Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco

Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco is a live album by guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters. The album was recorded at Slim's nightclub in San Francisco. It was released by DJM Records in November 1997.[1]

Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
VenueSlim's, San Francisco
GenreFunk
Length1:02:26
LabelDJM (DJM-CD 10014)
ProducerLeo Nocentelli

Background

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Nocentelli performed regularly in a quartet with drummer Ziggy Modeliste.[2] On this recording the quartet included keyboardist Kevin Walsh and bassist Nick Daniels.[3] The performance was recorded by an audience member at Slim's nightclub in San Francisco. Unaware of the recording, Nocentelli received a Digital Audio Tape from the audience member. He asked a friend to convert it to analog tape. During conversion, a DJM Records executive heard the music and arranged for its release as an album.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
JazzTimesPositive[5]
Blues AccessPositive[3]

Don Snowden of AllMusic noted that the album "could have been a great glimpse of two masters revisiting past highlights" and found it not fully satisfying.[4] Tony Green of JazzTimes wrote, "the extended jams (...) give Nocentelli the space to step out of his rhythm guitar role for some smoldering classic fusion-leaning solos."[5] John Koetzner of Blues Access had a positive review and said the album is a great way to discover The Meters and Nocentelli's talent.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Meters (Leo Nocentelli, Ziggy Modeliste, George Porter Jr., Art Neville); except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fire on the Bayou/1984" 10:12
2."People Say" 10:34
3."Que Sera, Sera""Jay Livingston, Ray Evans10:18
4."The Hype and the Hoopla"Leo Nocentelli4:55
5."Africa" 7:01
6."Doops Interlude"Leo Nocentelli1:27
7."Come Back Jack"Leo Nocentelli6:26
8."Hey Pocky Way" 6:51
9."Cissy Strut" 4:42

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[4][6]

  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals, liner notes, producer
  • Zigaboo Modeliste – drums, vocals
  • Nick Daniels – bass, vocals
  • Kevin Walsh – keyboards
  • Dan Morehouse – digital mastering, editing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Allmusic – Leo Nocentelli – biography". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Keith Spera (May 1, 1995). "Leo Nocentelli's Nocentelli". OffBeat magazine. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c John Koetzner (Summer 1998). "Nocentelli – Live in San Francisco". Blues Access magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Don Snowden. "Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Tony Green (March 1999). "Leo Nocentelli – Live in San Francisco". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2015.