I'm so glad we the public, have access to this. Who needs mighty stadiums, flashing lights, crowds of 100,000 screaming in the audience to make a perfect gig? This is beyond perfection.
So absolutely right on, and the planet can take a break from the pollution and the carbon foot print of herding 100,000 to a stadium with their livery.
I think this is one of the greatest and most beautiful full live concerts ever. Every song is just beautiful, including Eva's vocals, playing, and everyone in the band. It has been a while since I listened to this, and once again, it is stunningly beautiful.
This Young Lady is quite possibly THE most talented singer I have ever heard. I have had the opportunity to play with some Great talents in 44 years as a drummer and Eva has brought more to my heart than any other. She left us far too soon.... GOD Speed Eva, you will forever live in our Hearts!
I agree, Danny Bush. Most of greats have two or three elements in which they can't be touched. Eva had 5 or 6. She could do what they did as well as them. She had no limits of weaknesses as a singer. She could scat as well as Ella, the range of Cleo Laine, the jazz sense and restraint of Lady Day, bluesy as Sarah Vaughn and smokey as Nina Simone. She had it all. It's not hype to say she may have been the best all-around vocalist of the 20th century. Never knew her and listening to her never fails to make me take a sober assessment of myself. A voice so true it was truth. RIP, Eva.
@@rosecummins3609 I prefer to think the angels just missed their soloist. I fully expect to sit on the front row of one of their concerts sometime, with Eva in the lead. P.S. I know there is a life after death, because I lost my youngest twin at just 42 days old. , Three years later, his co-twin died in surgery, but was brought back to us after about two minutes with no breathing, heart or brain activity. A month later, he told us all about it, and who he saw, and what he did there. We have a lot to look forward to, and once he said, "Oh, Mom, you know everything when you die." I'm looking forward to it...just not too soon. I've got grandkids now.
Never forgotten. A generational talent and gone far too soon and much too young from the scourge that is cancer. She left us such a wonderful legacy of music. Rest in peace and power Eva Cassidy.
Eva Cassidy is one of the few artists who can transport you to a mood that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. It is one of the most musical voices I heard. It is an incomparable, superb, almost out-of-this-world experience.
Nightbird, Songbird, Over The Rainbow, Autumn Leaves.... this woman stole my heart, musically, many years ago. No one else compares.....before her time or after. I only hope and pray that she's aware of her impact on people as she looks down on us. Especially other 'artists'. I was recently diagnosed with NSCLC. I have a few years left, I figure. BUT, once I do get to those Pearly Gates, it's my most fervent wish to meet this beautiful soul.
Every time Eva Cassidy did a cover, it immediately became the best version ever of that song. Even Sting said her version of Fields of Gold was better than his.
When Eva rearranges a song, that becomes the standard for that song. Wonderful voice and Terrific arranger!! What she did with "Over the Rainbow" and "Autumn Leaves" is "STUNNING"!!
I didn't know that about sting but I read the author of nightbird say about this autobiographical song that she did it better than he ever could and he didn't know where she drew it from....
I have nothing bad to say about her version of Take Me To The River, but I still think that Talking Heads beats it by a little. The two versions are very different.
Flawless,Eva Cassidy,your family must be so proud of you,such a shame that you never got to the fame you deserved in life but your beautiful voice and face will be here forever and you deserve that,your lovely voice will be shared with my gorgeous granddaughters so you will never be forgotten xxxx
Just her tone alone is incredible let alone her phrasing…easily one of the greatest singers of all time imo. Autumn Leaves just absolutely slays every single time I hear it.
To die for. My daughter is an mezzo soprano with an unbelievable voice that I have seen tears in people's eyes when they hear her. I am always gushing over her, because I am so proud. One day she said: "Mom, I got news for you. You haven't heard Eva Cassidy."
I can’t believe I just found out about Eva Cassidy. A friend gave me a box of random CDs as he was moving out of town; if he hadn’t, I’d still be clueless. Honestly, I really believe she is perhaps the best singer, overall, I have ever heard! And I’m an old musician and listened carefully to countless singers, many of them great. But Eva is the top of the mountain! What a voice - goes from angelic to sultry blues with ease. And her embellishments - always perfect. She can do it all. And damn good on guitar! WOW! Curse the gods for making her so sick and taking her decades too soon! Gods suck - they really do.
How is Eva Cassidy this damn good?! Hands down one of the best vocals I have ever heard and her guitar playing is just as good. Not many singers can break me and make me cry just by hearing their voice, but Eva is in a whole other league. I cried twice watching this concert. Once during Time After Time and a second time during Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I have never heard Somewhere Over the Rainbow covered so beautifully. It’s damn near flawless with both the vocals and guitar. I am so proud too that Eva Cassidy is from my state that I am from the great state of Maryland and I am so happy that she shared her voice with us before she left this world. Her voice is just timeless and you know it’s good when it makes you cry and gives you goosebumps. Thanks for posting her final concert so that she gets the credit she rightfully deserves as an artist.
