(audience applauding) (audience whooping) (pleasant jazz music) (smooth trombone music) (smooth saxophone music) ("Statesboro Blues" by Wycliffe Gordon) (lively electric guitar music) (lively trombone music) ♪ Wake up, momma ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪ Wake up, momma ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪ You got no nerve, baby ♪ ♪ To turn Uncle John from your door ♪ ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ ♪ Had them Statesboro Blues ♪ ♪ Yes, I woke up this morning ♪ ♪ I had them Statesboro Blues ♪ ♪ I looked over in the corner ♪ ♪ Grandpa seemed to have them too ♪ ♪ Oh yes he did ♪ (lively saxophone music) (exciting electric guitar music) ♪ Well, my momma died and left me ♪ ♪ My poppa died and left me ♪ ♪ I ain't good looking, baby ♪ ♪ But I'm somewhat sweet and kind ♪ ♪ Goin' to the country ♪ ♪ Baby, do you wanna go ♪ ♪ If you can't make it, darling ♪ ♪ Your sister Lucille said she wanna go ♪ (lively horn music) ♪ I love that woman ♪ ♪ Better than any woman I've ever seen ♪ ♪ Yes, I love that woman ♪ ♪ Better than any woman I've ever seen ♪ ♪ You know, she treat me like a king ♪ ♪ She look like a doggone queen ♪ ♪ That's why I said it ♪ ♪ Wake up, momma ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪ Wake up, momma ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪ You got no nerve, baby ♪ ♪ To turn Uncle John from your door ♪ (audience applauding) ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ - All right!

(audience applauding) Man, we're gonna have some fun tonight.

I know that for sure.

If y'all have half as much fun as I'm having, it's gonna be a good night for everybody.

(electric guitar squealing) Yeah.

("Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" by Jon Burr) ♪ Oh, tell me 'bout the car I saw ♪ ♪ Parked outside your door ♪ ♪ Tell me what you left me waiting ♪ ♪ Two or three hours for ♪ ♪ Tell me why when the phone rings, baby ♪ ♪ You're up and across the floor ♪ ♪ Don't keep me wonderin' no longer ♪ (lively horn music) ♪ Oh, I think about the bad times ♪ ♪ Think about yours and mine ♪ ♪ You were lost in the silver spoon ♪ ♪ But I pulled you out in time ♪ ♪ And I hope that you got your reasons ♪ ♪ For the way that you've been lyin' ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' no longer ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ (exciting electric guitar music) ♪ I think I'm gonna go now ♪ ♪ But you know that I'll be back ♪ ♪ And you can think it over, darling ♪ ♪ Tell me how you're gonna act ♪ ♪ But I'm gonna keep holding on ♪ ♪ I don't get no stronger ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' no longer ♪ ♪ No, don't keep me ♪ ♪ Don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ Don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ I gotta know, I gotta know, know ♪ ♪ Don't keep me ♪ (lively horn and piano music) ♪ Don't keep me ♪ (exciting saxophone music) (lively saxophone music) (exciting electric guitar music) ♪ Don't keep me, babe ♪ ♪ I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know now ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Don't keep me ♪ ♪ I gotta know, I gotta know, know ♪ ♪ Don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ Don't keep me ♪ ♪ Don't keep me ♪ ♪ No, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ (exciting band music) (audience applauding) - How about a hand for Randall Bramblett?

(audience cheering) He's definitely coming back, and we'll get his proper introduction later on.

So, welcome to the Lyric Theater.

Can't think of a better place to be.

It's been an exercise of delayed gratification waiting two years after the release of this album that we made.

And, by the way, these are the guys that made the album.

(audience applauding) They have names.

And... we'll get to introducing folks, but I would like to thank John Harvey.

You heard that wonderful introduction, because this is his idea, that's all.

We're just backing up the cats, that's what we do, so it's his idea and he put this concert together, finally.

It was planned two years ago, but again, here we are and glad to be here, so...

I could go on, but I won't, because I want to introduce someone who is gonna kinda take over the front of the stage and do some conducting, if you will, and MCing whatever it might be, and Shane Porter, and he's done several of the arrangements, and integral to this project, we'd be in trouble if we didn't have him, 'cause of the lots of logistics going on behind the scenes just to put this together, not to mention the album, it's unbelievable.

So he's done a lot, and he's gonna take over so I can just go play drums, you know?

Shane!

(audience applauding) - Good evening.

Much of the music that you hear tonight is actually arranged by band members as well.

This next tune was the first instrumental written by an Allman Brothers band member, and it was done, the arrangement of "Liz Reed" is done by Mr.

Mart Avant.

(audience cheering) Who will also be featured on the flugelhorn back there.

