Tom McDermott
Private House Concert
Oakland, CA
August 20, 2009

This is the 24 bit high quality version. A 16 bit version suitable for burning to CD is also available.
Source: Marantz PMD-661 (Oade Concert Mod) internal mics at 24bit/96kHz
Transfer: Apple MacBook 2GHz Core Duo > Bias Peak v6.0.3 (downsampled to 24bit/48kHz, EQ, gain adjusted) > xAct v1.3 > FLAC, tagged including replay gain in Foobar2000 v0.9.6.5

Notes: This was a house concert in the living room of a private home in the Oakland hills  There were about 30 lucky people in attendance. The artists graciously allowed me to record. The microphones were positioned immediately next to the piano, mics pointed into the cavity of the piano. There was a technical problem with the deck at the end of the first set causing the loss of the last minute or two of the first set. Thanks to Andy and Vicky for organizing the event, and to Steve and Tesi, our hosts.

Tom is blogging his current tour at
http://tommcdermottblog.blogspot.com
from that blog about this gig, Tom writes:

"My last night in town I played a concert in the Oakland Hills, arranged by Andy and Vicki Rosoff.  It was swell, with magnificent eats and a full house, including my NOLA/Oakland friend Michael Goodwin, who called out requests and provided alternative commentary.  At evening's end, I felt suffused with well-being.  The level of food, education (and expense) is intoxicating in the Bay Area.  Though I never had the chance to live here, it's good to know that I can visit any time."

Another Tom McDermott website:
http://www.thomasmcdermott.com (not much there)

CD releases available through his label:
http://www.strdigital.com/mcDermott.htm

Here is a short article from 1997 on New Orleans piano greats by Tom McDermott:
http://www.satchmo.com/ikoiko/tm9704a.html

I first heard about Tom McDermott on Harry Shearer's Le Show. Harry plays Tom's music frequently and Tom has been a featured guest a few times. Those shows are archived in RealAudio format online at
http://harryshearer.com/
Here are direct links to two shows featuring Tom:
http://play.rbn.com/?url=livecon/kcrw/g2demand/ls/ls021222le_Show.rm&proto=rtsp
http://play.rbn.com/foo.ram?url=livecon/kcrw/g2demand/ls/ls050703le_Show.rm&start=&proto=rtsp

Recording and mastering and cover art by Brad Phillips. This recording is strictly for non-commercial use. Please do not distribute in any lossy format, such as mp3.

Total time 2:04:10, this high quality 24bit/48kHz recording is not suitable for burning to CD. If you wish to burn to CD you need to obtain the 16bit/44.1kHz recording, which is also available.

Folder size: 1.11 GB

1st set
01. intro by Andy and Tom
02. Leyenda a.k.a. Asturias (Isaac Albeniz)
03. talk
04. Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin)
05. Magnetic Rag (Scott Joplin)
06. Pineapple Rag (Scott Joplin)
07. talk
08. The Crave (Jelly Roll Morton)
09. King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton)
10. talk
11. No Me Tocas (Ignacio Cervantes)
12. talk
13. Odeon (Ernesto Nazare)
14. Escorrigando (Ernesto Nazare)
15. talk
16. Atrapado (Tom McDermott)
17. Swipesy Cakewalk (Scott Joplin/Arthur Marshall)
18. talk
19. The Viper's Drag (Fats Waller)
20. talk
21. Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson)
22. Jitterbug Waltz (Fats Waller) [cut]

2nd set
23. intro to the 2nd set
24. Black Beauty (Duke Ellington)
25. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington)
26. Lizinha (Tom McDermott)
27. talk
28. For Brenda (Tom McDermott)
29. talk
30. Pop's Dilemma (James Booker)
31. talk
32. Dorothy (Mac Rebennack a.k.a. Dr. John)
33. Death Ray Boogie (Pete Johnson)
34. talk
35. Proezas de Salon (Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho a.k.a. Pixinguinha)
36. talk
37. Danza (Louis Moreau Gottschalk)
38. talk
39. Tipatina (Professor Longhair)
40. Stars And Stripes Forever (John Philip Souza)