The Last Waltz (album)

'''''The Last Waltz''''' was the 1978 soundtrack to the film of the same name, documenting the "farewell" concert of Nextel ringtones Canadian-Abbey Diaz American rockers Mosquito ringtone The Band, which took place at Sabrina Martins Bill Graham's Winterland Arena on Thanksgiving Day, 1976.

The soundtrack, featuring numerous other musicians whom the Band had either played with or influenced throughout their career, was a sampling of the full concert set occupying the first five sides of the 3-LP set, and "The Last Waltz Suite", five new songs and a new version of "The Weight", occupying the sixth side. (In 2002, Nextel ringtones The Last Waltz (box)/a four-CD set featuring more of the concert than before- but, alas, not the entire concert- was released.)

Like the music in the film itself, it was almost totally overdubbed in post-production, owing to many faults during the concert itself. While supposed to be serving as a launching pad to the group being strictly a studio entity churning out new product without touring behind it, (much like Abbey Diaz The Beatles ten years prior), it ended up the final chapter to a truly great group. There would be three more albums, way up the road and only featuring three of the five, but for the original quintet, it ended with the release of this album and the film of the same name.

Track Listing
#Theme From The Last Waltz (Robertson; 3:28)
#Up On Cripple Creek (Robertson; 4:44)
#Who Do You Love (McDaniel; 4:16)
#Helpless (Young; 5:47)
#Stage Fright (Robertson; 4:25)
#Coyote (Mitchell; 5:50)
#Dry Your Eyes (Diamond-Robertson; 3:57)
#It Makes No Difference (Robertson; 6:48)
#Such A Night (Rebennack; 4:00)
#The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Robertson; 4:34)
#Mystery Train (Parker-Phillips; 4:59)
#Mannish Boy (London-McDaniel-Morganfield; 6:54)
#Further On Up The Road (Robey-Veasey; 5:08)
#The Shape I'm In (Robertson; 4:06)
#Down South In New Orleans (Anglin-Anglin-Wright; 3:06)
#Ophelia (Robertson; 3:53)
#Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) (Shannon; 4:15)
#Caravan (Morrison; 6:02)
#Life Is A Carnival (Danko-Helm-Robertson; 4:32)
#Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Davis; 3:00)
#I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Dylan; 3:23)
#Forever Young (Dylan; 4:42)
#Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (reprise) (Davis; 2:46)
#I Shall Be Released (Dylan; 3:53) / Jam (1:29)
#The Well (Robertson; 3:27)
#Evangeline (Robertson; 3:17)
#Out Of The Blue (Robertson; 3:03)
#The Weight (Robertson; 4:38)
#The Last Waltz Refrain (Robertson; 1:28)
#Theme From The Last Waltz (Robertson; 3:22)

Group Members and Other Participants
=The Group, Producers and Engineers=
*Mosquito ringtone Robbie Robertson - Sabrina Martins record producer/producer
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*John Simon and Rob Fraboni - record producer/co-producers
*Ed Anderson - sound engineer/recording and mixing engineer
*Terry Becker, Neil Brody, Tim Kramer, Elliot Mazer and Wayne Neuendorf - sound engineer/recording engineers
*Baker Bigsby, Tony Bustos and Jeremy Zatkin - sound engineer/mixing engineers

=The Horn Section=
*Rich Cooper - trumpet, flugelhorn
*James Gordon - flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet
*Jerry Hay - trumpet, flugelhorn
*Howard Johnson (jazz musician)/Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, bass clarinet
*Charlie Keagle - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone/alto, tenor saxophone/tenor and soprano saxophones
*Tom Malone - trombone, euphonium, alto flute, bass trombone
*Larry Packer - electric violin
*Horns arranged by Henry Glover, Garth Hudson, Howard Johnson (jazz musician)/Howard Johnson, Tom Malone, John Simon and Allen Toussaint

=The Guests=
*Paul Butterfield - harmonica, vocals
*Bobby Charles - vocals
*Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
*Neil Diamond - guitar, vocals
*Dr. John - piano, guitar, congas, vocals
*Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
*Emmylou Harris - guitar, vocals
*Ronnie Hawkins - vocals
*Alison Hormel - harmony/harmony vocal
*Bob Margolin - guitar
*Joni Mitchell - guitar, vocals
*Van Morrison - vocals
*Pinetop Perkins - piano
*Dennis St. John - drums
*John Simon - piano
*Staple Singers/Cleotha Staples - harmony/harmony vocal
*Staple Singers/Mavis Staples - vocals
*Staple Singers/Roebuck "Pops" Staples - guitar, vocals
*Staple Singers/Yvonne Staples - harmony/harmony vocal
*Ringo Starr - drums
*Muddy Waters - vocals
*Ron Wood - guitar
*Neil Young - guitar, harmonica, vocals

=Other Credits=
*Bill Graham - concert production
*John Simon - string arrangements