("In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by Mark Avant) (smooth electric guitar music) (lively saxophone music) (lively horn music) (exciting horn music) (gentle horn music) (lively flugelhorn music) (smooth horn music) (lively saxophone music) (lively saxophone music) (lively horn music) (smooth keyboard and electric guitar music) (lively electric guitar music) (exciting horn music) (lively drumming music) (exciting horn music) (gentle horn music) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) ("Hot 'Lanta" by Tom Wolfe) (upbeat keyboard music) (smooth electric guitar music) (lively horn music) (smooth keyboard music) (lively keyboard music) (exciting horn music) (smooth saxophone music) (smooth electric guitar music) (lively horn music) (lively saxophone music) (lively drumming) (exciting horn music) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) So we will hear everyone's name throughout the night, but Dr. Andy Nevala on the organ.

(audience applauding) Mr. Tom Wolfe on the guitar.

(audience cheering) Dick Aven, tenor saxophone.

(audience cheering) And like you heard me say earlier, a lot of these charts were done by members of the band.

That was "Hot 'Lanta" arranged by Mr. Wolfe, and... (audience applauding) The next chart, it's going to be a trombone featuring Chad Fisher, is entitled, "Dreams," also arranged by Mr. Wolfe.

(audience applauding) ("Dreams" by Tom Wolfe) (gentle drumming beat) (smooth electric guitar and keyboard music) (somber trombone music) (lively horn music) (audience whooping) (audience clapping) (gentle trombone music) (gentle trombone music) (lively trombone music) (lively trombone music) (gentle electric guitar music) (smooth horn music) (gentle piano tempo music) (gentle guitar music) (gentle trombone music) (lively horn music) (gentle saxophone music) (gentle guitar music) (audience applauding) I hope you're all enjoying everything so far.

(audience cheering) It seems like we just started but this is the last tune of the first set.

- No, no!

- No!

- We've got plenty more, but we are going to take a 20 minute intermission after this.

This one's done, it's entitle, "Stand Back," and it's done by me.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Stand Back" by Shane Porter) (exciting electric guitar music) (exciting horn music) (smooth saxophone music) (exciting electric guitar music) (lively horn music) (exciting saxophone music) (exciting electric guitar music) (lively drumming) (lively horn music) (exciting saxophone music) (smooth bass guitar music) (lively horn music) (exciting saxophone music) (exciting electric guitar music) (audience applauding) Thank you, everybody.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Don't Want You No More" by Tom Wolfe) (lively horn music) (smooth electric guitar music) (upbeat keyboard music) (lively saxophone music) (exciting horn music) (upbeat trombone music) (upbeat horn music) (lively drumming) (lively horn music) (smooth saxophone music) (audience whooping) ♪ I have not come ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ("It's Not My Cross to Bear" by Shane Porter) ♪ To testify ♪ ♪ About our bad, bad misfortune ♪ ♪ And I ain't here a wondering why ♪ ♪ You know I'll live on ♪ (smooth saxophone music) ♪ And I'll be strong ♪ ♪ It just ain't my cross to bear ♪ ♪ I sat down ♪ ♪ And wrote you a long letter ♪ ♪ Oh, yes I did ♪ (somber horn music) ♪ It was just the other day ♪ ♪ Said, sure as the sunrise, baby ♪ ♪ Tomorrow I'll be up and on my way ♪ ♪ You know I'll live on ♪ ♪ And I'll be strong ♪ ♪ It just ain't my cross to bear ♪ (smooth saxophone and piano music) (lively piano music) (audience applauding) (smooth electric guitar music) (lively saxophone music) (lively drumming) (smooth horn music) ♪ Oh, but I'll live on ♪ ♪ And I'll be strong ♪ ♪ It just ain't my ♪ ♪ Cross to bear ♪ ♪ Yes, baby ♪ (lively jazz music) ♪ In the end, babe ♪ ♪ Long towards the end of your road ♪ ♪ Don't reach out for me, darling ♪ ♪ I'm going to carry your load ♪ ♪ You know I'll live on ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ You know I'll be strong ♪ ♪ It just, it just ♪ ♪ It just ain't ♪ (lively jazz music) ♪ It just ain't my cross to bear ♪ ♪ You got to carry it for yourself ♪ (lively horn music) ♪ I can't do it for you ♪ ♪ You got to carry it for yourself ♪ (lively horn music) ♪ No, it just ain't ♪ ♪ It just ♪ ♪ Ain't ♪ ♪ Woo-Hoo ♪ ♪ It just ain't ♪ (dramatic saxophone music) ♪ It just ain't my cross to bear ♪ (lively drumming) ♪ Yeah ♪ (exciting horn music) ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ (audience applauding) (audience cheering) - All right.

Man, I'm just honored and thrilled to be up here with these guys, you know?

This is another level of great musicianship.

There's one right there.

- How about, you're due a formal introduction for Randall Bramblett, let's hear it, everybody.

(audience applauding) Renowned song writer, multi-instrumentalist.

