Leonard Cohen - "Take This Waltz" - Tower Theatre, Philadelphia - 10-22-09

Leonard Cohen sings "Take This Waltz" (song written by Leonard Cohen and based on a poem by Federico García Lorca). At approximately 3:56 he engages in a delightful duet with Hattie Webb. Then Leonard says "With your permission ladies and gentlemen, I will introduce these remarkable singers and musicians one more time. From Barcelona, the great virtuoso, Javier Mas; on all the instruments of wind, the maestro of breath, Dino Soldo; on vocals and guitar, the irreplaceable Bob Metzger; on drums, the prince of precision, Rafael Bernardo Gayol; on the keyboards and the Hammond B3, the impeccable Neil Larsen; on vocals and composition, my collaborator, the incomparable, Sharon Robinson; on vocals, Hattie and Charley Webb, the sublime Webb Sisters; on vocals and bass, the shepherd of our grand ensemble, and the conscious, our Musical Director, the esteemed Roscoe Beck." Leonard then skips off the stage with a hand flourish. I had placed a "poet laureate" laurel wreath for Leonard on the stage earlier, and at around 5:15 you can see Leonard examining it and picking it up and placing it at the back of the stage.

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Music

Tags:

• Leonard
• Cohen
• Take
• This
• Waltz
• Tower
• Theatre
• Philadelphia
• 10-22-09