Dude! You sound as bad as me! Tears falling . My wife turned me on to Eva because i guess she was tired of my obsession with Linda Ronstadt.Big mistake! Lol! I now have two musical mistresses!
@@gtswann I'm so glad to read these comments and seeing this wonderful artist getting the recognition she truely deserves, such emotion in her voice and her range is unbelievable, a true legend
I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE DISCOVERED EVA BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY AND SAW HER PERFORM HERE AT "BLUES ALLEY".@ THE AGE OF 16........WOW.....DID SHE FLOOR ME GOOD.....BOB S. FOX,
By all means, consider yourself VERY LUCKY!!! If I could, I would trade my Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, McCartney, Eagles, Black Sabbath, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull and Yes concerts to have seen one Eva Cassidy concert at Blues Alley, mainly because no other artist has ever moved me emotionally as much as Eva Cassidy. I've never cried at a musical performance, but I've cried during several of Eva's music videos. It has much to do with her near-perfect vocals, and her upper level guitar skill is the deal breaker. I now know what it is to be a fanatic. Chris Biondo said it this way. He said, if Eva was still alive, he could see her selling-out 500 seat auditoriums at $500 or more a ticket, no problem.
I’m stunned. Drugged. Sound therapy. Where have I been. I had never heard of Eva. I’ve been to very few live concerts. Thanks to the folks who share these amazing performances.
I cry almost every time I hear Eva sing "Over the rainbow". Her version is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made. So talanted and equipped with a voice that only a god can have made. I'm so sad that I've never heard of her when she was alive. RIP Eva!
She was SUPER LOYAL to DC & the fact she was from there & family from Maryland. Blues Alley has been legendary for live music in DC (Georgetown). She will never be forgotten, love always Eva 🕊💞
As always, stunned to hear Eva Cassidy effortlessly own improv jazz style, when I've been more used to her flawless soul, pop standards, country and folk. Was there nothing she couldn't do? She is total master of her voice, pitch perfect, natural phrasing, perfect diction and she plays guitar. And as always I'm torn between gob-smacked joyful adoration and tearful anger at a god who seems always to take the best first. We need Eva Cassidy now more than ever.
Absolutly one of the best voices,... Sorry she went so fast.... Still remember and listen to this fantastic woman....She didnt get the acnowledge she deserved in life ....But she still lives in our minds ... Love from Norway
Love this lady's voice. A few years ago we were stationed in the DC area and I rode my bike to Blues Alley, they weren't open that day yet but I peeked inside the empty venue and imagined her being there up on the stage.
Awe... I would kiss the feet of any one of those 124 souls lucky enough to witness Eva Cassidy's final concert at Blues Alley. What a privilege it must have been to experience such pure magic in person!
So nice that the audience let her finish singing before applauding, allowing her to put all of that fine nuance into the whole song. What a stellar singer, and gone at only 33.
Just want to say that Eva deserves only the best musicians and you most definitely are. Thank you for complementing Eva's amazing voice so sympathetically, please know how much you are appreciated.
I have a Daughter I’ve never been allowed to know she is 47 years old now and I’ve been told by a detective 🕵️♂️ if I go anywhere near my daughter I’ll be arrested for stalking my own child believe it or not her Song Enter from the East is about Me. My family had me put in restraints for trying to go to an unknown location in Alaska Christmas 1973 & Spring 1974 her first CD 💿 pieces of you I’m sure is dedicated to brake my heart 💔 all over again. Her mom was the game player along with a girl Lanedra Carroll calls Laura Gold on Jewel’s credits of her second CD 💿 called Spirit and the very last song on that CD is called This little Bird 🐦 and Nedra held me in her arms and sang that song to Me after we consummated our marriage see that guy Jewel calls her father in public gave Me His Sister’s hand in marriage at an LRY Conference in Toronto Canada September 1,1973 because I had a Draft Card for the Vietnam War and My Random # was 027
Nothing compares to her ! I can listen to each and every breath, and inflection and turn of phrase all the day and night long and never tire! Hear something new each time. God bless her.
so glad this was posted.. if people stumble onto this .. they'll have a new favorite singer in the universe,, Eva was a global treasure , she never knew . :)
Once you've heard her Autumn Leaves no other rendition will satisfy you. And that person you loved and lost will come alive as the very present ghost who defies time.
44 years of being a music addict then i hear eric weinstein mention a singer called eva cassidy. music when performed at its best is emotion, three notes from this lady cause shivers and tears. inexplicable
Absolutely love her singing, her musicianship, her soul, and filled with sorrow she left us too soon. Have all her albums already. Best wishes keeping this music alive in her honor!
I bought five of her CD’s and they are in my car and listening to them is like magic to my ears Like a Live Concert better soundtrack then on TH-cam on my cellphone
I love it when her voice cracks just the tiniest bit at the end of a few songs. That's when I am reminded she is human. Her voice was naturally perfect, RIP beautiful.
