Still from video copy. |
Today's good news* is that the footage of the whole concert has survived - and that it was one of Ray's best symphony concerts ever recorded. The TV program, aired by TVP 2, was directed by Dariusz Goczal. Victor Vanacore conducted the Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Łódzkiej. Ray, as usual, brought his own rhythm section, with Kenny Carr (g), Curtis Ohlsson (b), and Peter Turre (d).
Tune #3 was never recorded in a studio; up till now it was only known from the setlist of the Charlotte Pops concert in 1998. Ray's leg work was captured from a full frontal angle by the Polish cameras when he played Big Scotia (#8). The 'Euro ballads' (#5 and 7), and A Song For You (#9) got very inspired renditions. And Ray performed Yesterday (#11) after a delicious Träumerei intro - a bit jazzier than in the 1988 concert at the Leeuwin Winery.
- It Hurts To Be In Love
- If I Could
- Let's Get Away From It All
- Georgia On My Mind
- For Mamma
- I've Got A Woman
- If You Go Away
- Blues For Big Scotia
- A Song For You
- All I Ever Need Is You
- Yesterday
It Hurts To Be In Love:
If I Could (soundclip):
Georgia On My Mind:
[Clip removed from YouTube]
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