Monday, February 24, 2025

Tim Hardin - 3 Live In Concert (1968 us, gorgeous jazzy folk rock)



Recorded live in 1968 with a backing band comprised primarily of jazz musicians. the support crew is a bit tentative; it's evident that they hadn't played much with hardin, and in places the tempo comes close to breaking down. it's still a good, effective performance; hardin is in good voice (a condition which apparently couldn't be readily counted on, even in his early days), and on the songs that had already been released on his first two albums, the arrangements vary from the recorded versions in interesting fashions. 'live in concert' includes renditions of most of his best early compositions ('if i were a carpenter,' 'red balloon,' 'reason to believe,' 'misty roses,' 'lady came from baltimore,' 'black sheep boy') and half a dozen hardin originals that didn't make it onto his first pair of albums. the best of these is the lenny bruce tribute, 'lenny's tune,' which nico covered on her first solo album (where it was retitled 'eulogy to lenny bruce').
Tracks
1. The Lady Came From Baltimore - 2:00
2. Reason To Believe - 2:30
3. You Upset The Grace Of Living When You Lie - 4:05
4. Misty Roses - 4:35
5. Black Sheep Boy - 2:05
6. Lenny's Tune - 6:45
7. Don't Make Promises - 4:02
8. Danville Dame - 6:15
9. If I Were A Carpenter - 3:20
10.Red Balloon - 3:21
11.Tribute To Hank Williams - 3:55
12.Smugglin' Man - 3:30
Music and Lyrics by Tim Hardin

Personnel
*Tim Hardin - Vocals, Guitar, Piano On "Lenny's Tune"
*Eddie Gómez - Bass
*Warren Bernhardt - Piano, Clavinet
*Daniel Hankin - Guitar
*Mike Mainieri - Vibraphone
*Donald "Beautiful" MacDonald - Drums