PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX WITH THE ROCK OF AGES HORNS
''THE SPIRIT OF WOODSTOCK LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM''
NOVEMBER 2 2005
69:45
1 Introduction 00:55
2 Ophelia 03:38
3 Blind Willie McTell 06:57
4 Life Is A Carnival 03:49
5 It Makes No Difference 06:21
6 Century Of The Blues 04:18
7 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 04:11
8 Don't Wait 04:46
9 Atlantic City 04:52
10 Twilight 05:43
11 Next Time You See Me 04:10
12 Long Black Veil 04:49
13 Mr. Luck 04:27
14 Forever Young 04:59
15 Shape I'm In 04:59
16 Musicians Credits 00:44
Bobbie Van Detta - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Prof."Louie" - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Organ, Piano, Accordion
Gary Burke - Drums
Frank Campbell - Bass, Backing Vocals
Miss Marie - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Orchestra Bells, Piano
Additional Musicians:
Tom "Bones" Malone - Horn Arrangements
John Allmark - Trumpet
Dino Govoni - Tenor Saxophone
Larry Packer - Violin
Josh Colow- Additional Guitar
REVIEW
by Stewart Mason (AMG)
The Spirit of Woodstock is a live recording made in August 2004 in conjunction with a photography exhibit at the New York State Museum in Albany to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Woodstock festival. Rather than perform the music of artists who actually appeared at Woodstock, however, the bluesy bar band Professor Louie and the Crowmatix instead focused on an earlier meeting of musical minds, the 1967 recording sessions of Bob Dylan and the Band that eventually resulted in The Basement Tapes and Music from Big Pink. Accompanied and at times drowned out by Tom "Bones" Malone and the Rock of Ages Horns, the group plow good-naturedly through a selection of songs mostly by Dylan or the Band. The most head-scratching performance is an absolutely terrible, Vegas-like version of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City," which given Springsteen's Jersey roots and status as an iconic artist of the '70s and '80s, not the '60s, doesn't even make thematic sense. Professor Louie and the Crowmatix are no more nor less talented than the average semi-pro weekend cover band, and while they don't embarrass themselves here, there's no real reason to listen to this CD instead of the original songs.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage, AMG
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Professor Louie (aka Aaron Hurwitz) is primarily known for his long-standing association with the Band and for being somewhat of a Zelig on the Woodstock, NY, music scene during the '90s.
The New York native studied piano and arrangement at such NYC programs as Henry Street Settlement and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and performed in the downtown club scene with the roots-based Mighty Gospel Giants of Brooklyn. In the early '80s, he was brought into contact with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson, who were, at the time, resurrecting the Band. After collaborating with Hudson throughout the '80s in Woodstock, Louie made the move to the small town. Weekly sessions with a variety of artists, including his writing partner, vocalist "Miss Marie" Spinosa, at Levon Helm's home studio led to the formation of the Crowmatix.
During the '90s, Louie co-produced and engineered the Band albums Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. He also paired up with Rick Danko for a series of duo concerts and did studio work with groups as diverse as Mercury Rev (Deserter's Songs), Livingston Taylor, Four Men and a Dog, and Artie Traum. Louie toured with Danko shortly before the singer/bassist's death and co-produced and performed extensively on his posthumous album, Times Like These. Professor "Louie" & the Crowmatix released Over the Edge on Breeze Hill Records in August 2000. Jam followed a year later, offering a collection of jam sessions by some of the best roots rockers in the underground. A year later, Flyin' High offered more of the same.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
''THE SPIRIT OF WOODSTOCK LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM''
NOVEMBER 2 2005
69:45
1 Introduction 00:55
2 Ophelia 03:38
3 Blind Willie McTell 06:57
4 Life Is A Carnival 03:49
5 It Makes No Difference 06:21
6 Century Of The Blues 04:18
7 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 04:11
8 Don't Wait 04:46
9 Atlantic City 04:52
10 Twilight 05:43
11 Next Time You See Me 04:10
12 Long Black Veil 04:49
13 Mr. Luck 04:27
14 Forever Young 04:59
15 Shape I'm In 04:59
16 Musicians Credits 00:44
Bobbie Van Detta - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Prof."Louie" - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Organ, Piano, Accordion
Gary Burke - Drums
Frank Campbell - Bass, Backing Vocals
Miss Marie - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Orchestra Bells, Piano
Additional Musicians:
Tom "Bones" Malone - Horn Arrangements
John Allmark - Trumpet
Dino Govoni - Tenor Saxophone
Larry Packer - Violin
Josh Colow- Additional Guitar
REVIEW
by Stewart Mason (AMG)
The Spirit of Woodstock is a live recording made in August 2004 in conjunction with a photography exhibit at the New York State Museum in Albany to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Woodstock festival. Rather than perform the music of artists who actually appeared at Woodstock, however, the bluesy bar band Professor Louie and the Crowmatix instead focused on an earlier meeting of musical minds, the 1967 recording sessions of Bob Dylan and the Band that eventually resulted in The Basement Tapes and Music from Big Pink. Accompanied and at times drowned out by Tom "Bones" Malone and the Rock of Ages Horns, the group plow good-naturedly through a selection of songs mostly by Dylan or the Band. The most head-scratching performance is an absolutely terrible, Vegas-like version of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City," which given Springsteen's Jersey roots and status as an iconic artist of the '70s and '80s, not the '60s, doesn't even make thematic sense. Professor Louie and the Crowmatix are no more nor less talented than the average semi-pro weekend cover band, and while they don't embarrass themselves here, there's no real reason to listen to this CD instead of the original songs.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage, AMG
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Professor Louie (aka Aaron Hurwitz) is primarily known for his long-standing association with the Band and for being somewhat of a Zelig on the Woodstock, NY, music scene during the '90s.
The New York native studied piano and arrangement at such NYC programs as Henry Street Settlement and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and performed in the downtown club scene with the roots-based Mighty Gospel Giants of Brooklyn. In the early '80s, he was brought into contact with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson, who were, at the time, resurrecting the Band. After collaborating with Hudson throughout the '80s in Woodstock, Louie made the move to the small town. Weekly sessions with a variety of artists, including his writing partner, vocalist "Miss Marie" Spinosa, at Levon Helm's home studio led to the formation of the Crowmatix.
During the '90s, Louie co-produced and engineered the Band albums Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. He also paired up with Rick Danko for a series of duo concerts and did studio work with groups as diverse as Mercury Rev (Deserter's Songs), Livingston Taylor, Four Men and a Dog, and Artie Traum. Louie toured with Danko shortly before the singer/bassist's death and co-produced and performed extensively on his posthumous album, Times Like These. Professor "Louie" & the Crowmatix released Over the Edge on Breeze Hill Records in August 2000. Jam followed a year later, offering a collection of jam sessions by some of the best roots rockers in the underground. A year later, Flyin' High offered more of the same.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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