy Flanders had left the band.<ref name=”The Great Rock Discography”>{{cite book| first= Martin C.| last= Strong| year= 2000| title= The Great Rock Discography| edition= 5th| publisher= Mojo Books| location= Edinburgh| page= 95| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> They scaled down their usual lengthy arrangements for the album due to time constraints and record label wariness. |
””’Live at the Cafe Au Go Go””’ is the debut album by the American band [[the Blues Project]], recorded live during the ”Blues Bag” four-day concert on the evenings of November{{nbsp}}24–27, 1965 at the [[Cafe Au Go Go]] in New York City. The recording finished up in January{{nbsp}}1966 at the same venue, by which time Tommy Flanders had left the band.<ref name=”The Great Rock Discography”>{{cite book| first= Martin C.| last= Strong| year= 2000| title= The Great Rock Discography| edition= 5th| publisher= Mojo Books| location= Edinburgh| page= 95| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> They scaled down their usual lengthy arrangements for the album due to time constraints and record label wariness. |
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[[Al Kooper]] believes that it, like the band’s other albums, was poorly recorded, and laments how [[Steve Katz (musician)|Steve Katz]]’s harmonica on ”Live at the Cafe Au Go Go” “sounds like a [[duck call]]”.{{cite journal |last1=Daley |first1=Dan |title=Interview: Al Kooper |journal=Sound on Sound |date=January 2005 |page=54 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Sound-on-Sound-UK/2005/Sound-on-Sound-2005-01.pdf |access-date=August 16, 2025}}
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== Chart performance == |
== Chart performance == |
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The album peaked at No. 77 on the [[Billboard 200|”Billboard” Top LPs]], during a twenty one-week run on the chart.<ref name=”Whitburn”>{{cite book | last = Whitburn | first = Joel | title = Top LPs, 1955–1972 | year = 1973 | publisher = Record Research | page = 20 | url = https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstoplp00whit/page/20/mode/2up | access-date = 2025-07-10}}</ref> |
The album peaked at No. 77 on the [[Billboard 200|”Billboard” Top LPs]], during a twenty one-week run on the chart.<ref name=”Whitburn”>{{cite book | last = Whitburn | first = Joel | title = Top LPs, 1955–1972 | year = 1973 | publisher = Record Research | page = 20 | url = https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstoplp00whit/page/20/mode/2up | access-date = 2025-07-10}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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[[Al Kooper]] believes that it, like the band’s other albums, was poorly recorded, and laments how [[Steve Katz (musician)|Steve Katz]]’s harmonica on ”Live at the Cafe Au Go Go” “sounds like a [[duck call]]”.{{cite journal |last1=Daley |first1=Dan |title=Interview: Al Kooper |journal=Sound on Sound |date=January 2005 |page=54 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Sound-on-Sound-UK/2005/Sound-on-Sound-2005-01.pdf |access-date=August 16, 2025}}
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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1966 live album by the Blues Project
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| Released | March 1966 |
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| Venue | Cafe Au Go Go, New York City |
| Genre | Blues rock, Chicago blues |
| Length | 42:01 |
| Label | Verve/Folkways |
| Producer | Jerry Schoenbaum |
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Live at the Cafe Au Go Go is the debut album by the American band the Blues Project, recorded live during the Blues Bag four-day concert on the evenings of November 24–27, 1965 at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City. The recording finished up in January 1966 at the same venue, by which time Tommy Flanders had left the band.[2] They scaled down their usual lengthy arrangements for the album due to time constraints and record label wariness.
Al Kooper believes that it, like the band’s other albums, was poorly recorded, and laments how Steve Katz‘s harmonica on Live at the Cafe Au Go Go “sounds like a duck call“.[3]
The album peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a twenty one-week run on the chart.[4]
- “Goin’ Down Louisiana” (Muddy Waters) – 4:04
- “You Go, I’ll Go with You” (Willie Dixon) – 3:49
- “Catch the Wind” (Donovan) – 3:05
- “I Want to Be Your Driver” (Chuck Berry) – 2:23
- “Alberta” (Traditional) – 4:10
- “The Way My Baby Walks” (Andy Kulberg) – 3:09
- “Violets of Dawn” (Eric Andersen) – 2:56
- “Back Door Man” (Dixon) – 3:16
- “Jelly Jelly Blues” (Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines) – 4:45
- “Spoonful” (Dixon) – 4:58
- “Who Do You Love?” (Ellas McDaniel) – 5:30
