''Sweet Smoke Live'' is the third release from the progressive jazz rock band

Sweet Smoke Sweet Smoke was an American rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1968. The group moved to Europe in 1969, living in Germany, and performing in Germany, the Netherlands and France until 1974 when the band split up. Initially, some members sta ...

. Released in 1974, it was their second record to feature only two tracks, the first being their debut effort '' Just a Poke''. It showcases the band's live talents with extended jamming, the guitar solos are the showcase. It was recorded live in Berlin, Musikhochschule. The last track is actually two songs that were combined during the LP engineering. The tracks were later listed separately when three additional tracks were added to the 2001 CD re-release. After the 1997 CD re-issue had already used a different cover than the original LP, the cover for the 2001 re-release was changed again, re-using the typographical design of the LP cover.

Track listing

1974 LP release and 1997 CD re-issue

Side one

# "First Jam" (Sweet Smoke) – 19:15

Side two

# "Shadout Mapes" (Rick Greenberg)
"Ocean of Fears" (Marvin Kaminowitz) – 18:02

2001 CD re-release with bonus tracks

# "First Jam" # "Shadout Mapes" # "Ocean of Fears" # "People Are Hard" # "Schyler's Song" # "Final Jam"

Personnel

* Marvin Kaminowitz –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

, vocals, percussion * Rick Greenberg (aka, Rick Rasa) –

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form i ...

* John Classi –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

, sound effects * Andrew Dershin –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, percussion * Jay Dorfman –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

, percussion * Martin Rosenberg – tambura, percussion

References

External links

Sweet Smoke Live
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The South African Rock Encyclopedia