James Taylor

I started listening to James Taylor sometime in the 70's. I have every album, then cassette, then CD. I have never seen him perform live. This was the chance to see the legend for the first time. His songs are part of our American songbook.
"Why is everyone so old?" JT fans are all young and cool and carefree. Where did all these middle aged people come from? Oh yeah, it's been 30 years since he released his first album.
I though he would be shy. He's not, but he certainly is regular, gracious and generous. His between-song patter helped clarify some of the mystery in his lyrics. There was no band, just him, and a piano player.
The material was what I expected, since he has not put an album out in 4 years, there was nothing new. But gems like Copperline, Fire and Rain, You've got a Friend, Carolina on My Mind, and Sweet Baby James sounded as fresh as ever. The (old) audience was in awe, very respectful, and hung on every note.
A lovely concert from one of our country's greatest singer-songwriters.