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Terrace Martin
May 3, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Jazz & Heritage Festival – WWOZ Jazz Tent
Source: Schoeps MK41’s > Nbob active cables > Naiant Tinybox v1.5 > Sony PCM-M10 @ 24/48. Recorded from Center Row 5.
Transfer: Lexnar 32GB MicroSDHC > HP Pavilion > 24bit WAV > Sony Sound Forge 9.0e > CDWave Editor > Trader’s Little Helper > FLAC16.
Recorded and transferred by perks.
1. For Free? [Terrace Martin / Kendrick Lamar]
2. Butterfly [Herbie Hancock]
3. Untitled 5 [Terrace Martin / Kendrick Lamar] (with Nicholas Payton)
4. Valdez off Crenshaw [Donny Hathaway / Blood, Sweat & Tears] (with Maurice Brown)
Terrace Martin – saxophone, keyboards & vocoder James Francies – piano, keyboards Robert “Sput” Searight – drums MonoNeon – bass
Guests: Nicholas Payton – trumpet Maurice “MoBetta” Brown – trumpet
When The Roots embarked on the world tour for their 5th album, Phrenology, in early 2003, they had entered one of their most experimental stages (just as Common had recently done with his Electric Circus album, released only 2 weeks after Phrenology.) The Roots had fully embraced the jam band aesthetic; with guitar now an integral part of their live sound each band member took time on stage for extended solos and improvisations every night. At the same time, their sound was as tight and hard hitting as any funk/soul revue you can remember. At the top of their game, they consistently rocked crowds and impressed critics.
With 10 years of hindsight, we can look back and see just how on point this group was as they paved the way for the next generation of hip hop and soul musicians. On the 10 year anniversary of the Phrenology tour I present four broadcast videos of The Roots from 2003, each with different lineups and guitarists.
First up is their homecoming show at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom near the end of the tour. This show featured a slew of surprise guests, including Nice & Smooth, Brand Nubian, and Special Ed. Watch the full video below in 2 parts, download the DVD, or download the full audience audio recording.
The Roots
March 14th, 2003
NYC, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
TV broadcast (pro-shot) > VHS (very low generation) > DVDR
01. Rock You
02. Thought At Work
03. Swept Away
04. The Next Movement
05. Quills
06. Proceed
07. Act Too… Love of My Life
08. Panic!!!!!
09. What You Want
10. Water
11. The Seed (w/ Cody ChesnuTT)
12. Silent Treatment (reggae version)
13. You Got Me
14. Drum & percussion duet
15. Peter Piper [Run DMC cover]
49min04sec
Black Thought – MC Questlove – drums HUB – bass Kamal – keys Scratch – human beatbox F. Knuckles – percussion Ben Kenney – guitar
Next up is a video from their European Tour just a few weeks later. By this point, guitarist Ben Kenney had left to join Incubus on bass. Having been with The Roots since the summer of 2001 when he filled in on bass while HUB was out, he switched to guitar in mid-August of 2001, then departed in mid-March of 2003.
For this short European tour, Vernon Reid & Martin Luther both held down guitar duties. By May of 2003, Captain Kirk Douglas stepped in on guitar and has been in the band ever since. Presented for the first time with upgraded audio, you can watch this video on youtube, download the DVD, or download the broadcast audio.
The Roots
March 23rd, 2003
Koln, Germany @ E-Werk
TV broadcast (pro-shot) > PAL VHS (low generation) > DVDR (Panasonic in flexible record mode) > Sony Vegas Video 10.0 (audio upgrade) > DVDR
01. Rock You
02. Thought @ Work
03. Swept Away
04. The Next Movement
05. Quills
06. Bass solo
07. Sacrifice
08. Double Trouble
09. Improv Jam (w/ Roy Hargrove & Vernon Reid)
10. Fuck All My Enemies interlude > You Got Me
11. Drums & percussion duet
12. Keyboard solo
13. Hip Hop 101
14. Human beatbox solo > Hip Hop 101
73min46sec
Black Thought – MC Questlove – drums HUB – bass Kamal – keys Scratch – human beatbox F. Knuckles – percussion Vernon Reid – guitar Martin Luther – guitar, vocals
Next up is a broadcast video from the North Sea Jazz Festival during the summer of 2003. This video features both Martin Luther and Captain Kirk Douglas on guitars. And by this point, Scratch had departed from the group.
The Roots
July 11, 2003
The Hague, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival
01. Swept Away
02. The Next Movement
03. Quills
04. Love of My Life
05. Interlude I
06. Water
07. Interlude II
08. Break You Off
09. Bass solo
10. Guitar solo
11. Interlude III
12. You Got Me
13. Drum & percussion duet
14. Keyboard solo
15. Hip Hop 101
57min43sec
Part 2 of 3:
Black Thought – MC Questlove – drums HUB – bass Kamal – keys F. Knuckles – percussion Martin Luther – guitar, vocals Captain Kirk Douglas – guitar, vocals
Finally, I have a short broadcast video from the Hurricane Festival in Germany on June 21, 2003. This video features Captain Kirk Douglas on guitar.