She was, and still is for me, one of the most beautiful singers I have ever listened to. She is still alive through her songs, beautiful gifts that she has left between us. LOVE YOU EVA!!!
How did the world fail Eva? I love her...but a terminal condition has happened to 10's of millions of humans. People are still dying of cancer even today. Those who hear her love her....the world loves her. The world has not failed her. The evil of cancer took her. The world still loves her.
The greatest vocalist of her generation supported herself working at a plant nursery because record executives did not know how to package her, refused to see her as the talent we love and appreciate. Did she contract the melanoma that killed her from chemicals at the nursery or from exposure to the sun, both hazards for people in ag-related businesses? She was working there to make ends meet, not reaping any of the royalties (much less the acclaim) that have come her way since her death. Properly remunerated at the time for her genius -- or even living in a country with a decent national health system -- she might have gone to the doctor before the melanoma had spread throughout her body. Medical costs discourage many people from doctor appointments. Massive failure of the world we have created on several fronts. Those who knew Eva STILL love her, or love her still. We latecomers were denied that opportunity. We love her NOW.
@@MikeM275 Mike M: by "the world:" I'm sure Gary Edmondson, above, meant: the music industry failed her. - Alas. - The exec. who was going to sign her, but wanted to put her too much "into a box" - 1 or 2 limited genres only - has now roundly admitted he make a terrible mistake. -- Ahhhh ... Live and Learn. THANK YOU ALWAYS, EVA, for what you so tirelessly gave us.
@@garyedmondson2998 EXACTLY, GARY. Thank you for elucidating. 'The More People, the more Greed." - We have over-evolved as a species -- a Super-Consumer species, alas, alas, ALAS; -- only natural, one supposes ... on a Cosmic level ... but so, so tragic ... ... Climate Change. TIMING. -- The terrifying consequences are now taking their toll. -- Be well, sir -- Be safe and well: ALL. xo VCH & Midlantic TheatreCo., NEWARK, NJ. -- Social Justice and ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.
Were sad she left so young but she did was she came to do. If I die today I got to know her name her music and her voice.. nobody quite like Eva.. there was only one.. thankyou god 🎉
Amazing! Love the acoustic guitar numbers. She’s the best parts of Bonnie Raitt and Roberta Flack all rolled up in one sweet guitar player…simply wonderful! She owns each song with such creatively personal sensitivity.
Yes because I heard this song in the movie Maid in Manhattan I thought it was Roberta Flack but it wasn't it was this beautiful song bird from heaven that God allowed her to leave this magnificent music for us to enjoy
I'm not too much of a jazz fan, but this goes to show how versatile she was. Jazz is not easy - this much I do know. She's good at singing every type of music. Simply fabulous! A healer of the soul.Hat's off to the guys accompanying her too!! Wow!
Eva made a massive difference and contributed so much during, and especially after her death. I will always remember the first time I listened to her album Songbird and did i cry !!! Who is this singer I thought? And only then did I discover she had already died, so I cried some more. She's so powerfully affecting. Incredible voice, other worldly. Well done Eva, thanks for all your work, your passion, your humanness and the legacy you left behind. Love and best wishes xx
Thank you for all the work that was done to restore this performance, for allowing us fans to sit for an hour and get lost in the music. An amazing performance. Love it.
Eva is in the pantheon of the seminal Ladies of Song: Ella, the Sparrow (Piaf), Janis ... and a handful of other phenoms. So grateful for whoever posted this live set on video!!!
I am so sad that I had never heard of this great artist until now. Now, I want to hear everything she ever sang. Just superb song choice, voice and range. Stunning.
I am so unbelievably sad and (and angry at myself) that I never heard her much earlier than I did. I was living in Washington, DC when she was there -- but not going to clubs AND NEVER KNEW SHE WAS APPEARING THERE IN Blues Alley! What I missed being in SAME CITY and never heard her. Just makes me sick.
@@judithhowell6654 You are not alone. I grew up nearby in Baltimore County, hearing about Blues Alley when I was too young to go. But it never occurred to me to try and get there after marrying young, and living closer still. Life's coincidences can be painful sometimes. I'm a great grandmother now, did some singing myself late in life, and only discovered Eva, 11 years my junior and long-gone, here. Thank you, G-d for TH-cam!
Here we have a truly class act. Eva’s spin, on traditional old and modern classics, is unique. A voice all her own. Renditions of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow “ and “Autumn Leaves” are so wonderfully caressed by a voice that shows it’s pain and sadness. But also Eva sings with a deep sense of hope and certainty too. Gone too soon. Such a talent. RIP x
I’ve always thought of Ella as a vocal gymnast - amazing! And Eve is likewise just amazing! I love how she gives new life to old songs…. Just live her!
I love her rendition of Field of gold, everytime i hear her sing the oooh oooh part my Heart aches. We played that song on my mothers funeral and she was also named Eva and died of cancer. It seemed fitting somehow
Never heard of Eva, of course until after she was gone. NPR enlightened me. Soul, style and elegance plus volume all come pouring out of her! She looks barely 5'. Maybe she is taller, i dont know. But a mighty volcano erupts when you listen to Eva....A head of her time she was, who doesn't wish that she was still around?
