The Allman Brothers Band - An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set

The Allman Brothers Band's fifth live release in 25 years, cut during 1994 in Raleigh, NC, and at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey, is a high-water mark in their Epic Records catalog. If anything, they're even better here than they were on the earlier Evening With the Allman Brothers Band, the old material getting fresh new approaches -- the band was on for both nights, and presented sets, including an acoustic version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Jessica" (which won a Grammy Award), that soared and flowed, especially Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes' guitars. What's more, the clarity of the recording and the volume at which it was recorded make this a most rewarding 70 minutes of live music on a purely technical level -- you can practically hear the action on the guitars during the acoustic set. It won't replace Live at Fillmore East or the live portions of Eat a Peach, but it deserves a place on the shelf not very far from them. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Name Credits Allen Woody Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) Biff Dawes Engineer Bud Snyder Engineer Butch Trucks Drums, Tympani [Timpani], Vocals (Background) Charles Dye Editing David Hewitt Engineer Dickey Betts Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Doug Field Engineer Gregg Allman Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Organ (Hammond) Jaimoe Johnson Drums, Vocals (Background), Percussion Jay Mark Mixing Joel Zimmerman Art Direction John Falzarano Engineer Kathy Yore Engineer Kirk West Photography, Art Direction Marc Quiñones Percussion, Drums, Conga Phil Gitomer Engineer Sean McClintock Engineer Steve Robillard Assistant Engineer Tom Dowd Producer Vladimir Meller Mastering Warren Haynes Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background)