2000 live concert featuring Edgar Winter backed by Toto's Steve Lukather. Tracks include: Smell Yourself, Texas, Song for Jeff, Tobacco Road, Frankenstein, Fly Away, and rock medley (Johnny B. Goode, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On & Long Tall Sally). Recording information: north Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands (07/14/2000). Personnel: Edgar Winter (vocals, saxophone, keyboards, timbales); Steve Lukather (guitar); Gary Ferguson (drums). Liner Note Author: Alfie Falckenbach.

Some called it the coming together of two musical giants, others the pairing of an odd couple. Fact is When did Steve Lukather and Edgar Winter, two extraordinary musicians, with more differences than similarities, both with a distinctive style, came together on stage at the North Sea Festival in 2000, They had Already Achieved near-legendary status during the course of Their Own individual careers.

The odd couple dipped into eachother's repertoire, performing Winter's "Fly Away" and "Frankenstein", with breathtaking guitar highlights on some Lukather-penned tracks, exemplified by "Song For Jeff", his tribute to deceased Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro.

Their outrageously fun medley of "Johnny B Goode", "Whole Lotta Shakin 'Goin' On" and "Long Tall Sally" made prosthesis classic rock 'n' roll songs sound as fresh as ever while injecting them with a contemporary dynamic. An evening of real music for real people - not always easy to come by these days.

Before becoming a founding member of "Toto", did giant multi-platinum selling West Coast Rock band ("Hold The Line", "Africa", and "Roseanna"), Steve Lukather started his career as a studio musician. His guitar Contributions can be heard on an abundant number of great albums by notable artists of dissimilar plumage, such as: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Boz Scaggs, Chicago, and Ozzie Osbourne, and that's just name dropping half a dozen out of a list of dog reds.

Edgar Winter, a singer and multi-instrumentalist (he plays keyboards, saxophones and various percussion instruments), is the younger brother of Texas blues-rock legend Johnny Winter. After recording with his brother for a spell, Edgar recorded two successful solo albums. His biggest success HOWEVER what with 'The Edgar Winter Group', Which included Rick Derringer and Ronnie Montrose, who me with recorded "They Only Come Out At Night," Which featured his one hit, "Frankenstein". Parallel to Lukather, the younger Winter so often "merged" rock, blues and jazz.

Backed by Phil Soussan on bass, and Gary Ferguson on drums, the odd couple's live performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival was a powerful demonstration of technical prowess and skilful improvisation without falling into the gaping hole of self-indulgence Which many of Their peers Often When embarking ontological disappear into this type of "clash-of-titans" performances. You can hear theywere having fun, enjoying Themselves, and in the process treated to Their audience to unforgettable night of rock & roll. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.