Now, some of you have been buying his albums and solo releases.

There's a bunch of them on New West Records, the same label that Big Band of Brothers is on.

How many people remember Gregg Allman's "Laid Back" album?

(audience cheering) That was a good one, he toured there.

How many people remember Sea Level?

(audience cheering) I was telling Randall earlier, I'm kinda starstruck because I was a teenager, like, "I'm gonna get that gig."

That was my fantasy, I really dug Sea Level.

That was my thing.

Anyway, he's played with so many people, it's unbelievable.

You should look up his discography and, I mean, who is it, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, you, Steve Winwood, a Traffic Stint, Widespread Panic, I mean, this guy is all over the place, you know?

- Woo!

- Obviously, we're all very honored and thrilled that he's covering the vocals for us, here, tonight.

Thank you, Randall.

- My pleasure, my pleasure.

(audience applauding) - And he's going to take over what's gonna happen next, but we also have another special guest that flew all the way in from Ohio just to be here, because we're doing some of his arrangements.

He's Red Nienkirchen.

Did I do it right?

Good.

Anyway, he's gonna conduct the band, these next few pieces that he arranged and... Come on, Red.

- Come on out, Red.

(audience applauding) (gentle piano music) So, some of y'all know it, but Sea Level was kind of a jazzier side project of the Allman Brothers, and Jaimoe and Lamar and Chuck got together with Jimmy Nalls and they started just messing around and they ended up making their first record and starting a group, you know, called Sea Level, and I joined them on the second, and throughout the rest of it, Davis Causey and I joined, and went down to Macon and made some good record with them, and they used a couple of my songs for my first, from my second record, I'm sorry, solo record, and we put them in the Sea Level style, and then Chuck did a big band thing too, so Red did the arrangements for all the scores on these two songs, so we're gonna do a couple... Chuck couldn't make it tonight because he had some kind of bar gig with some band named Rolling something-or-other, I don't know.

(audience laughing) Rolling Rocks, but he wishes he could be here but he couldn't make it, but, anyway, this is called "A King Grand," "The King Grand," I need 10 thousand dollars.

(smooth piano music) ("King Grand" by Red Nienkirchen) (lively horn music) ♪ Can you loan me two until Lou comes through ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ What about five until I catch my stride ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ At least let me hold 10 until I find my friend ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ I really need a king grand ♪ (lively horn music) ♪ 10 thousand dollars ♪ ♪ All I want ♪ ♪ All I really need ♪ ♪ I woulda had it back quicker but brother got sick ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ I'd of had it back a day if I had my way ♪ ♪ You know I would ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ We'd of had some fun but that horse would not run ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ I really need a king grand ♪ ♪ 10 thousand dollars ♪ ♪ Woo-Hoo ♪ ♪ All I want ♪ ♪ All I really need ♪ (lively horn music) (exciting piano music) ♪ Let me hold a C note, get me out this bad boat now ♪ (lively bass guitar music) ♪ Let your momma hold it, I bet she can't fold it ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (lively piano music) ♪ I got to have it now, I'm gonna break my vow, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ (exciting horn music) ♪ A king grand ♪ ♪ 10 thousand dollars ♪ ♪ All I want ♪ ♪ All I really need ♪ ♪ Come on, give it to me now ♪ (lively trumpet music) (exciting horn music) (exciting electric guitar music) (exciting electric guitar music) (audience cheering) - Yeah, 10 thousand dollars.

(audience applauding) Woo, here's another Sea Level thing that we did on that same record, "On the Edge."

(pleasant piano music) ("Living In a Dream" by Red Nienkirchen) (pleasant piano music) (upbeat horn music) ♪ In the dreary world ♪ ♪ That we're living in ♪ ♪ It fashionable ♪ ♪ To let nothing faze you ♪ ♪ Yeah you're above it all, I guess ♪ ♪ You're fooling ♪ ♪ Fooling yourself ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ (smooth horn music) ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ And the dancers dance ♪ ♪ Up above the floor ♪ (upbeat saxophone music) ♪ The people are calling ♪ ♪ Calling for more and more and more and more ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're above it all ♪ ♪ You're fooling ♪ ♪ Fooling yourself ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ (Randall vocalizing tune) (lively saxophone music) ♪ So you close the door ♪ ♪ You let nothing in ♪ ♪ And yet you're moving ♪ ♪ Not caring where you've been ♪ ♪ You're above it all ♪ ♪ And you remind me ♪ ♪ You remind me ♪ ♪ Of myself ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ Living in a dream ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ (smooth saxophone music) (lively saxophone music) (lively piano music) (lively horn music) (gentle piano music) (somber saxophone music) (audience cheering) - Thank you.

Sea Level, thank you.

Thank you, Red.

(audience applauding) Nice.

- How is Mr. Arnold Montgomery, over here, on tenor sax killing it?

