The Tree of Life series in Montville, NJ has been a hotbed for musicians this summer and fall. The latest show comes from The Shady Recruits featuring guitar slinger Marcus King with a special guest appearance by Leslie Mendelson.

Playing with a new crew, King focused mainly on covers over the two sets and there were some doozies. Tell me you don’t get a smile on your face within two minutes of the opening “Boogie on Raggae Woman” jam.

Set 1
01 Boogie on Reggae Woman jam > Stratus
02 Rock me baby
03 Survivor
04 Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
05 Standing on Shaky ground
06 Ghoraibi
07 Crossroads

Set 2
01 This ain’t living
02 Red hot mama >
03 Sexy Ida >
04 Papa was a rolling stone >
05 Compared to what
06 Save your pride >
07 Unfunky UFO
08 Happy birthday
09 Baby one more time % *
10 Ohio *
11 The weight *

Encore
12 Ain’t it a sin

* With Leslie Mendelson

Thanks to mike426 for the soundboard recording.

Photo credit: edge115