12 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

Official Purple After Jam (teaser) – The Purple One ft. Maceo Parker – I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) [James Brown cover] > Housequake

“Oh my goodness. Somebody get me a copy of that right now! Where the bootleggers is?” – Prince

“The Official Purple After Jam”
September 26, 2012
Chicago, IL @ House of Blues (1:55am start time on morning of 9/27/12)

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DOWNLOAD LINKS: MP3 or FLAC.

Prince & The NPG:
01. Intro
02. [first minute missing] When Stars Collide (ft. Andy Allo) >
03. We’re A Winner [Curtis Mayfield cover] (ft. Shelby J) >
04. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) [Aretha Franklin cover] (ft. Shelby J) >
05. Satisfied >
06. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself)
[James Brown cover] (ft. Maceo Parker) >
07. Housequake >
08. The Jam (ft. Maceo Parker)
09. People Pleaser intro
10. People Pleaser (ft. Andy Allo & Maceo Parker) (sans Prince)
11. Brown Skin [India Arie cover] (ft. Shelby J)
12. ?No Excuse? (instrumental) (ft. Maceo Parker)

Janelle Monae’s Arch Orchestra:
01. Intro
02. The Electric Lady (ft. Maceo Parker)
03. “Giving You What You Love” (?new song?)
04. Chameleon [Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters cover]
05. Tightrope
06. Outro

Prince & The NPG:
Prince (vox, guitar)
John Blackwell (drums)
Andrew Gouche (bass)
Ida Nielsen (guitar)
Morris Hayes (keyboards)
???Cassandra O’Neal (keyboards)
Mike Scott (guitar)
Shelby J. (vox)
Liv Warfield (vox)
???Elisa Dease (vox)
Damaris Lewis (dance)

Guests:
Andy Allo (guitar, vox)
Maceo Parker (saxophone)

Sylvester Onyejiaka (saxophone)
BK Jackson (saxophone)
Marcus Anderson (saxophone)
Adrian Crutchfield (saxophone)
Keith Anderson (saxophone)
Lynn Grissett (trumpet)
Steve Reid (trumpet)
Phil Lassiter (trumpet)
Nick Marchione (trumpet)
Roy Agee (trombone)
Joey Rayfield (trombone)

Janelle Monae’s Arch Orchestra:
Janelle Monáe (vox)
Kellindo Parker (guitar)
Brandon Gilliard (bass)
Terrence Brown (keyboards)
Mike P. Phillips (drums)
Marcus Lewis (trombone)
Lance Powlis (trumpet)

P.S. The full 9/26/12 United Center show has been posted as a 2 DVD set here.

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz @ Paradiso in Amsterdam – North Sea Jazz Festival D’Angelo aftershow

Chris “Daddy” Dave (drums)
Pino Palladino (bass)
Isaiah Sharkey (guitar)
Cleo ‘Pookie’ Sample (keyboards)

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
1 of 4 – unknown tune or improvisation:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
2 of 4 – Cosmic Slop > Actual Proof (Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters):

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
3 of 4 – Conant Gardens (Slum Village) > unknown ending/outro:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
4 of 4 – The Line (D’Angelo):

BONUS DOWNLOADS:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
November 18, 2012 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s

Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?r7ddgaqzrtdv3gh
Giant Steps [John Coltrane cover] / Let’s Ride [Q-Tip cover] >
Actual Proof [Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters cover] >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] >
??? >
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover] >
???
???

Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?jwdqjkyvzadc6ru
Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. I Can’t Help It & other teases) >
Guitar solo > ??? >
Send One Your Love [Stevie Wonder cover] >
Zombie [Fela Kuti cover] >
drum solo >
??? >
Hey Joe [Jimi Hendrix cover] >
??? / band intros >
Encore:
???
Move [Q-Tip cover] >
Elevators [Outkast cover]

Chris Dave – Drums
Kebbi Williams – Saxophone & Flute
Jermaine Williams – Bass
Isaiah Sharkey – Guitar, Vocals

Pino Palladino & Friends
May 10, 2011 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s

Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?q6i46q8mj6a45l4
Off The cuff
???
Crisis [Bob Marley cover]
Sno’ Peas [Phil Markowitz cover] (with Adam Glasser)
Who’s That Lady [The Isley Brothers cover] (with Hamish Stewart & Adam Glasser)
??? > Zombie [Fela Kuti cover]
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover]

Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?8w1chszc5h8pqb1
??? > Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. Radiohead and Stevie Wonder teases) > ??? (reprise) >
Just Wrong
It’s A Desperate Situation [Marvin Gaye cover] (with Hamish Stewart) >
Water No Get Enemy [Fela Kuti cover] (with Adam Glasser)
??? >
Guitar [J Dilla cover]
Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix cover]
Encore:
The Line [D’Angelo cover] (with Adam Glasser) >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] (with Adam Glasser)
2nd Encore:
Chicken Grease [D’Angelo cover] >
???
???

Pino Palladino – Bass
Tim Stewart – Guitar
Chris Dave – Drums
James Poyser – Keys
Mark Crown – Trumpet
Harry Brown – Trombone
Jason Yarde – Saxes

Guests:
Adam Glasser – harmonica
Hamish Stewart – guitar, vocals (Average White Band)

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Since you made it this far, here are some bonus D’Angelo videos with upgraded audio:

North Sea Jazz Festival – July 8, 2012:
audience videos with pro/soundboard audio: download zip file
pro/soundboard audio: MP3 or FLAC

BET Awards – July 1, 2012:video or audio

CREDITS:
Photos by Anja Sorge. Chris Dave videos by Anja Sorge.
D’Angelo videos:
Playa Playa, Devil’s Pie >Chicken Grease, Lady by Rapha.El
Shit Damn Motherfucker by Anja Sorge
Untitled video by AEILM67
Sugar Daddy video by SLeeuw68

Prince – Purple Music (1982 unreleased demo)

Prince – Purple Music (finished version) 1982 unreleased

This blog needs to go back a little farther. So we go back to 1982, to hear Prince working on a demo in his home studio. The first track is his finished version and the second track is a working tape containing only vocals and piano. You can literally hear Prince writing the song as he improvises a piano riff, scats a melody, and feels out the groove for nearly 19 minutes. It’s absolutely fascinating.

Don’t forget that you can download any of these mp3s files by clicking on the arrow, right below the “info” button on the right side of the audio box.

Prince – Purple Music (working tape) 1982 unreleased

Next we have the only live performance Prince has ever done of this tune. It’s from his July 23, 2010 performance at the small New Morning club in Paris, France. This particular show took place from 2:25am to 5:45am, after Erykah Badu’s show at L’Olympia earlier that evening.

Prince – Purple Music > All The Critics Love U In New Morning (7/23/10 Paris, France)