Plasma (album)

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Plasma
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ReleasedApril 29, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre Free tropical jazz
Length127:06
Label Elektra
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Plasma is Trey Anastasio's first live album. The two-disc set features live tracks recorded during Trey's summer and fall tour in 2002 with his dectet, which included a guitar, bass, saxophones, trumpet, trombone, tuba, flute, percussion, keyboards, and drums. Plasma was released on April 29, 2003.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date/venueLength
1."Curlew's Call" Anastasio/Herman/Marshall October 24, 2002, Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine 11:23
2."Plasma"Anastasio/Herman/MarshallJune 9, 2002, Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, Ohio 4:20
3."Magilla" McConnell November 2, 2002 (soundcheck), Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach, Florida 3:06
4."When"Anastasio/MarshallOctober 24, 2002, Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine4:48
5."Mozambique"Anastasio/Lawton/Markellis June 11, 2002, Amphitheatre at Station Square, Pittsburgh 10:19
6."Every Story Ends in Stone"Anastasio/MarshallJune 6, 2002, UIC Pavilion, Chicago 8:37
7."Small Axe" Marley November 1, 2002, The Tabernacle, Atlanta 3:23
8."First Tube"Anastasio/Lawton/MarkellisJune 4, 2002, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado 11:28
Total length:57:24
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date/venueLength
1."Night Speaks to a Woman"Anastasio/MarshallJune 22, 2002, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland 22:50
2."Simple Twist Up Dave"Anastasio/Herman/MarshallNovember 1, 2002, The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia8:46
3."Inner Tube"AnastasioJune 6, 2002, UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois21:56
4."Sand"Anastasio/Lawton/Markellis/MarshallJune 20, 2002, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey 16:10
Total length:69:42

Note: Disc 2 track 3 ("Inner Tube") is constructed from portions of the "Mr. Completely" and "Money, Love and Change" jams played at the June 6, 2002 show in Chicago.

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Trey Anastasio Plasma Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. Hoard, Christian (May 15, 2003). "Rolling Stone : Trey Anastasio: Plasma : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2022.