(2021) Laura Nyro – Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan


Review:
A member of both the Songwriters and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, Laura Nyro not only wrote songs that became hits for acts including The 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Barbra Streisand, Three Dog Night, and many more, but has been cited as a major influence by Kate Bush, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello, Todd Rundgren, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked), and countless others. She recorded 10 studio albums (one released posthumously), but a live performance from Nyro was always an event. Trees of the Ages: Live in Japan was first issued in that country in 2003 as An Evening with Laura Nyro but has been out-of-print ever since, save for a truncated version from the U.S. EMI Special Markets label. At the piano and accompanied by a trio consisting of Diane Wilson, Dian Sorrell, and Diane Garisto, Nyro ran through her classic songbook (“And When I Die,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Emmie”) as well as spellbinding covers of Bacharach and David (“Walk on By”), Smokey Robinson (“Ooo Baby Baby”), and The 5 Royales/The Shirelles (Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass’ “Dedicated to the One I Love”).  Omnivore’s reissue of this beautiful, intimate performance features all-new artwork and promises to restore the once-rare concert to its rightful place in the Nyro live canon. — SecondDisc





Track Listing:
01 - Dedicated to the One I Love (Live in Japan)
02 - Ooh Baby Baby (Live in Japan)
03 - Woman of the World (Live in Japan)
04 - Louise's Church (Live in Japan)
05 - Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song) (Live in Japan)
06 - Walk the Dog & Light the Light (Song of the Road) (Live in Japan)
07 - The Japanese Restaurant Song (Live in Japan)
08 - And When I Die (Live in Japan)
09 - To a Child (Live in Japan)
10 - The Descent of Luna Rose (Live in Japan)
11 - Wild World (Live in Japan)
12 - Wedding Bell Blues (Live in Japan)
13 - Trees of the Ages/Emmie (Live in Japan)
14 - Walk On By (Live in Japan)
15 - Let It Be Me (Live in Japan)
16 - Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies) (Live in Japan)
17 - Wind (Live in Japan)
18 - Broken Rainbow (Live in Japan)
19 - My Innocence/Sophia (Live in Japan)
20 - Art of Love (Live in Japan)


Media Report:
Genre: Pop
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits