The Last Waltz (2002 album)

The box set The Last Waltz is a 2002 four-disc re-release of the 1978 album The Last Waltz documenting the concert The Last Waltz, the last concert by the Band with its classic line up. A full forty tracks are taken from the show in addition to rehearsal outtakes. Twenty-four tracks are previously unreleased.

The Last Waltz
Soundtrack album & box set by
The Band
ReleasedApril 16, 2002
RecordedNovember 25, 1976
(Winterland Arena, San Francisco)
Late 1976–mid-1977
(Studio overdubs)
GenreRock
Length246:18
LabelWarner Bros./Rhino
ProducerRobbie Robertson
The Band chronology
Greatest Hits
(2000)		 The Last Waltz
(2002)		 A Musical History
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Among the tracks added are a version of Louis Jordan's "Caldonia" featuring Muddy Waters and Pinetop Perkins trading off the vocal, a reworked version of "Rag Mama Rag", Neil Young and Joni Mitchell joining the Band on "Acadian Driftwood", "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show", excerpts from a pair of instrumental jams involving several of the concert's guest performers, and the concert closer "Don't Do It". In addition, several edits made on the original 1978 set have been done away with; certain songs (such as "Forever Young" with Bob Dylan) are now presented in their unedited versions.

Songs still missing from the concert are a version of "Georgia on My Mind", the full versions of the two jams presented, the full version of "Chest Fever", and the concert takes of "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and "Evangeline". While the album still has overdubbing, re-sequencing, and editing, it does give a more accurate representation of the event itself than the earlier album or film do, according to collectors who have made comparisons with bootleg recordings of the concert.[2]

On November 11, 2016, this set was reissued as part of a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set edition that includes the 1978 Scorsese film on a separate Blu-ray disc. It is not indicated whether or not new mastering was done to the audio discs over and above that from the 2002 reissue.

Track listing

All songs were written by Robbie Robertson, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Guest performer(s)Length
1."Theme from the Last Waltz**" The Orchestra3:52
2."Up on Cripple Creek**"  5:31
3."The Shape I'm In"  4:10
4."It Makes No Difference"  6:51
5."Who Do You Love?**"Ellas McDanielRonnie Hawkins4:51
6."Life Is a Carnival"Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson 4:25
7."Such a Night**"Mac RebennackDr. John4:41
8."The Weight*"  4:50
9."Down South in New Orleans"Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin, Johnnie WrightBobby Charles, Dr. John3:11
10."This Wheel's on Fire*"Rick Danko, Bob Dylan 3:54
11."Mystery Train"Junior Parker, Sam PhillipsPaul Butterfield5:03
12."Caldonia*"Louis JordanMuddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin6:08
13."Mannish Boy"Mel London, Ellas McDaniel, McKinley MorganfieldMuddy Waters6:40
14."Stage Fright"  4:31

Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Guest performer(s)Length
1."Rag Mama Rag*"  4:34
2."All Our Past Times*"Eric Clapton, Rick DankoEric Clapton5:01
3."Further on Up the Road**"Don Robey, Joe MedwickEric Clapton5:30
4."Ophelia"  3:45
5."Helpless" (Mitchell uncredited on track listing)Neil YoungNeil Young, Joni Mitchell5:53
6."Four Strong Winds*"Ian TysonNeil Young4:37
7."Coyote"Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell5:28
8."Shadows and Light*"Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell5:45
9."Furry Sings the Blues*"Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell, Neil Young5:09
10."Acadian Driftwood*" (Mitchell and Young uncredited on track listing) Joni Mitchell, Neil Young7:07
11."Dry Your Eyes**"Neil Diamond, Robbie RobertsonNeil Diamond4:16
12."The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show*"  3:39
13."Tura Lura Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby)"James Royce ShannonVan Morrison4:10
14."Caravan**"Van MorrisonVan Morrison6:12

Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Guest performer(s)Length
1."The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down**"  4:35
2."The Genetic Method/Chest Fever*" (incomplete)Garth Hudson/Robbie Robertson 2:41
3."Baby, Let Me Follow You Down"Reverend Gary DavisBob Dylan2:55
4."Hazel*"Bob DylanBob Dylan3:41
5."I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)"Bob DylanBob Dylan3:29
6."Forever Young**"Bob DylanBob Dylan5:51
7."Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (reprise)**"Gary DavisBob Dylan2:58
8."I Shall Be Released**" (finale)Bob DylanBob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton; Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Pinetop Perkins4:49
9."Jam #1*" (Danko, Helm, Hudson and Robertson from the Band) Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Ringo Starr5:32
10."Jam #2*" (Helm and Hudson from the Band) Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Carl Radle9:10
11."Don't Do It*"B. Holland-L. Dozier-E. Holland 6:19
12."Greensleeves*"traditional 1:37

"The Last Waltz Suite"
No.TitleGuest performer(s)Length
1."The Well" 3:32
2."Evangeline"Emmylou Harris3:10
3."Out of the Blue**" 3:20
4."The Weight" (Mavis Staples and Pops Staples take lead vocals respectively on the second and third verses)The Staples4:35
5."The Last Waltz Refrain" 1:32
6."Theme from the Last Waltz" 3:26

Concert rehearsal
No.TitleWriter(s)Guest performer(s)Length
7."King Harvest (Has Surely Come)*"  3:52
8."Tura Lura Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby)*"James Royce ShannonVan Morrison3:52
9."Caravan*"Van MorrisonVan Morrison6:30
10."Such a Night*"Mac RebennackDr. John5:24
11."Rag Mama Rag*"  3:52

Studio ideas
No.TitleLength
12."Mad Waltz*" (early version of "The Well")5:30
13."The Last Waltz Refrain*" (early instrumental version)0:50
14."The Last Waltz Theme*" (sketch track)3:34

All of the tracks marked with * were previously unreleased.
All of the tracks marked with ** feature additional material.

Personnel

The Band

The horn section

The guests

Production

Other credits

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002-04-16). "The Last Waltz [Box Set] - The Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. Katz, John; Warschawski, Dror. "The 4 audio versions of The Last Waltz". Theband.hiof.no. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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