Music·Curated by Richard

Isaac Hayes, live, taking his time

From Wattstax in 1972 through The Midnight Special to Montreux in 2005. The songs run long, the voice runs low, and nobody asks him to hurry.

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#01
Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (Live At Wattstax / 1972)Theme From Shaft — Wattstax, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1972. Four months after it won him the Oscar
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Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (Live At Wattstax / 1972)
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Theme From Shaft — Wattstax, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1972. Four months after it won him the Oscar
#02
Isaac Hayes • “Stormy Monday” • 1972 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Stormy Monday — 1972. The T-Bone Walker blues
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Isaac Hayes • “Stormy Monday” • 1972 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Stormy Monday — 1972. The T-Bone Walker blues
#03
Isaac Hayes • “Theme From ‘The Men’” • 1973 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]Theme From The Men — 1973
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Isaac Hayes • “Theme From ‘The Men’” • 1973 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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Theme From The Men — 1973
#04
Isaac Hayes • “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” • 1973 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face — 1973. The Ewan MacColl song Roberta Flack took to number one the year before
#04
Isaac Hayes • “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” • 1973 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face — 1973. The Ewan MacColl song Roberta Flack took to number one the year before
#05
I Can't Turn Around - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight SpecialI Can't Turn Around — The Midnight Special
#05
I Can't Turn Around - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
I Can't Turn Around — The Midnight Special
#06
Come Live With Me - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight SpecialCome Live With Me — The Midnight Special
#06
Come Live With Me - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
Come Live With Me — The Midnight Special
#07
Feel Like Makin' Love - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight SpecialFeel Like Makin' Love — The Midnight Special. Roberta Flack's 1974 hit
#07
Feel Like Makin' Love - Isaac Hayes | The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
Feel Like Makin' Love — The Midnight Special. Roberta Flack's 1974 hit
#08
Isaac Hayes - Joy (Jazzopen Stuttgart, July 25, 1997)Joy — Jazzopen Stuttgart, July 1997
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Isaac Hayes - Joy (Jazzopen Stuttgart, July 25, 1997)
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Joy — Jazzopen Stuttgart, July 1997
#09
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (Live At Montreux 2005)Walk On By — Montreux Jazz Festival, 2005. The Bacharach song he stretched to twelve minutes on Hot Buttered Soul
#09
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (Live At Montreux 2005)
Montreux Jazz Festival
Walk On By — Montreux Jazz Festival, 2005. The Bacharach song he stretched to twelve minutes on Hot Buttered Soul