Thanks, David. A little more info here: Rhino Leads The Band Through One 'Last Waltz' (Billboard.com, 3/11/02)
Rhino Records, United Artists, and MGM Home Entertainment have teamed for a variety of projects to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the final concert by the original incarnation of the Band, later released as an album and a film under the name "The Last Waltz." United Artists is re-releasing the Martin Scorsese-directed film for a limited theatrical run beginning April 5, while Rhino will issue a four-CD boxed set version of the album on April 16. A special edition DVD from MGM arrives May 7. The five-hour show, held on Thanksgiving Day at the Winterland Theatre in San Francisco, found the Band's Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel backed by a dazzling array of guests, including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Emmylou Harris, and Van Morrison. The original 30-track album documenting the show was released by Warner Bros. in 1978. The new boxed set, supervised and remastered by Robertson, tacks on 24 more tracks from the concert and rehearsals. Among them are Band performances with Mitchell, Clapton, Dylan, and Young; Robertson's demo for "The Last Waltz" theme; two previously unreleased jams; and more. Robertson also wrote the introduction for the 80-page CD booklet, which features rare photos and memorabilia. Beyond digital transfers and sound mixes, MGM's special-edition DVD sports a featurette with interviews of Robertson and Scorsese, plus the latter's original storyboards. A previously unseen "jam footage" series features the Band with such guests as Young, Clapton, Starr, Stephen Stills, Ron Wood, and Dr. John. Robertson and Scorsese also offer a shot-by-shot commentary track, while Helm, Hudson, and various other participating musicians and crew members supply a second commentary of their own. The film returns to theaters April 5 in San Francisco, and will also open in New York (April 10), Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, Washington D.C., and Toronto (April 19). Robertson also supervised a digital remix of the soundtrack, which will be heard for the first time in Dolby 5.1 stereo sound. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.David Sapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "joni list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:02 AM Subject: The Last Waltz" > there should be some joni tunes on this: > > THE BAND CELEBRATE "WALTZ"'S BIRTHDAY > > The BAND's "The Last Waltz" will be released as a four-CD box set on April > 16th, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landmark concert and film. > The box set, overseen by Band guitarist ROBBIE ROBERTSON, includes the > original soundtrack's thirty songs, as well as twenty-four unreleased tracks, > including a rehearsal with VAN MORRISON. The film, directed by MARTIN > SCORSESE, will briefly return to theaters on April 5th before the release of a > special-edition DVD on May 7th. "What's really interesting is to look back and > see what a historic event and extraordinary musical collaboration it was," > Robertson told Rolling Stone. "The fact that it actually happened is a > phenomenon." > rollingstone.com 3/11/02 > > > > peace, david