I'm so glad we the public, have access to this. Who needs mighty stadiums, flashing lights, crowds of 100,000 screaming in the audience to make a perfect gig? This is beyond perfection.
Taylor who?
So absolutely right on, and the planet can take a break from the pollution and the carbon foot print of herding 100,000 to a stadium with their livery.
I think this is one of the greatest and most beautiful full live concerts ever. Every song is just beautiful, including Eva's vocals, playing, and everyone in the band. It has been a while since I listened to this, and once again, it is stunningly beautiful.
This Young Lady is quite possibly THE most talented singer I have ever heard. I have had the opportunity to play with some Great talents in 44 years as a drummer and Eva has brought more to my heart than any other. She left us far too soon.... GOD Speed Eva, you will forever live in our Hearts!
I agree, Danny Bush. Most of greats have two or three elements in which they can't be touched. Eva had 5 or 6. She could do what they did as well as them. She had no limits of weaknesses as a singer. She could scat as well as Ella, the range of Cleo Laine, the jazz sense and restraint of Lady Day, bluesy as Sarah Vaughn and smokey as Nina Simone. She had it all. It's not hype to say she may have been the best all-around vocalist of the 20th century.
Never knew her and listening to her never fails to make me take a sober assessment of myself. A voice so true it was truth. RIP, Eva.
What a unique voice. spiritual......
Cancer is abastard😢😢😢😢😢
@@rosecummins3609 I prefer to think the angels just missed their soloist. I fully expect to sit on the front row of one of their concerts sometime, with Eva in the lead.
P.S. I know there is a life after death, because I lost my youngest twin at just 42 days old. , Three years later, his co-twin died in surgery, but was brought back to us after about two minutes with no breathing, heart or brain activity. A month later, he told us all about it, and who he saw, and what he did there. We have a lot to look forward to, and once he said, "Oh, Mom, you know everything when you die." I'm looking forward to it...just not too soon. I've got grandkids now.
I can barely listen to her; she just evokes these emotions I'm not always ready for.
Thank God that friend with the camcorder captured this for us to watch.
Who? The guy by that gave her cancer taking her away far too soon. Sniff-Sniff-Sniff 😰😰😰
Yeah, one of the most brilliant captures ever. Like a once in a century sighting of a rare bird.
indeed!!!
What a gift God gave her. I am so thankful that this showed up on my phone.
Never forgotten.
A generational talent and gone far too soon and much too young from the scourge that is cancer.
She left us such a wonderful legacy of music.
Rest in peace and power Eva Cassidy.
I grew up 34 miles from her and never heard her until after she passed. My loss
She fills your heart with the depth of her vocals. Congrats to the sound technician on this live album, a genius!
Chris Bianchi.
Her "man."
He was a good servant to the goddess.
Oh god, I wished I was born earlier so that I could experience her live, in the flesh.
Wow.
Heard she had a bad cold at that time and she was disappointed. She sounded perfect
I think I have just discovered one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard.
Her version of Autumn Leaves is so great that it makes me deeply emotional! So sad to lose her in such a young age. RIP!
Me too. I cry everytime I listen to it. It's so beautiful.
Eva Cassidy is one of the few artists who can transport you to a mood that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. It is one of the most musical voices I heard. It is an incomparable, superb, almost out-of-this-world experience.
Nightbird, Songbird, Over The Rainbow, Autumn Leaves.... this woman stole my heart, musically, many years ago. No one else compares.....before her time or after. I only hope and pray that she's aware of her impact on people as she looks down on us. Especially other 'artists'. I was recently diagnosed with NSCLC. I have a few years left, I figure. BUT, once I do get to those Pearly Gates, it's my most fervent wish to meet this beautiful soul.
Hello Barbara how are you doing today???
Or Emerald City? 🤔
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Every time Eva Cassidy did a cover, it immediately became the best version ever of that song. Even Sting said her version of Fields of Gold was better than his.
When Eva rearranges a song, that becomes the standard for that song. Wonderful voice and Terrific arranger!! What she did with "Over the Rainbow" and "Autumn Leaves" is "STUNNING"!!
I didn't know that about sting but I read the author of nightbird say about this autobiographical song that she did it better than he ever could and he didn't know where she drew it from....
So true. Her version of Song Bird is soo much better than Fleetwood Mac's. No comparison.
@@lee5802 I don't think you would be out of line to say that about every song that she sings.
I have nothing bad to say about her version of Take Me To The River, but I still think that Talking Heads beats it by a little. The two versions are very different.
Once you hear her sing it her way, there is no other
A voice than can rip your heart out....one of the greatest voices I've ever heard. I feel blessed and cheated at the same time. The voice of an Angel.
If you have ever heard her voice, you haven't been cheated.
