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25 years ago today there were rumors going around the fairgrounds that Trey might sit in with Michael Ray and the Kosmic Krewe at Jimmy's to close the first weekend of Jazzfest so we got there like 90 minutes before doors and made our way to the very front.
Jimmy's was a tiny venue uptown. You could see before the show started that the band barely all fit on the small stage.
There was some serious nervous energy in that place as everyone was wondering if Trey was going to show up.
This is some rando but shows the size of the place
There was some serious nervous energy in that place as everyone was wondering if Trey was going to show up.
This is some rando but shows the size of the place
Right around ticket time a roar started at the door and I whipped my head around to see Trey cutting through the crowd with his head down and his guitar on his back.
Now the place was coming unglued and the lights hadn't even gone down yet.
Now the place was coming unglued and the lights hadn't even gone down yet.
He was followed by Page a few minutes later which made the place crank up another notch.
This was one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. In particular the first set features three Trey solos that are some of the best Type I tension + release I've ever heard.
This was one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. In particular the first set features three Trey solos that are some of the best Type I tension + release I've ever heard.
And he was maybe 10 feet away on a stage that is like a foot off the floor. The crowd was deafening and Trey had an evil smile on his face each time he wasted the fucking place.
The real magic of Jazzfest is the late-night sit-ins like this that happen all over New Orleans.
The real magic of Jazzfest is the late-night sit-ins like this that happen all over New Orleans.
If I could use a time machine to see 5 shows again this would be one of them. It knocked me on my ass over and over again.
I can not find a recording of this show anywhere on the internet. If anyone can link to it please do! I have the first set memorized as I listened to it hundreds of times BITD. I know someone who taped it. Waiting to hear back from him and praying he still has the DAT.
Today I was on a mission to see if I had a copy of my tapes laying around. I destroyed my basement searching for it and found a third generation tape! It's not my handwriting. I don't even know whose tape this is. But I found it!
I even fired up my old tape deck and it works but I do not have the right cord. So the tape is playing and I cannot get the sound out of the deck. Fucking cruel.
I ordered an analog to mp3 Walkman-like thing from Amazon today. I've got two different messages out to people who might have the DAT. Hoping to upload the original because the recording is killer. Now I have to wait two days until I can listen to this tape.
I'm hoping one of them or one of you can help get a quality copy of this to the masses. Everyone needs to hear this!
Forgot to mention that this is NOT the right show. Fishman was not there. It was Trey and Page. This is a different Krewe show that is mislabeled. https://twitter.com/Rkimball33/status/1387553412137455623?s=19
