''Jubilation'' is the tenth and final studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band. Recorded in the spring of 1998 in Levon Helm's home studio in

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, it was released on September 15, 1998. For the first time since the group reformed without guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, there were more originals than covers. Songs include "Last Train to Memphis", featuring guest guitarist Eric Clapton,

Garth Hudson Eric "Garth" Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for rock group the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a ...

's solo instrumental closer "French Girls",

Rick Danko Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During ...

's "High Cotton" and the ode to Ronnie Hawkins, "White Cadillac". On only one track, "If I Should Fail", do all six group members appear. Helm and Danko are missing from one track each, guitarist

Jim Weider James Jeffrey Weider (born December 21, 1951) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the Band. He joined the reformed version of the Band in 1985 to replace original guitarist Robbie Robertson. Biography A native of Woodstock, N ...

is missing from two. Richard Bell is replaced by producer/engineer Aaron Hurwitz on piano and keyboards for much of the album (Bell appears on just three tracks). Hudson and drummer-percussionist Randy Ciarlante are on every track. Friends and family abounded to help out. A limited pressing of the album was released in September 1998 on purple marble vinyl exclusively through the now-defunct site In the Studio. The album cover is by Illinois folk artist George Colin. This is the only album released by the Band to include no contributions from

Richard Manuel Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in The Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and ...

. In an August 1998 web interview, the group revealed they were already working on a follow-up that has not been released.

Track listing

Limited edition vinyl pressing

Personnel

;The Band *

– acoustic and electric bass guitars,

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, acoustic guitar, lead and backing

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* Levon Helm – drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

, harmonica, mandolin, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals *

– keyboards, organ, accordion,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, synthesizers,

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, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, bells * Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals *

– guitars, mandolin, dobro * Richard Bell – piano, accordion ;Additional personnel *Aaron Professor Louie Hurwitz – producer,

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, piano, organ, accordion,

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* Tom Malone –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

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and baritone saxophone * Eric Clapton – guitars *

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– high-string guitar, vocals * Tom Pacheco – guitar *

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– percussion, backing vocals *Marie Spinosa – percussion, backing vocals * Marty Grebb – keyboards, backing vocals *Jim Eppard –

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, mandolin *Mike Dunn – bass guitar * Kevin Doherty – backing vocals * Amy Helm – backing vocals *Maud Hudson – backing vocals

Track-by-track personnel

;"Book Faded Brown" * Rick Danko – lead vocals, string bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Jim Weider – acoustic guitar * Garth Hudson – accordion * Aaron Hurwitz – piano, Hammond organ * Randy Ciarlante – drums, backing vocals * Maud Hudson – backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals ;"Don't Wait" * Levon Helm – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin * Jim Weider – acoustic Dobro * Garth Hudson – piano * Aaron Hurwitz – accordion * Rick Danko – string bass, backing vocals * Randy Ciarlante – drums, backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals ;"Last Train to Memphis" * Levon Helm – lead vocals, triangle, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, drums * Jim Weider – electric guitar * Eric Clapton – lead guitar, rhythm guitar * Garth Hudson – accordion, piano, tenor saxophone * Rick Dank – string bass, backing vocals * Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – percussion, backing vocals * Aaron Hurwitz – backing vocals ;"High Cotton" * Rick Danko – lead vocals, string bass, acoustic guitar * Tom Pacheco – acoustic guitar * Levon Helm – mandolin, harmonica * Garth Hudson – synthesizers, soprano and tenor saxophones * Aaron Hurwitz – piano * Randy Ciarlante – drums, backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals * Kevin Doherty – backing vocals ;"Kentucky Downpour" * Levon Helm – lead vocals, drums * Rick Danko – harmony vocals * Garth Hudson – tenor sax * Tom Malone – baritone and tenor saxophones, trumpet, trombone * Jim Weider – acoustic Dobro guitar * Aaron Hurwitz – Hammond organ * Richard Bell – piano * Mike Dunn – electric bass * Randy Ciarlante – percussion, backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – percussion, backing vocals * Amy Helm – backing vocals ;"Bound by Love" * Rick Danko – lead vocals, string bass, acoustic guitar * John Hiatt – lead vocals, high string guitar * Levon Helm – mandolin * Garth Hudson – accordion * Aaron Hurwitz – piano, backing vocals * Randy Ciarlante – drums, backing vocals * Maud Hudson – backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals ;"White Cadillac (Ode to Ronnie Hawkins)" * Randy Ciarlante – lead vocals * Rick Danko – harmony vocals * Jim Eppard – tenor guitar * Jim Weider – electric guitar * Aaron Hurwitz – accordion, backing vocals * Richard Bell – piano, accordion * Mike Dunn – string bass * Levon Helm – drums, triangle, mandolin * Garth Hudson – whistle, siren, shaker * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals ;"If I Should Fail" * Rick Danko – lead vocals, string bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Levon Helm – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica * Jim Weider – acoustic Dobro, mandolin * Garth Hudson – synthesizer * Richard Bell – Hammond organ * Aaron Hurwitz – piano, accordion * Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals ;"Spirit of the Dance" * Rick Danko – lead vocals, electric bass, backing vocals * Randy Ciarlante – lead vocals, percussion, backing vocals * Tom Malone – baritone and tenor saxophones, trumpet, trombone * Jim Weider – Dobro, acoustic guitar solo * Jim Eppard – mandolin * Garth Hudson – piano, vocoder * Aaron Hurwitz – accordion * Levon Helm – drums * Marie Spinosa – percussion, backing vocals ;"You See Me" * Levon Helm – lead vocals, drums, harmonica * Garth Hudson – organ, tenor and soprano saxophones * Jim Weider – electric guitar * Mike Dunn – electric bass * Tom Malone – baritone and tenor saxophones, trumpet, trombone * Aaron Hurwitz – piano, backing vocals * Marie Spinosa – backing vocals * Randy Ciarlante – backing vocals ;"French Girls" * Garth Hudson – synthesizers, accordion, bells, tenor and soprano saxophones

References

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