# John Mayall at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, December 15, 2021

[Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse](https://secure.thefreight.org/580/mayall-and-trout) presents [John Mayall](http://www.johnmayall.com/); with co-headliner, [Walter Trout](http://www.waltertrout.com/)  
[Littlefield Room, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse](http://www.thefreight.org/)  
[2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-1104 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2020+Addison+Street,+Berkeley,+CA+94704-1104+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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## Set One: John Mayall

[8:06 PM] {lights down; house announcements from Andrea Hirsig; performers out}

01. [8:11 PM] _The Sum of Something_  
[8:17 PM] {John introduces the band}
02. [8:18 PM] _Movin' Groovin' Blues_
03. [8:24 PM] _It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry_ (CW)  
[8:30 PM] {John introduces the band}
04. [8:30 PM] _Parchman Farm_  
[8:35 PM] _Mother-In-Law Blues_ (false start -- John is playing in the wrong key)
05. [8:36 PM] _Mother-In-Law Blues_  
[8:45 PM] {John says _The Sum of Something_ is next; Greg says let's have Carolyn sing another one}
06. [8:44 PM] _The Laws Must Change_ (CW)
07. [8:52 PM] _Mail Order Mystics_ » [8:58 PM] {GR bass solo teases _My Favorite Things_} » [9:00 PM] {GR bass solo teases Gershwin's _Summertime_} » {JD drum solo} » _Mail Order Mystics_ finale  
[9:06 PM] {John introduces the band again}
08. [9:07 PM] _Room to Move_  
[9:13 PM] {John introduces the band again}  
[9:15 PM] {lights up; John asks us to go buy his merch!}

### Performers

* Jay Davenport: drums;
* [John Mayall](http://www.johnmayall.com/): keyboards, harmonica, vox;
* Greg Rzab: bass;
* [Carolyn Wonderland](http://www.carolynwonderland.com/): guitar, vox.

## Set Two: Walter Trout

[9:56 PM] {lights down; house announcements; performers out; Andrea Hirsig introduces the band}

01. [9:58 PM] _I Can Tell_ >
02. [10:07 PM] _Walkin' in the Rain_ >  
{add Walter's tour manager, Anthony Grisham: guitar}
03. [10:15 PM] _Wanna Dance_  
{drop AG; Walter talks about writing the next song}
04. [10:22 PM] _All Out of Tears_
05. [10:29 PM] _Got a Broken Heart_  
[10:37 PM] {Liver disease/transplant story}
06. [10:39 PM] _Almost Gone_
07. [10:45 PM] _Ordinary Madness_  
[10:54 PM] {add Anthony Grisham: guitar; more stories from Walter}
08. [10:55 PM] _We're All In This Together_ (WT+AG)  
{drop AG; Walter introduces the last song}
09. [11:04 PM] _Red Sun_  
[11:12 PM] {show ends; no Encore}

### Performers

* [Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis](https://www.teddyzigzag.com/): keyboards, harmonica;
* [Johnny Griparic](https://www.facebook.com/johnnygriparic): bass;
* Anthony Grisham: guitar, vox;
* [Michael Leasure](https://www.facebook.com/michael.leasure1): drums, harmony vox;
* [Walter Trout](http://www.waltertrout.com/): guitar, vox.

## Notes

I was really glad to see John Mayall one more time: when I first saw the latest set of tour dates nothing seemed to work for our schedule (or within my preferred travel range). And then tonight's gig got added at the Freight. Perfect!

Carolyn Wonderland is a nice addition to the band, and I wouldn't have minded if she sang another tune or two. I know Mayall is the main draw, but his voice isn't as strong as it used to be and the show would be stronger with Caroline belting it out instead of Mayall's gravelly mumble.

At 88, Mayall seems to be physically strong: I think the problems I noticed with his playing derive more from failing hearing (what key am I playing in?) or memory lapses (losing track of what tune they're playing when it comes time for the ending. Still, I'll cut him a lot of slack: if he wants to keep touring, heck! Stay on the road!

Mayall definitely did better with the right brain portion of the show than the self-monitoring left-brain: I think he introduced the band (or started to...) a half dozen times, and he announced the next tune as _The Sum of Something_ three or four times. It was kinda funny: he had a notebook in front of him -- one tune per page? -- and he'd flip the page, peer down, then say something like "Now we're gonna play _The Sum of Something_". Greg Rzab and Caroline Wonderland tried their best to stay serious and redirect things as planned, sometimes making an alternate suggestion, other times reminding Mayall that they'd opened the show with that tune (and that it was great!). Having witnessed the decline of several relatives, I could relate to their struggle to keep Mayall on track! Fortunately, Mayall was quite agreeable most of the time: I'd say only one instance of his reactions seemed argumentative, and the simple result that time was to let him skip forward another page in the notebook to the tune that he wanted: problem solved, conflict resolved, let's play!

Considering that Mayall recently recorded a new album (not yet released, but being fluffed already in the popular media), it's curious to ponder why Mayall would get stuck on one from 2009.

Walter Trout's set was darn good. I would definitely go see him again!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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