@@AndrewBlacker-t1d Cheated because she was taken from us way too soon.
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The greatest female singer I've ever heard. Incredible.
And the young Aretha Franklin..
Eva’s rendition of “ You’ve Changed”, says it all about her talent and soul to me. Out of this bloody world.
Just discovered her. Such talent. Hard to listen - so beautiful it hurts.
Flawless,Eva Cassidy,your family must be so proud of you,such a shame that you never got to the fame you deserved in life but your beautiful voice and face will be here forever and you deserve that,your lovely voice will be shared with my gorgeous granddaughters so you will never be forgotten xxxx
Hello Rose how are you doing today???
i heard she was shy, she didn't chase fame
So genuine, no pretense and straight forward incredible natural talent❤
She made it look easy and made each song her own 🎉
Extraordinary 👍🇺🇸💯🙏❤️🤍💙
Killer jazz pianist and band as well. They were all such an amazingly talented group of musicians.
I so agree
They knew they were in audience of supreme talent.
She makes every song her own.
Just her tone alone is incredible let alone her phrasing…easily one of the greatest singers of all time imo. Autumn Leaves just absolutely slays every single time I hear it.
Ditto
Me too…no other version comes close ❤️🩹🙏🇺🇸
To die for. My daughter is an mezzo soprano with an unbelievable voice that I have seen tears in people's eyes when they hear her. I am always gushing over her, because I am so proud. One day she said: "Mom, I got news for you. You haven't heard Eva Cassidy."
@@watershedbarbie She’s got great taste! Thank you for sharing this 🙏💜
@@watershedbarbie humble and gifted is a rare combination, well done mom 😉
I can’t believe I just found out about Eva Cassidy. A friend gave me a box of random CDs as he was moving out of town; if he hadn’t, I’d still be clueless.
Honestly, I really believe she is perhaps the best singer, overall, I have ever heard! And I’m an old musician and listened carefully to countless singers, many of them great. But Eva is the top of the mountain! What a voice - goes from angelic to sultry blues with ease. And her embellishments - always perfect. She can do it all. And damn good on guitar! WOW!
Curse the gods for making her so sick and taking her decades too soon! Gods suck - they really do.
I agree to Everything you said, except for "cursing the gods". They did NOT "make her sick!", it's this TOXIC world that we live in!!!
and who made the world? why the gods of course!
still listening to this regularly. Beautiful Eva
And I. ❤
This is probably the greatest single female vocal artist i've ever heard!
Not only do I love, love, love Eva...her band is GREAT!
One of the greatest voices of my lifetime. A pure child of Nature ... with sincerity, innocence and integrity.
Amen to that! 👍🏻
Love you and Miss you Eva.
As long as Eva's music lives, Eva lives in our minds. Never to be forgotten.
Absolutely the most beautiful rendition of “Over the Rainbow” I’ve ever heard, she made it her own and brought a tear to my eye. Such a loss.
How is Eva Cassidy this damn good?! Hands down one of the best vocals I have ever heard and her guitar playing is just as good. Not many singers can break me and make me cry just by hearing their voice, but Eva is in a whole other league. I cried twice watching this concert. Once during Time After Time and a second time during Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I have never heard Somewhere Over the Rainbow covered so beautifully. It’s damn near flawless with both the vocals and guitar. I am so proud too that Eva Cassidy is from my state that I am from the great state of Maryland and I am so happy that she shared her voice with us before she left this world. Her voice is just timeless and you know it’s good when it makes you cry and gives you goosebumps. Thanks for posting her final concert so that she gets the credit she rightfully deserves as an artist.
Dude! You sound as bad as me! Tears falling . My wife turned me on to Eva because i guess she was tired of my obsession with Linda Ronstadt.Big mistake! Lol! I now have two musical mistresses!
@@gtswann I'm so glad to read these comments and seeing this wonderful artist getting the recognition she truely deserves, such emotion in her voice and her range is unbelievable, a true legend
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I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE DISCOVERED EVA BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY AND SAW HER PERFORM HERE AT "BLUES ALLEY".@ THE AGE OF 16........WOW.....DID SHE FLOOR ME GOOD.....BOB S. FOX,
By all means, consider yourself VERY LUCKY!!! If I could, I would trade my Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, McCartney, Eagles, Black Sabbath, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull and Yes concerts to have seen one Eva Cassidy concert at Blues Alley, mainly because no other artist has ever moved me emotionally as much as Eva Cassidy. I've never cried at a musical performance, but I've cried during several of Eva's music videos. It has much to do with her near-perfect vocals, and her upper level guitar skill is the deal breaker. I now know what it is to be a fanatic. Chris Biondo said it this way. He said, if Eva was still alive, he could see her selling-out 500 seat auditoriums at $500 or more a ticket, no problem.
Never get tired of listening to her sing and play guitar, she was supremely talented!
I’m stunned. Drugged. Sound therapy. Where have I been. I had never heard of Eva. I’ve been to very few live concerts. Thanks to the folks who share these amazing performances.