(audience cheering) Killing it!

(audience whooping) And I'll tell you, sometimes I feel.

(audience whooping) Sometimes.

Sometimes I feel.

(audience whooping) ("Whipping Post" by Shane Porter) (lively bass guitar music) (lively horn music) ♪ I've been run down ♪ ♪ Yes, I've been lied to ♪ ♪ I don't know why ♪ ♪ I let that mean woman make me a fool ♪ ♪ Took all my money ♪ ♪ You wrecked my new car ♪ ♪ Now she's with one of my good time buddies ♪ ♪ Drinkin' in some cross-town bar ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ Like I've been tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ (exciting horn music) (lively saxophone music) ♪ My friends tell me ♪ ♪ Hey, that I've been such a fool ♪ ♪ I had to stand by and take it baby ♪ ♪ All for lovin' you ♪ ♪ Drown myself in sorrow ♪ ♪ As I look at what you've done ♪ ♪ But nothing seemed to change ♪ ♪ The bad times stayed the same ♪ ♪ And I can't run ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ Like I've been tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Tied to the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ (lively horn music) (exciting trombone music) ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Sometimes ♪ ♪ I feel ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ Like I've been tied ♪ ♪ To the whipping post ♪ ♪ Tied ♪ ♪ To the whipping post ♪ ♪ Tied ♪ ♪ To the whipping post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel ♪ ♪ Like I'm dyin' ♪ (somber horn music) ♪ Yeah ♪ (audience applauding) - Thank you.

(audience cheering) - Let's hear it for Mr. Randall Bramblett.

(audience cheering) Gary Wheat on alto saxophone.

Chad Fisher on the trombone.

And everybody else.

(audience cheering) (audience member indistinctly shouting) - Woo!

- Okay.

- I promise I'll be short but...

This last tune is called "Les Brers."

It translates to, "The Brothers."

And that's very appropriate for this group, up here, because we've known each other for years.

I think Mart, are you and Chris the oldest knowing brotherhood relationship we have on here?

What, 40-something years?

I met Mart when I was 15 and I just turned 50.

(audience cheering) So, yeah, we've all known each other and... that's kind of where the title, or the name of this group came from, "Big Band of Brothers," is because we all are, we've known each other forever, done all kinds of musical stuff together.

Mr. Wolfe as my teacher.

(audience whooping) (audience applauding) So it's really cool to stand up here on stage with him and share arranging duties.

This last one was the Allman Brothers' exploration into free jazz.

This is "Les Brers."

(audience applauding) ("Les Brers in A Minor" by Shane Porter) (gentle sporadic jazz music) (gentle sporadic jazz music) (gentle electric guitar music) (gentle sporadic jazz music) (music hushing) (exciting horn beat music) (lively drumming and bass guitar music) (upbeat horn music) (gentle piano and bongo music) (upbeat horn music) (lively piano music) (lively piano music) (upbeat horn music) (exciting trombone music) (lively horn music) (lively drumming) (lively bass guitar music) (upbeat horn music) (pleasant trumpet music) (lively bongo music) (gentle bass guitar music) (upbeat horn music) (exciting electric guitar music) (upbeat horn music) (lively saxophone music) (pleasant horn music) (exciting drumming) (gentle jazz music) (exciting jazz music) (audience applauding) The Big Band of Brothers.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) (exciting horn music) This concludes our show for tonight.

I'd like to introduce everybody.

On the bari saxophone, we have Mr. Steve Collins.

Mr. Arnold Montgomery on tenor saxophone.

Mr. Gary Wheat, alto saxophone.

Mr. Dick Aven on the other tenor saxophone.

Back here on the trombones, we have Mr. Billy Huber, Mr. Billy Bargetzi, Chad Fisher, Brandon Slocumb.

Back in the trumpet section, Mr.

Rob Alley, Mr.

Mart Avant, Mr. Chris Gordon, and tearing up the high notes along with Mr. Gordon, is Mr. Barney Floyd.

Over here in the rhythm section, we have Dave Crenshaw on percussion, Mr. Chris Kozak in the back on bass, Dr. Andy Nevala on the organ.

And the two-headed guitars over here, we have Mr. Tom Wolfe, Mr. Matt Casey.

And, of course, our guest for the evening, Mr. Randall Bramblett!

(audience cheering) One, two, three.

♪ Well I'm southbound ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ ♪ Good Lord ♪ ♪ I'm southbound ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ ♪ Got that old-time feeling ♪ ♪ Sometimes it's called the blues ♪ ♪ Southbound ♪ ♪ Good Lord, southbound ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm southbound ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I'm southbound ♪ ♪ Gonna make it on up to you ♪ ♪ For all the things you should've had before ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ (exciting horn music) - Thank you and goodnight!

(exciting horn music) (audience cheering) (audience applauding)