Live In San Francisco

The New Mastersounds always sound grittier in a live setting - and this album is great proof of that fact! The drums seem harder, the guitar a bit more edgey, and the Hammond let loose even more than before - all flying together on grooves that run a bit longer than some of the combo's studio sets - with a bit more funky energy too! This cooking little date was recorded in San Francisco over the course of two nights that are nicely distilled down here - and the core quartet is joined by some added tenor and sax on three tracks, showing a whole new dimension of the Mastersounds groove.