Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's

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One night back in May 2009 I was out late partying. When I got home I was still in the mood for couple more beers, so I popped on the HD music channel on my cable system (Palladia I think it's called?), and I came across Jeff Beck jamming with this wicked-awesome drummer and some young looking girl (that I thought was probably his daughter) just shredding a bass guitar to pieces.The next morning I woke up to quite a hangover. I had stayed up, watched the whole show, and probably washed down the 6 beers that I had at the party with 6 more watching the Beck performance. So my memory of the show was vague, but also that it was great, although I thought that maybe I enjoyed it more than I otherwise would have because of the alcohol. So I picked it up at Amazon the day or so after...and promptly forgot about watching it again...until recently. I watched this Blu Ray disk last weekend and then again this past weekend. Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott's is one of the best rock performances that I've ever seen.This 2007 show should be held up not only as an example of the way a rock group should perform live, but also as an example for DVD music producers on how to deliver an excellent product. The concert is all musical performance. No indulgence by some videographer that thinks a viewer wants to see effects like cut to black and white, psyschedelic swirling pictures, quick frame to frame edits or other video effects. Long shots of the individual performers dominate the screen throughout and capture not only the great talents of the players, but also the intimacies between the bandmates that are often missed in other DVD musical shows.For this performance at Ronnie Scott's, Beck was accompanied by Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Jason Rebello on keyboards, and Tal Wilkenfeld on bass guitar. Beck is completely on throughout the show as are his mates. Colaiuta lays down some impossible beats and chops. Wilkenfield blows away many of the bass guitarists that I have on my list of the best. And Rebello is in top form on the keys.The picture and sound are terrific. If you've got a surround system, you're in for a pounding Rock experience. The sound has an amazing 5.1 mix. Most importantly, like I mentioned earlier, the video doesn't jump around every 4 seconds, so you really get to see the performance in a way that feels like you're in a front row seat right there at Ronnie Scott's.I could write the set list for you here, but not only is it right here on the Amazon product page for you already, would you really know any of the songs by their titles? I mean a devoted Beck fan probably would, but I've never even heard any of these compositions until I saw them on the DVD. I will say that there are 5 songs with guest performers: one with Joss Stone; two with Imogen Heap; and two with Eric Clapton. Now you might think, "Clapton! Holy Moly...what a show stopper!" But that would be completely incorrect. I'd even endanger a No-Vote to this review by going as far to say that the guest performances are skipable compared to what Beck's band does on its own for 16 of the total 21 songs on this DVD. But please don't skip the guest performances; they are definitely worth a viewing...at least the first time you watch the show.In the Extras on the Blu Ray version you also get a Rockabilly set with Beck and the Big Town Playboys. I was able to watch one or two songs in this performance before I quickly shut it off so as not to ruin the amazing impression that I was left with from the main performance. Rockabilly is not my thing.Any Rock fan will enjoy this disk immensely. Any Jazz fan will enjoy this disk immensely. Any music fan is making an immense mistake by passing on this disk. Add Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott's to your collection.

Finally I have my own copy of this DVD and I was pleasantly surprised that this historic performance at the intimate Ronnie Scotts easily beats their amazing concert in Auckland. (I saw Jeff Beck, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tal Wilkenfeld and Dave Sancious rip through one of the most amazing one and half hours of spell-binding music when they played in Auckland at the end of their Australasian tour (3 February 2009). They pretty much covered all the songs on the Ronnie Scott set list although omitting `Space Boogie' and including I think a Tony Williams "Lifetime" track, that Tal seemed to lead.) Yet the DVD is even better because of three reasons:1. The DVD allows you so close that you can see every action of Beck's playing (which even with binoculars I couldn't quite see at the concert)2. There is greater variety in this concert in comparison with their tour as here there is the addition of soulful singing of guest artists. Joss Stone with 'People get ready', Imogen Heap with 'Blanket' and the driving 'Rollin'and Tumblin'' which provides opportunity for Becko to show his support and bluesy side.3. This DVD records the historic magic of two blues songs sung and played by Eric Clapton and Becko...with Jimmy Page watching in the audience. Wow!If you have only heard Jeff Beck then a live performance or this DVD, is a must. I had never seen Jeff Beck play before so was astounded to watch his unique style of brushing the strings with his thumb, caressing the whammy and combined with volume swells producing those tones that only he can do. As you'll see, he doesn't use a pick at all.This is unique in that as far as I am aware this is the first full DVD concert of the drumming maestro, Vinnie Colaiuta (other than specialized Drumming festival DVDs). This intense rock fusion catalogue of Beck's is brilliant with its varied time signatures from reggae to poly-rhythm frenzy to showcase Vinnie's talents - but always within the context of the song and the music. Next to the diminutive figure of Jeff and Tal, Vinnie is a tall man and his enthusiasm, smiles and outright mastery capture and add to all the Richard Bailey, Simon Phillips and Terry Bozzio fills that we know from albums like `Blow by Blow', `Wired', 'Guitar shop' and the rest of the Beck catalogue. To hear Vinnie live is great - watching is an overwhelming marvel.My only criticism of this DVD is that in the first few songs including 'Stratus', the camera work misses most of Vinnie's great fills. This is most frustrating and often the camera panned onto a watching Jeff or the face of a smiling Tal while missing sublime drumming. Fortunately this concert has a enough opportunity to see Vinnie at other times but generally the small venue meant that there are never great views of the drum kit. Fortunately this does not apply to the clear camera work on Jeff's fretboard.Seeing the young Tal on bass melodically groove with these musos all at least 30 years older than her is like watching all the post-Woodstock generations salute the music that we have come to know as rock fusion. There is a sense of togetherness and fun as they all interact and watch each other. Jason Rebello is literally out of the picture for the first quarter of the concert but later takes a more prominent role and takes a number of great solos.As usual Eagle Vision have exemplary production qualities and the sound, 5.1 and DTS, is magnificent.Jeff, doesn't speak much other than to thank guest artists and the audience at the end. He just plays his heart out. Hammering, tapping, wrenching and bending strings, Jeff shows how far he has explored where his contemporaries of that generation have never ventured. This best value DVD is an historic showcase that salutes the master guitarist in top form still playing as if there are no tomorrows.

