JAZZ CLUB, CHESTERFIELD, ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 7, 1969

King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

Warthur
PROG REVIEWER

This 2CD set (recently reissued with some further tidying-up on the Complete 1969 boxed set) is the longest live album we have from the original King Crimson lineup. Hailing as it does from a jazz club in Chesterfield, the band clearly felt that the audience would be particularly open to some improvisation, and don't disappoint, delivering among other things a truly epic treatment of Get Thy Bearings.

In terms of sound quality, this is substantially better than the more well-known Hyde Park or Marquee Club live recordings - it's not quite on a level where I feel able to give the set five stars, but close enough that I'll give it four and a half. If you only want one 1969 live recording from the band, this is a strong contender for that, since it includes more or less all the material they were doing live at the time and extensive demonstration of their improvisational powers - plus it's interesting to hear them play up the jazz side of their sound.

Report this review (#2463450)
Posted Friday, November 6, 2020 | Review Permalink

KING CRIMSON Jazz Club, Chesterfield, England, September 7, 1969 ratings only

chronological order | showing rating only

karolcia (Piotr Lachowicz)
jfs1967 (Jean-Francois Sauriol)
Gordy (El Gringo del Mundo) SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal Teams
PoupingSharter (Tomo)

Post a review of KING CRIMSON Jazz Club, Chesterfield, England, September 7, 1969

You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not.

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).