I cry almost every time I hear Eva sing "Over the rainbow". Her version is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made. So talanted and equipped with a voice that only a god can have made. I'm so sad that I've never heard of her when she was alive. RIP Eva!
She was SUPER LOYAL to DC & the fact she was from there & family from Maryland. Blues Alley has been legendary for live music in DC (Georgetown). She will never be forgotten, love always Eva 🕊💞
As always, stunned to hear Eva Cassidy effortlessly own improv jazz style, when I've been more used to her flawless soul, pop standards, country and folk. Was there nothing she couldn't do? She is total master of her voice, pitch perfect, natural phrasing, perfect diction and she plays guitar. And as always I'm torn between gob-smacked joyful adoration and tearful anger at a god who seems always to take the best first. We need Eva Cassidy now more than ever.
so true, brother. Feel so blessed to have been a witness for 20+ years.
He took her home, that's all.
indeed :)
She has soothed my Pain the past few weeks
RIP Angel 👼
@@horseyhorselips3501 :)
Thank God that Eva shared her magnificent voice with us, what a legacy and gift she has left us.
and Chris Biondo, musicians, her family and supporters too.
thank god this got recorded!
@@msudlp Yes, no kidding. This woman's talent brings me to tears every time I listen to her.
Yes she left us with her bloody awesome voice, she is a star
couldn't have said it better, and what a gift.
Absolutly one of the best voices,... Sorry she went so fast.... Still remember and listen to this fantastic woman....She didnt get the acnowledge she deserved in life ....But she still lives in our minds ... Love from Norway
Love this lady's voice. A few years ago we were stationed in the DC area and I rode my bike to Blues Alley, they weren't open that day yet but I peeked inside the empty venue and imagined her being there up on the stage.
I made the same pilgrimage about 5 years ago. Also learned her wonderful A minor fingering for autumn leaves. What a talent.
I’ll Give a mention to the band..
1 hour of Eva’s performance gives so much more than the whole musical industry within past 10 years gave... pure delight and such a peace ❤️
Awe... I would kiss the feet of any one of those 124 souls lucky enough to witness Eva Cassidy's final concert at Blues Alley. What a privilege it must have been to experience such pure magic in person!
She is absolutely mesmerizing.
She sang from the depths of her being. Part of her allure is she didn't know just how good she was.
Thank you Bryan McCulley for recording this and sharing it.
Autumn Leaves. Takes my breath away and moves my heart
The crown jewel of this concert, IMHO. Get sucked ALLLLLL the way in every single time!
Absolutely. My most loved song exquisitely rendered, none better.
Absolutely - it tears at my heart.
WOW!!!!! The BEST female vocalist I have EVER heard!!!!!
So nice that the audience let her finish singing before applauding, allowing her to put all of that fine nuance into the whole song. What a stellar singer, and gone at only 33.
Just want to say that Eva deserves only the best musicians and you most definitely are.
Thank you for complementing Eva's amazing voice so sympathetically, please know how much you are appreciated.
What a loss to music when she left us.
She will return to us...
Her music.. her voice..and the shy girl with this incredible God given talent is gone live forever.... Love from Norway....
@@BorsosGabor2023 Your wish is granted.
@@BorsosGabor2023 So true.
She is the Van Gogh of Jazz xx
Every song she sings, she makes it her own. Exhilarating. She takes you on a journey.
I came across Eva's music by accident. Her voice caught my attention, as she was singing from her soul, so touchy. Thank God this has been recorded...
I so agree...not sure how I found her here but I am so very glad I did. I listen to her every single night....
What a voice. My teenage daughter is an aspiring vocalist and I encourage her to listen to Eva Cassidy and soak it all in. Wonderful.
I have a Daughter I’ve never been allowed to know she is 47 years old now and I’ve been told by a detective 🕵️♂️ if I go anywhere near my daughter I’ll be arrested for stalking my own child believe it or not her Song Enter from the East is about Me. My family had me put in restraints for trying to go to an unknown location in Alaska Christmas 1973 & Spring 1974 her first CD 💿 pieces of you I’m sure is dedicated to brake my heart 💔 all over again. Her mom was the game player along with a girl Lanedra Carroll calls Laura Gold on Jewel’s credits of her second CD 💿 called Spirit and the very last song on that CD is called This little Bird 🐦 and Nedra held me in her arms and sang that song to Me after we consummated our marriage see that guy Jewel calls her father in public gave Me His Sister’s hand in marriage at an LRY Conference in Toronto Canada September 1,1973 because I had a Draft Card for the Vietnam War and My Random # was 027
I would love to hear some of your daughter's music
@@readonnawilson9600 you most likely have. He's saying he's Jewel's father.
Eva was and still is a one woman Master Class to any aspiring singer.
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Her voice is as expansive as the Universe and as intimate as a lover's kiss. Oh my gosh. We've been robbed.
Nothing compares to her ! I can listen to each and every breath, and inflection and turn of phrase all the day and night long and never tire! Hear something new each time. God bless her.
