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| Personnel Ira Siegel guitar Eric Weissberg banjo mandolin Yoed Nir cello Tony Beard drums Recording information Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY Directors Francois Lamoureux Pierre Lamoureux Photographers Kat Villacorta Julia Reinhart This live set was recorded in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with a full band and a stellar array of guests to celebrate Judy Collins 50th anniversary as a recording artist This is the audio version of the performance - there is another package that includes the full concert on DVD as well as the disc For starters none of Ms Collins elegant mysterious sophisticated charm has worn off over the decades In fact it feels less studied and more organic now In addition unlike almost all of her peers her voice is actually richer and her range wider than in her hitmaking years This is fact not hyperbole The program includes some of her biggest hits including Both Sides Now Send in the Clowns Mr Tambourine Man and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - the latter sung with its composer Jimmy Webb on piano and backing vocals It is one of two Webb tunes of the night the other is Campo de Encino Collins also offers a moving read of Woody Guthrie s Pastures of Plenty with Ani DiFranco her own Since You ve Asked with Shawn Colvin and a gorgeous version of Stephen Stills Helplessly Hoping with Kenny White Other highlights include a steely reading of Joan Baez s Diamonds and Rust and her own rocking Open the Door The set closes of course with Stephen Sondheim s Send in the Clowns Collins has performed the song for decades but even now it flows without artifice or any hint of weariness The stellar sound the inspired performance and the song selection will more than likely make Live from the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Temple of Dendur an essential album for fans Thom Jurek |
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