Merl Saunders and The Rainforest Band - October 17, 1992
The Rock - Tucson, AZ
Source: SBD/AUD Matrix (matrix out - mix with unknown mic at FOH mix position) >
CAS MASTER (NAD 6325/Maxell MX-S)
Transfer: CAS MASTER (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Mastering 10/08 > FLAC/16
FOH + Matrix Mix: Edwin DeShazo
Recorded and Mastered by: Jim Blackwood
Set 1
d1t01 - Save Mother Earth
d1t02 - Built For Comfort
d1t03 - Boogie On Reggae Woman
d1t04 - Left Out In The Cold
d1t05 - It's in the Air (Konfusion)
d1t06 - Merl's introduction...
d1t07 - Blues From The Rainforest
d1t08 - Dance Of The Fireflies
d1t09 - Funky System
d1t10 - Sunrise Over Haleakala
d2t01 - Sugaree
Set 2
d2t02 - Merl's intro...
d2t03 - Lovely Night for Dancing
d2t04 - Lay-Back Baby
d2t05 - You Can Leave Your Hat On
d2t06 - Mourning Moon
d2t07 - (cut) Harder They Come
d2t08 - Bertha
d2t09 - My Problems Got Problems
Merl Saunders - hammond b3 organ, synthesizer, vocals
Michael Hinton - guitar, background vocals
Michael Warren - bass, background vocals
Vince Littleton - drums, percussion, background vocals
FLAC and 1st seeding on 11-21-08 by Jim Blackwood
This was recorded for broadcast on the radio program 'Dead Air' - 91.3 FM KXCI Community Radio in Tucson, AZ - airing originally on October 24, 1992.
http://www.kxci.org/deadair
This show is incorrectly listed in db.etree.org at 1991-10-17 - and that source is possibly an earlier straight CAS1 > CDR transfer made in the late 90's. It is also possible that an off air copy from the broadcast in 1992 is circulating as well.
Merl Saunders 1934-2008
RIP