Carole King & James Taylor / Budokan 1st Night 2010 (2CDR)

◆Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 14th April 2010
-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. Your Smiling Face
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 

-2nd set-
01. 2nd set opening
02.Copperline
03. Crying In The Rain
04.Mexico
05. Pleasant Valley Sunday (snippet)
06. Sweet Baby James
07. Jazzman
08. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
09. Steamroller Blues
10. It's Too Late
11. Fire And Rain
12. I Feel The Earth Move
13. You've Got A Friend
encore;
14.Up On The Roof
15. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
16.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 (vocals, fiddle)

This immersive, high-quality audience recording captures the first day of Carole King and James Taylor's Japan tour, which featured only three shows, titled "Troubadour Reunion Tour 2010." 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. The opening performance of this memorable Japan tour, this first performance at the Budokan, featured poor acoustics in the venue, and many fans were forced to enjoy the show with disappointing sound quality, depending on their seating. However, this title uses the original master recorded from the front of Arena Block A, resulting in excellent sound quality, clearly capturing the live sounds of Danny Corchmar's guitar and Russ Kunkel's drums, as well as Carole and James' vocals, all without any gaps. This historic concert, with the two greats sharing the stage throughout, brought tears to the eyes of fans. This first performance at the Budokan was the only one of the three shows in Japan to feature "Your Smiling Face," which was included on "JT," and they also attempted to play "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in response to a request from the audience, making it a must-listen for fans.