Smiles, hi there 🌺 😊
❤She was a very special lady. Such a talent ❤
I just discovered her today. Her CD is on it’s way to me.
Her voice!
Her arrangements!
Her delivery!
Flawless!
Smiles, hello Cassandra 🌺 😊
so glad this was posted.. if people stumble onto this .. they'll have a new favorite singer in the universe,, Eva was a global treasure , she never knew . :)
YEP, IM ONE OF THEM. SHE IS AN INSTANT FAVORITE OF MINE . WHAT A UNIQUE VOICE. AND HER BAND AINT NO SLOUCH. GREAT MUSIC
I am also a new fan of Eva Cassidy!
Yes big fan she makes today singers look sick. Have told djs I know to give her a listen.
@@oldhippie2110 Absolutely LOVE her band!
Such a true statement
She was an Angel wandering along us!
With a voice so pure and strong, to give all who she left, love and hope!
Once you've heard her Autumn Leaves no other rendition will satisfy you. And that person you loved and lost will come alive as the very present ghost who defies time.
Right on! My sentiments exactly.
No one ever did it better than Eva Cassidy.
44 years of being a music addict then i hear eric weinstein mention a singer called eva cassidy. music when performed at its best is emotion, three notes from this lady cause shivers and tears. inexplicable
Hello Stevie how are you doing today???
Perfect singer, maybe THE BEST
Definitely the best
Yes shes THE ONE... and only EVA.....love from Norway....
@@gav25x One of the best jazz singers next to Nina Simone and others.
One of the best jazz singers next to Nina Simone and others.
Absolutely love her singing, her musicianship, her soul, and filled with sorrow she left us too soon. Have all her albums already. Best wishes keeping this music alive in her honor!
❤️Hello friend how are you doing😊🤗
Today I was at Barnes and Noble and bought her album but had no idea that she was gone.I felt really sad
🧡💛🧡Thank you Kristin for this nice testimony, with my best feelings. 🧡💛🧡
I hear Eva because i'm a fan of Katie Melua who is fan of Eva. @katiemeluaofficial
I’m grateful for her she brings pease to my mind Xxjf ❤ Jf
Her amazing guitar work combined with Eva's vocal interpretation makes this beyond special!!
Love love love this gorgeous voice!
Smiles, hello Wendy 🌺 😊
Also, totally underrated guitarist
Call me biased but she's among the elite singers of all time...She seems to own every cover she ever performed. What a feat!
Your not biased your telling the truth.
She makes me feel new feelings
I can listen to Eva every day and never get tired of her perfect voice!
everyday...without fail. pure sunshine
I bought five of her CD’s and they are in my car and listening to them is like magic to my ears
Like a Live Concert better soundtrack then on TH-cam on my cellphone
I love it when her voice cracks just the tiniest bit at the end of a few songs. That's when I am reminded she is human. Her voice was naturally perfect, RIP beautiful.
Smiles, hello Debra 🌺
I read somewhere that she had a cold that day and not to mention the cancer that would end her life a few months later.
Amazing singer 😢
She was, and still is for me, one of the most beautiful singers I have ever listened to. She is still alive through her songs, beautiful gifts that she has left between us. LOVE YOU EVA!!!
The world failed Eva, but she didn't fail us. The integrity she brings to her art still provides us a beacon of inspiration.
Eva’s story is the very definition of integrity to her artistry.
How did the world fail Eva? I love her...but a terminal condition has happened to 10's of millions of humans. People are still dying of cancer even today. Those who hear her love her....the world loves her. The world has not failed her. The evil of cancer took her. The world still loves her.
The greatest vocalist of her generation supported herself working at a plant nursery because record executives did not know how to package her, refused to see her as the talent we love and appreciate. Did she contract the melanoma that killed her from chemicals at the nursery or from exposure to the sun, both hazards for people in ag-related businesses? She was working there to make ends meet, not reaping any of the royalties (much less the acclaim) that have come her way since her death. Properly remunerated at the time for her genius -- or even living in a country with a decent national health system -- she might have gone to the doctor before the melanoma had spread throughout her body. Medical costs discourage many people from doctor appointments. Massive failure of the world we have created on several fronts. Those who knew Eva STILL love her, or love her still. We latecomers were denied that opportunity. We love her NOW.
@@MikeM275 Mike M: by "the world:" I'm sure Gary Edmondson, above, meant: the music industry failed her. - Alas. - The exec. who was going to sign her, but wanted to put her too much "into a box" - 1 or 2 limited genres only - has now roundly admitted he make a terrible mistake. -- Ahhhh ... Live and Learn. THANK YOU ALWAYS, EVA, for what you so tirelessly gave us.
@@garyedmondson2998 EXACTLY, GARY. Thank you for elucidating. 'The More People, the more Greed." - We have over-evolved as a species -- a Super-Consumer species, alas, alas, ALAS; -- only natural, one supposes ... on a Cosmic level ... but so, so tragic ... ... Climate Change. TIMING. -- The terrifying consequences are now taking their toll. -- Be well, sir -- Be safe and well: ALL. xo VCH & Midlantic TheatreCo., NEWARK, NJ. -- Social Justice and ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.
