LIVE IN KYOTO 1978

Live In Kyoto finds a solo John Renbourn at the height of his solo powers with this mesmerizing and fun live outing. His repertoire was quite predictable at this juncture but a galvanized John even ventured back to a few instrumental classics that he hadn't played in years like "Earle Of Salisbury" and "Transfusion" from his ground breaking Sir John A Lot album. And Renbourn sounds like he'd been playing them constantly for years as his playing is letter perfect and sounds a bit better than the studio versions, unbelievably. Old standards like "Candy Man", "Anji", and "I Know My Babe" sound wonderful and the enthusiastic Japanese audience really adds a great vibe to this wonderfully recorded live outing. 4 stars.