Paul Simon Live In New York City will be release on September 18th in three formats: 2-CD/1-DVD special package, Blu-Ray and Standard DVD.The release was captured during the first leg of Paul Simon's, 2011 U.S. tour, he played a special club performance for hometown fans at New York City's Webster Hall.
The 20-song, 90-minute set list was drawn from his career and includes several songs that haven't been performed live in many years. "Kodachrome," "Mother and Child Reunion," "Gone At Last" and "The Obvious Child" are just some of the highlights as well as songs from Simon's most recent album, 2011's So Beautiful or So What (Hear Music/Concord Music Group) including "Dazzling Blue," "Rewrite," "The Afterlife" and the album's propulsive title track.
Simon was joined on stage by Cameroonian guitarist Vincent Nguini, guitarist/drummer Jim Oblon, pianist Mick Rossi, saxophonist/ keyboardist Andrew Snitzer, bassist Bakithi Kumalo, guitarist Mark Stewart, master percussionist Jamey Haddad and multi-instrumentalist Tony Cedras.
Tracklist:
The Obvious Child
Dazzling Blue
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
So Beautiful Or So What
Mother And Child Reunion
That Was Your Mother
Hearts And Bones
Crazy Love, Vol. II
Slip Slidin' Away
Rewrite
The Boy In The Bubble
The Only Living Boy In New York
The Afterlife
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
Gumboots
ENCORE
The Sound Of Silence
Kodachrome
Gone At Last
Late In The Evening
Still Crazy After All These Years
