Carole King & James Taylor / Budokan 2nd Night 2010 (2CDR)

◆Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 16th April 2010
Disc 1 -1st set-
01. 1st set opening
02. Blossom
03. So Far Away
04. JT introduction of "Original Band"
05.Machine Gun Kelly
06. Carolina In My Mind
07. Way Over Yonder
08. Smackwater Jack
09. Country Road
10. Sweet Seasons
11.Mexico
12. Song Of Long Ago
13. Long Ago And Far Away
14.Beautiful
15.Shower The People
16. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Disc 2 -2nd Set-
01. 2nd set opening
02.Copperline
03. Crying In The Rain
04. Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
05. Sweet Baby James
06. Jazzman
07. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
08. Steamroller Blues
09. It's Too Late
10. Fire And Rain
11. I Feel The Earth Move
12. You've Got A Friend
encore;
13. Up On The Roof
14. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
15.Locomotion

◇Personnel;
Carole King (vocal, piano, guitar)
James Taylor (vocal, guitar, harmonica)
Leland "Lee" Sklar (bass)
Russ Kunkel (drums, percussion)
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitar)
Robbie Kondor (keyboard, piano, accordion, harmonica)
Arnold McCuller (vocal)
Kate Markowitz (vocal) & Andrea Zonn (vocal, fiddle)

This recording captures the second day of Carole King and James Taylor's "Troubadour Reunion Tour 2010," a tour that featured only three shows in Japan, in its entirety, with immersive, high-quality audience recording. Disc 1 contains the approximately one-hour first set, while Disc 2 contains the second set, which resumed after a 20-minute break, plus the encore. Like the opening day performance at the Budokan, simultaneously released by the XAVEL label, this recording utilizes the original master recorded from the very front of Arena Block A. While the venue's acoustics were somewhat unbalanced on the first day, they've been significantly improved on this second day, resulting in a clearer, yet still comfortable, mid- and low-frequency "rumble" that's so characteristic of the Budokan. The second day of the Budokan performance was a fulfilling one, with fans moved to tears by the two greats sharing the stage throughout the entire show, and the song selection and performance were just as satisfying as the first day. The highlight of the day, however, was the re-performance of "Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)" from The City's days with this band member.