The Roots Brooklyn Bowl Setlist

Finished a review on this for Jambase with kind brother Jim Cunningham. The following set list is courtesy of www.therootslive.com.

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The Roots Jam
Brooklyn Bowl; Brooklyn, NY
10/1/09

Pattern Is Movement - "Crazy In Love" (Beyonce cover) (ft. The Roots)
Pattern Is Movement - "How Does It Feel?" (D'Angelo cover) (ft. The Roots)
The Roots - Jam
The Roots - Jam (unreleased song)
The Roots - "Section" (jammed version)
The Roots - "Star"
The Roots - "Sorrow Tears & Blood" (Fela Kuti cover)
The Roots - "Criminal" (afrobeat version) > Jam (ft. "Moist" Paula Henderson on Baritone Sax, Chelsea Baratz on Tenor Sax, Jonathan Powell on Trumpet)
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew - "Soul Makossa" (ft. Marcus Farrar (of Antibalas) on drums, Abena Koomson, DJ Gravy, Moist Paula, Chelsea Baratz, B Satz on bass, Kirk Douglas on guitar, James Poyser on keys)
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew - "Soldier" (ft. same group above)
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew - "Love of My Life" (ft. same group above +Ray Angry on keys)
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew - "Love Somebody" (ft. same group above +Ray Angry on keys +Jahdan Blakkamore as a guest emcee)
The Roots - Jam (ft. Ray Angry)
Ursula Rucker - ??? (ft. The Roots, ?? on guitar, ?? on keys)
Ursula Rucker - Read Between The Lines (ft. The Roots, ?? on guitar, ?? on keys)
Ursula Rucker - ??? (ft. The Roots, ?? on guitar, ?? on keys)
The Roots - "How I Got Over" (Birthday cake interlude with Talib Kweli in middle of this song)
Talib Kweli - "Get By" (ft. The Roots, Ray Angry)
The Roots - Jam / Freestyles / Again (ft. Ethel Cee (the girl emcee), Talib Kweli & Black Thought + Ray Angry on keys)
Reverend Vince Anderson - "Water Into Wine" (Johnny Cash cover) (ft. Moist Paula, Chelsea Baratz, Eric Biondo on trumpet, Ray Angry, Marcus Farrar on background vocals)
The Roots - Jam (ft. Ray Angry)
Mayer Hawthorne - "Maybe So Maybe No" (ft. The County (Mayer's band), The Roots, Ray Angry)
Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" (ft. The County, The Roots, Ray Angry)
Mayer Hawthorne - "The Ills" (ft. The County, The Roots, Ray Angry) *Black Thought does a verse from "In The Music" on this
The Roots - I Can Understand It (The New Birth cover) (ft. Ray Angry)


and just an FYI...
The Roots are...
Questlove - drums
Black Thought - vocals
"Captain" Kirk Douglas - guitar
Owen Biddle - bass
James Poyser - keys
Kamal Gray - keys *not at the jam
Frank Knuckles - percussion *not at the jam

Their new album, How I Got Over, was recently pushed back and is now due out Feburary 2010 on Def Jam records.
The first single from the album is also called How I Got Over and the video debuted last week (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/jzLUmJUVausjmsZN)

Opening was a group called Pattern Is Movement a band that has played many jam sessions before. A two man band featuring Andrew Thiboldeaux (vocals/keys) and Chris Ward (drums). They were joined by The Roots for their only two songs of the night. With a voice comparable to Cee-Lo, Thiboldeaux belted out “Crazy In Love,” a Beyonce cover that had some of the crowd scratching their heads at first. The crowd eventually started to catch on, unable to resist the pure energy exuded by the band. This was followed with a cover of D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel?.” Pattern left the stage with a worked crowd ready for the rest of the jam.

Without any break The Roots remained on stage and transitioned into some smooth guitar from “Captain” Kirk Douglas. Questlove’s heavy drum beat kept everything moving into an unreleased song. Root's front man Black Thought came out with a vengeance, setting the mood by tearing up the stage with his rhymes and charismatic body language. Often referred to as the “Grateful Dead of hip/hop,” The Roots, much like the Dead, have a few unsung heroes in their lineup. Keyboardist James Poyser and bassist Owen Biddle really bring a lot to the table when it comes to performing live. The jazz of Poyser, works great when improvising and Biddle’s bass is as steady as they come, often taking phrases from classic soul and rap songs.