We love and miss you Eva. Your music is fabulous.
One of the best things that ever did exist.
Thank you Eva and all the musicians/crew who made this. RIP.
Were sad she left so young but she did was she came to do. If I die today I got to know her name her music and her voice.. nobody quite like Eva.. there was only one.. thankyou god 🎉
Amazing! Love the acoustic guitar numbers. She’s the best parts of Bonnie Raitt and Roberta Flack all rolled up in one sweet guitar player…simply wonderful! She owns each song with such creatively personal sensitivity.
Yes because I heard this song in the movie Maid in Manhattan I thought it was Roberta Flack but it wasn't it was this beautiful song bird from heaven that God allowed her to leave this magnificent music for us to enjoy
I'm not too much of a jazz fan, but this goes to show how versatile she was. Jazz is not easy - this much I do know. She's good at singing every type of music. Simply fabulous! A healer of the soul.Hat's off to the guys accompanying her too!! Wow!
Smiles, hi Vera 🌺 😊
Hello Vera how are you doing today??
Only one word . " heavenly "
So amazing ... the way she sings over the time , over the chords ... that 's jazz feeling !!!!
Great band! Great EVA!!!!
Smiles, hello Theresa 🌺 😊
Her voice is so pure and natural.
Hello friend how are you doing😊🤗
Hello Sue how are you doing today???
Eva made a massive difference and contributed so much during, and especially after her death. I will always remember the first time I listened to her album Songbird and did i cry !!! Who is this singer I thought? And only then did I discover she had already died, so I cried some more. She's so powerfully affecting. Incredible voice, other worldly. Well done Eva, thanks for all your work, your passion, your humanness and the legacy you left behind. Love and best wishes xx
I discovered her after she'd left us too. She was just awesome and I play her music all the time. Thank you Eva.
Sweet beautiful Eva...and just 11 months before her passing.....incredible talent
One of the very best voices of the last 100 years. She was a natural. Just stunning.
Thank you for all the work that was done to restore this performance, for allowing us fans to sit for an hour and get lost in the music. An amazing performance. Love it.
Time After Time. Eva is brilliant. A shining light in a dark sky.
Eva is in the pantheon of the seminal Ladies of Song: Ella, the Sparrow (Piaf), Janis ... and a handful of other phenoms. So grateful for whoever posted this live set on video!!!
I am so sad that I had never heard of this great artist until now. Now, I want to hear everything she ever sang. Just superb song choice, voice and range. Stunning.
I am so unbelievably sad and (and angry at myself) that I never heard her much earlier than I did.
I was living in Washington, DC when she was there -- but not going to clubs AND NEVER KNEW SHE WAS APPEARING THERE IN Blues Alley! What I missed being in SAME CITY and never heard her. Just makes me sick.
@@judithhowell6654 You are not alone. I grew up nearby in Baltimore County, hearing about Blues Alley when I was too young to go. But it never occurred to me to try and get there after marrying young, and living closer still. Life's coincidences can be painful sometimes. I'm a great grandmother now, did some singing myself late in life, and only discovered Eva, 11 years my junior and long-gone, here. Thank you, G-d for TH-cam!
Here we have a truly class act. Eva’s spin, on traditional old and modern classics, is unique. A voice all her own. Renditions of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow “ and “Autumn Leaves” are so wonderfully caressed by a voice that shows it’s pain and sadness. But also Eva sings with a deep sense of hope and certainty too.
Gone too soon. Such a talent. RIP x
She is the best female singer I have ever heard in my 65 years!!!
Couple others come to mind...
Whitney Houston.
Ofra haza.
No words can describe how happy I am for this vid. 55 whole minutes with eva cassidy live singing. Yasssss
She is my favorite female vocal with Ella Fitzgerald. Autumn Leaves gives me goosebumps every single time.
I'm a fan of Ella, too, but when it comes to range, emotion and originality Eva has it all.
I’ve always thought of Ella as a vocal gymnast - amazing! And Eve is likewise just amazing! I love how she gives new life to old songs…. Just live her!
Her Autumn Leaves is the most beautiful I've ever heard.
I love her rendition of Field of gold, everytime i hear her sing the oooh oooh part my Heart aches. We played that song on my mothers funeral and she was also named Eva and died of cancer. It seemed fitting somehow
Never heard of Eva, of course until after she was gone. NPR enlightened me. Soul, style and elegance plus volume all come pouring out of her! She looks barely 5'. Maybe she is taller, i dont know. But a mighty volcano erupts when you listen to Eva....A head of her time she was, who doesn't wish that she was still around?
Hello friend how are you doing😊🤗
Total magic. Thank you for YOU, Eva Cassidy. You sing forever.
Perfection personified.
One of the best performances ever