Concert Details
7 April 2011 – Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis
Location:
Venue: Rose Theater / JALC
City: New York
State/Province: NY
Country: United States
Band Lineup:
Eric Clapton – guitar / vocals
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Marcus Printup – trumpet
Chris Crenshaw – trombone
Victor Goines – clarinet
Jonathan Batiste – piano
Carlos Henriquez – bass
Ali Jackson – drums
Don Vappie – banjo
Support:
Taj Mahal
Show Notes:
Eric Clapton donated his time in support of Jazz at Lincoln Center. This performance was the annual black-tie fundraising gala for Jazz at Lincoln Center (EC and Wynton Marsalis, who is the artistic director of JALC, previously performed together at the 2003 fundraising event). The two public performances on Friday and Saturday evenings were filmed and recorded. The shows were billed as “Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues.” The set list, with the exception of Layla, was drawn from songs selected by Eric Clapton and arranged by Wynton Marsalis. Layla was added during rehearsals at the suggestion of Carlos Henriquez.
Special Guest(s):
Taj Mahal – guitar / piano / banjo / vocals
Set List:
01. Ice Cream (Howard Johnson / Robert King / Billy Moll)
02. Forty-Four (Chester Burnett)
03. Joe Turner’s Blues (W.C. Handy)
04. The Last Time (Bill Ewing / Sara Martin)
05. Careless Love (W.C. Handy / Martha E. Koenig / Spencer Williams)
06. Kidman Blues (Big Maceo Merriweather)
07. Layla (Eric Clapton / Jim Gordon)
08. Joliet Bound (Kansas Joe McCoy / Memphis Minnie McCoy)
09. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Traditional) *
10. Corrine Corrina (Bo Chatman / Mitchell Parish / J. Mayo Williams) – encore *
* With Taj Mahal
All arrangements by Wynton Marsalis