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Live on Breeze Hill was The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
 bassist Rick Danko
Rick Danko

Richard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canada musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band....
's third solo album, and the last released before his death in December 1999. It was credited to the "Rick Danko Band": Rick Danko, Garth Hudson & Aaron Hurwitz. Focusing on an intimate show with Danko fronting a nine-piece group featuring three fellow members of The Band as well as auxiliary member Aaron Hurwitz, the album features a mostly predictable selection of live numbers from the glory days of The Band, with only "Crazy Mama" (a late period Band track), "Blaze of Glory" (a track Danko did with Danko/Fjeld/Andersen) and "Next Time You See Me" (the obligatory track featuring Hurwitz on lead vocal) coming from Danko's post-Band era.

"Sip The Wine", issued on Danko's 1977 debut
Rick Danko (album)

Rick Danko was the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. Featuring ten tracks written by Rick Danko usually in conjunction with lyricists Bobby Charles and Emmett Grogan, it was the first solo album by any member of the group, and is perhaps the most accessible to date....
, opens the album, coming not from the concert which makes up the rest of the album, but rather from the studio, an update that showed just how much the last twenty-some years had done to Danko.

Issued jointly by Woodstock Records and Breeze Hill Records, it was later made available as part of a two-disc set from Japan's Dreamsville Records, paired with Danko's posthumous Times Like These, featuring two additional tracks, an otherwise unavailable studio version of "Blind Willie McTell" and a radio edit of the opening "Sip the Wine".

  • "Sip the Wine" (Rick Danko) – 5:23
  • "Twilight" (J. R. Robertson
    Robbie Robertson

    Robbie Robertson is a singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership in The Band. He was ranked 78th in Rolling Stone magazine?s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
    , R.






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    Live on Breeze Hill was The Band
    The Band

    The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
     bassist Rick Danko
    Rick Danko

    Richard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canada musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band....
    's third solo album, and the last released before his death in December 1999. It was credited to the "Rick Danko Band": Rick Danko, Garth Hudson & Aaron Hurwitz. Focusing on an intimate show with Danko fronting a nine-piece group featuring three fellow members of The Band as well as auxiliary member Aaron Hurwitz, the album features a mostly predictable selection of live numbers from the glory days of The Band, with only "Crazy Mama" (a late period Band track), "Blaze of Glory" (a track Danko did with Danko/Fjeld/Andersen) and "Next Time You See Me" (the obligatory track featuring Hurwitz on lead vocal) coming from Danko's post-Band era.

    "Sip The Wine", issued on Danko's 1977 debut
    Rick Danko (album)

    Rick Danko was the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. Featuring ten tracks written by Rick Danko usually in conjunction with lyricists Bobby Charles and Emmett Grogan, it was the first solo album by any member of the group, and is perhaps the most accessible to date....
    , opens the album, coming not from the concert which makes up the rest of the album, but rather from the studio, an update that showed just how much the last twenty-some years had done to Danko.

    Issued jointly by Woodstock Records and Breeze Hill Records, it was later made available as part of a two-disc set from Japan's Dreamsville Records, paired with Danko's posthumous Times Like These, featuring two additional tracks, an otherwise unavailable studio version of "Blind Willie McTell" and a radio edit of the opening "Sip the Wine".

    Track listing

    1. "Sip the Wine" (Rick Danko) – 5:23
    2. "Twilight" (J. R. Robertson
      Robbie Robertson

      Robbie Robertson is a singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership in The Band. He was ranked 78th in Rolling Stone magazine?s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
      , R. Danko) – 5:16
    3. "Crazy Mama" (J. J. Cale) – 5:59
    4. "Stage Fright" (J. R. Robertson) – 4:55
    5. "Ophelia" (J. R. Robertson) – 3:51
    6. "Blaze of Glory" (L. Keith, D. Morrison, J. Slate) – 4:14
    7. "Next Time You See Me" (E. Forest and B. Harvey) – 4:51
    8. "Caledonia Mission" (J. R. Robertson) – 3:41
    9. "The Shape I'm In" (J. R. Robertson) – 4:21
    10. "Chest Fever" (J. R. Robertson) – 6:41
    11. "It Makes No Difference" (J. R. Robertson) – 6:12
    12. "Outro" -1:01


    Personnel


    • Rick Danko
      Rick Danko

      Richard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canada musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band....
       – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
    • Garth Hudson
      Garth Hudson

      Eric Garth Hudson is a Canada musician. As the organ and keyboard instrument for Canada-American Rock music group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound....
       – keyboards, organ, piano, soprano & alto saxophones, accordion
    • Aaron "Professor Louie" Hurwitz – piano, Hammond organ, accordion, vocals


    • Jim Weider
      Jim Weider

      Jim Weider is a guitarist best known for his work with The Band. He joined the reformed version of The Band in 1985 to replace original guitarist Robbie Robertson....
      : Guitars
    • Roger Mason
      Roger Mason

      Roger Le Roy Mason is a retired United States professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1984?1987, 1989, and 1991?1994....
       – electric & bass guitars
    • Randy Ciarlante
      Randy Ciarlante

      Randy Ciarlante is a musician best known for his work with The Band. He joined The Band in 1990 playing mostly bass guitar and drum kit. He provided vocals during live performances for songs sang by the late Richard Manuel....
       – drums, percussion, vocals
    • Tom "Bones" Malone
      Tom Malone (musician)

      Tom "Bones" Malone, born June 16, 1947, is an American jazz musician. As his nickname implies, he specializes on the trombone, but also plays trumpet, tuba, tenor sax, baritone sax, flutes, piccolo, and other instruments....
       – trombone, baritone sax
    • Lenny Pickett
      Lenny Pickett

      Lenny Pickett is an United States saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, music director and Music teacher. He was a member of the Tower of Power Horns from 1972 until 1981, and since 1985 has been the tenor saxophone soloist with the Saturday Night Live band....
       – tenor sax, clarinet
    • Jim Hynes – trumpet
    •