Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco

Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco is a live album by guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters. The album was recorded at Slim's nightclub in San Francisco. It was released by DJM Records in November 1997.[1]

Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco
Live album by
Leo Nocentelli
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
VenueSlim's, San Francisco
GenreFunk
Length1:02:26
LabelDJM (DJM-CD 10014)
ProducerLeo Nocentelli

Background

Nocentelli performed regularly in a quartet with drummer Ziggy Modeliste.[2] On this recording the quartet included keyboardist Kevin Walsh and bassist Nick Daniels.[3] The performance was recorded by an audience member at Slim's nightclub in San Francisco. Unaware of the recording, Nocentelli received a Digital Audio Tape from the audience member. He asked a friend to convert it to analog tape. During conversion, a DJM Records executive heard the music and arranged for its release as an album.[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
JazzTimesPositive[5]
Blues AccessPositive[3]

Don Snowden of AllMusic noted that the album "could have been a great glimpse of two masters revisiting past highlights" and found it not fully satisfying.[4] Tony Green of JazzTimes wrote, "the extended jams (...) give Nocentelli the space to step out of his rhythm guitar role for some smoldering classic fusion-leaning solos."[5] John Koetzner of Blues Access had a positive review and said the album is a great way to discover The Meters and Nocentelli's talent.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Meters (Leo Nocentelli, Ziggy Modeliste, George Porter Jr., Art Neville); except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fire on the Bayou/1984" 10:12
2."People Say" 10:34
3."Que Sera, Sera""Jay Livingston, Ray Evans10:18
4."The Hype and the Hoopla"Leo Nocentelli4:55
5."Africa" 7:01
6."Doops Interlude"Leo Nocentelli1:27
7."Come Back Jack"Leo Nocentelli6:26
8."Hey Pocky Way" 6:51
9."Cissy Strut" 4:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[4][6]

  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals, liner notes, producer
  • Zigaboo Modeliste – drums, vocals
  • Nick Daniels – bass, vocals
  • Kevin Walsh – keyboards
  • Dan Morehouse – digital mastering, editing

References
  1. "Allmusic – Leo Nocentelli – biography". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. Keith Spera (May 1, 1995). "Leo Nocentelli's Nocentelli". OffBeat magazine. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. John Koetzner (Summer 1998). "Nocentelli – Live in San Francisco". Blues Access magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. Don Snowden. "Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. Tony Green (March 1999). "Leo Nocentelli – Live in San Francisco". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. "Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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