The Roots
June 21, 2003
Scheessel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival
01. Thought @ Work
02. Questlove interview
03. Thought @ Work (continued)
04. The Next Movement
05. Questlove interview
06. The Next Movement (continued)
07. Quills
08. Questlove interview
30min35sec
Black Thought – MC Questlove – drums HUB – bass Kamal – keys F. Knuckles – percussion Captain Kirk Douglas – guitar, vocals
P.S. I also recently uploaded 4 audio recordings of Cody ChesnuTT from his 2003/4 Headphone Masterpiece tour when he opened for The Roots. Download them here.
The Roots with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Brass Heaven
plus special guests Queen Latifah, Joe Jonas, Common, Daryl Hall & Lauryn Hill
July 4th, 2012
Philadelphia, PA @ Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philly’s Fourth of July Jam
SBD > Livestream webcast (unknown kbps) > Cool Edit Pro > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > MP3
SET ONE:
00. The Star Spangled Banner (Naturally 7) (not recorded)
00. ??? (Naturally 7) (not recorded)
01. Theme From Rocky / The Fire (ft. Naturally 7) >
02. Paul Revere (Tribute to MCA & Chuck Brown) [Beastie Boys cover] >
03. Bustin’ Loose [Chuck Brown cover]
04. Queen Latifah interview
SET TWO: Queen Latifah enters:
05. Mercy Mercy Mercy [Joe Zawinul cover] (inc. Living For The City quotes) (ft. Queen Latifah)
06. Poetry Man [Phoebe Snow cover] (ft. Queen Latifah)
07. California Dreamin’ [The Mamas & The Papas cover] (ft. Queen Latifah)
08. Joe Jonas interview
SET THREE: Joe Jonas enters:
09. Just In Love (with Joe Jonas)
10. Fast Life (with Joe Jonas)
11. When You Look Me In The Eyes (with Joe Jonas) >
12. Hello Beautiful (with Joe Jonas & Nick Jonas)
13. Burning Up (with Joe Jonas & Nick Jonas)
14. See No More (with Joe Jonas)
15. Common interview
SET FOUR: Common & Skillz enter:
16. DJ Jazzy Jeff solo (with Skillz) > Go (ft. Common)
17. Common freestyle > Celebrate (ft. Common) >
18. I Used to Love H.E.R. (ft. Common) >
19. Love of My Life (ft. Common) >
20. Microphone Fiend [Rakim cover] >
21. U.N.I.T.Y. (ft. Queen Latifah) >
22. Juicy [Notorious B.I.G. cover] (ft. Common) >
23. Just Another Day (ft. Queen Latifah) >
24. Ladies First (ft. Queen Latifah) >
25. The Light (ft. Common)
26. DJ Jazzy Jeff interview
SET FIVE: Daryl Hall enters:
27. Eyes For You (Ain’t No Doubt About It) (ft. Daryl Hall)
28. Maneater (ft. Daryl Hall)
29. Rich Girl (ft. Daryl Hall)
30. Sara Smile (ft. Daryl Hall & Queen Latifah)
31. You Make My Dreams (ft. Daryl Hall)
32. I Can’t Go For That (ft. Daryl Hall)
33. Michael Nutter (Mayor of Philly) interview
SET SIX:
34. The Next Movement Lauryn Hill enters:
35. Lost Ones (ft. Lauryn Hill)
36. Ex-Factor (ft. Lauryn Hill)
37. Ready or Not (ft. Lauryn Hill)
38. Fu-Gee-La (ft. Lauryn Hill)
39. Could You Be Loved [Bob Marley cover] (ft. Lauryn Hill)
40. Doo Wop (That Thing) (ft. Lauryn Hill)
41. Interviews with Naturally 7 and Questlove
The Roots: Black Thought – MC Questlove – drums Frankie Knuckles – percussion Kirk Douglas – guitar Damon Bryson – sousaphone Mark Kelley – bass, keys James Poyser – keys Daniel Jones – keys
Guests: DJ Jazzy Jeff – turntables Brass Heaven: Jeff Bradshaw – trombone Rick Tate – sax Korey Riker – sax Matt Cappy – trumpet Christopher Stevens – trumpet Queen Latifah – vocals Adam Blackstone – bass
2 unknown guitar players
3 unknown background vocalists Joe Jonas – vocals Nick Jonas – vocals Skillz – MC Common – MC Daryl Hall – vocals, guitar, keys Paul Pesco – guitar, vocals
?? – guitar (same guy that played on Queen Latifah set) Lauryn Hill – vocals Doug Wimbish – bass
?? – guitar
?? – keys
?? – turntables
3 unknown background vocalists
