Jeff Beck - New York 1980 (2023)

At this point Beck was a tax exile and took up residency in the US, remaining there until his return to the UK in the autumn of 1977. In the spring of 1978, he began rehearsing with ex-Return to Forever bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Gerry Brown towards a projected appearance at the Knebworth Festival, but this was cancelled after Brown dropped out. Beck toured Japan for three weeks in November 1978 with an ad hoc group consisting of Clarke and newcomers Tony Hymas (keyboards) and Simon Phillips (drums) from Jack Bruce's band. Work then began on a new studio album at the Who's Ramport Studios in London and continued sporadically throughout 1979, resulting in There & Back in June 1980. It featured three tracks composed and recorded with Jan Hammer, while five were written with Hymas. Stanley Clarke was replaced by Mo Foster on bass, both on the album and the subsequent tour. Its release was followed by extensive touring in the US, Japan, and the UK. On the 12th and 13th October 1980, Jeff and his group played at New York’s prestigious Palladium in Times Square, of which the first night’s show was recorded for live radio broadcast. Now released in its entirety on this new CD title, this electrifying performance is available here for the first time.