I realise this is over 10 years old now, and any self-respecting Jeff Beck fan will have bought it and enjoyed it many times by now, but for the sake of any newcomers with even a passing interest in superlative guitar-based music, this is simply a must-have. It captures a musician at the height of his powers even at the age of 63 as he was then, backed by a band of the highest calibre, in my all-time favourite venue, Ronnie Scott's in Soho, London - a wonderful, intimate place where you can sit just a few feet from world-class musicians. I've been a member of Ronnie's for many years, and been lucky enough to see plenty of outstanding guitar players there, including Larry Carlton, Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour, Al di Meola, Robben Ford, and Michael Landau, but I would place Jeff's performance here above all of them for sheer inventiveness, feel, and technique. I saw him recently (June 2018) playing an open air gig in the courtyard at the Chelsea Royal Hospital, and even at 74 he still has it. But the Ronnie's gig on this DVD may well be his finest hour, as a perfect nexus of right time, right place, and, crucially, right band. Tal, then just 21, Vinnie, and Jason all deliver wonderful performances, fused together by the sort of chemistry that just happens by magic once in a while. The material is varied, sometimes complex and challenging, but never losing sight of the need for a hook to add that touch of accessibility. Thank you Jeff, for this little capsule of perfection.

Had wanted this for years. Also wanted the right equipment to watch and listen to it. Waited patiently for nearly 3 years to get everything together.The musicianship is tremendous. Picture quality is rather good. Sadly, I can't enjoy it. Deep in the mix, the bass drum of Vinnie's is overpowering. So much so, it drowns out much of Tal's bass guitar. I tried turning the systems bass down, and then everything sounds tinny. There is no sweet spot where all sounds good.I have a fine sub woofer, lots of control. No matter what I try, including asking the experts at SBS, nothing works. So I'm too worried I may "blow" my sub.The video, in lesser quality, is available on YouTube. The bass drum problem is on there too.Oh well... such a pity.So, n

In this wonderful recording from Ronnie Scott's jazz club, released in 2008, Jeff Beck delivers an absolutely definitive demonstration of guitar techniques coupled with a remarkable level of musical and sonic imagination. There are many fine guitarists on the world stage but few can match Beck's equal mastery of so many varied and differing genres including blues, rock, jazz, soul, funk, reggae and Asian influences - and all heard to perfection on this inspired night.The four-piece band features the outstanding talents of Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Jason Rebello on keyboards and the new sensation on bass, the talented young Tal Wilkenfield from Australia. The Stevie Wonder 'Cause we've ended as lovers' is a good track to sample the multi-talented line-up, but every track is a winner in its own way.The guest artists, Joss Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton all make valuable contributions and there is a very enjoyable extended extra bonus with 7 items featuring the opening set played by the Rockability Band who all happened to be in London at the time and who reprise an earlier disc which had never before been played 'live'.Eagle Rock has provided a recording with involving camera work with crisp imaging. The sound is presented in excellent DTS 5.1, DD 5.1 and stereo.This will give enormous pleasure to anyone to whom the program appeals and is a perfect example of Jeff Beck at the very top of his considerable game. For such purchasers this will be an unmissable 5 star issue.

Had the dvd for a while, upgraded to bluray- picture and sound is remarkably better.Out of whats available to buy , this is my favourite. An intimate gig with Jeff on fire.Going to be sorely missed #RIPJEFF

I bought the triple vinyl LP recently and was informed that a DVDs of the concert was available. Checking on Amazon I saw that there was also a Blu Ray available too. The concert at Ronnie Scott's is absolutely fantastic. The audio and video quality is first class and the performances by the artists is second to none. The Rockabilly extra is brilliant with some brilliant guitar work by Jeff Beck. Not something you would expect from Beck but he explains in the interview on the disc. Would have loved to have been there, Ronnie Scott's is a great venue, small and intimate and real musicians. If you are fan of Jeff Beck then this disc is the next best thing to seeing him in this great venue. First class disc, buy it you won't be disappointed.