Bob Dylan Jamming With Robbie Robertson (Glasgow, 1966) [RARE FULL SESSION] 

In the English-speaking workd, Dylan is regarded mainly as a wordsmith; but to the rest of the world who catch only a word or two here and there he is considered as a gifted melodist and phrasing master vocalist. "I Can't Leave Her Behind" is such a stellar example. Snippets of this melody would turn up again in "You're A Big Girl Now" from the hallowed Blood On The Tracks.

Surely the only songwriter in the world who could abandon/discard a song as good as I Can't Leave Her Behind.

heart of a cold winter 2021, and my 90 year old Father is passing from this world to the next and it's back to this, I go seeking solice, Here's to you Pop! You're on the trip of a lifetime Love you forever and say hi to Grandpa Joe and Grandma Anne 🌹🙏♥️

his delivery in "I Can't Leave Her Behind" is just so moving.

This jam is so beautiful I can barely stand it. Bob's voice is out of this world 👍😊❤️

It's incredible how the beauty comes through in such a casual, unpolished, fragmented way.

It should be a federal crime to put an ad in the middle of I Can’t Leave Her Behind

Coming here after hearing this extended "I Can't Leave Her Behind" from "Once Were Brothers" which is utterly gorgeous.

It's so funny how he's singing and explaining what chords he's playing inbetween the singing parts after being asked. You can hear how he is shifting between a musical conversation and being completely in the music. Kinda exemplifies how singing and playing music is such a different state and wave length to be in and on than just talking, but also how the two cross over.

I really enjoy his vocals here.

"I Can't Leave Her Behind" is possibly the most beautiful song ever written Thank you for this!

Art in progress, meticulously crafting the desired unison between the words, the rhytm, the inflections, the music, following hidden emotions on many levels, trying to hold on to the right thing, ignoring what doesn't fit, trucking on to create what feels exactly right, for a moment, does he know where it goes, where it ends and it always ends. Very special to hear this from 1966. Those years of abundance and madness, what a contrast with what we heard from him in those days, still having time to work on ditties, fully concentrated on things that would be left behind. Did he know? What was it? Just passing time, with some friends, enjoying making music.

His tenderness at his young age reveals a Nobel soul housing upright character

Such sweet love n sadness in his voice . Makes me cry ❤️

This is certainly proof final that Dylan had the perfect voice for the condition of the world. Thank God for his commitment to his vision of a world needing untampered with love. I still cover his songs as a busker. I have been blessed with the ability to channel bob . Sometimes when I can't reach the hearts of the rushing passers-by, I whip out my battered Lyrics of Bob and next thing, I look down in my beggar's fedora and Voila, like magic there's a million! No lie. He does so much for our sad and happy world

I think B.D. was his most vulnerable during these years. Also produced some of his most powerful songs and performances.

This is a piece of gold . He played too 'When Will I Be Loved' , a Phil Everly cover . The jam session was created because Dylan needed some acustic new songs for his commisioned ABC TV film 'Eat The Document' which finally rejected it as ''incomprehensible for a mainstream audience'' . Dylan himself directed the film with D A Pennebaker's assistance . There are many bootleg versions , one of them made by Dylan after his crash motorcycle in Juni '66 and another was made by Pennebaker years later and released only as a bootleg edition . Remarkable is that this jam session was two days after the infamous concert at Free Trade Hall in Manchester on 17 May 1966 when someone in the audience shouted ''Judas '' to Dylan (was included in film) . Another sources date this jam session on May 13 , but I suposse it was on 19 May because that night Dylan played in Glasgow , and this was recorded in a Glasgow hotel room . 'On a Rainy Afternoon' was composed by Dylan and Robbie Robertson and 'I Can't Leave Her Behind' was performed to the soundtrack film 'I'm Not There' (2007) by Stephen Malkmus (US band Pavement) .

His voice here is something else ❤️ Thank you for sharing.

Something angelic about his voice. Thank you for sharing this.

WOW it' doesn't get much better than two great men playing together Bob and Robbie BOB sounds amazing thank you very much

Breath Taking Beauty Then Now Always is This Magic Session Bobby and Robbie Brilliance 🌸🌸🧡🧡🧡🧡🌸🌸

Times of political instability demand voices such as this. Thank you very much Dylan, you have just reached what so many time before, the very bottom of my heart. May the human kin always prefer wellness and copperativity above any other enemisty. May they who fight in wars embrace each other one day to sing songs with an ol' friend as marvelous and well commited as the above displayed.

This is So Beautiful... I'm sad that it was never brought to fruition... What an incredible find even as a work in progress.

Precursor to the inherent sweetness to follow for a little while. Then again he's always been able to make me cry, you know...🌹🇺🇸✌🏼

Oh! Killing me softly with this Voice! The pure joy to jamming with a friend without pressure of Press manager audience critics whatever else! The lucky fortune for the Happy few Who stayed in that hotel room or a detached home face to face to the titanic Genius of the second half of the twentieth century, feels even every breath of Him, in One of his best disguises as Rimbaud revisited by the Ghost of Electricity! A lovely thought to Richard Rick Levon the guys Who have gone away! R.i.p. Good Good Good Mr. Swingin'! A nice Day to you & all the Bob listeners!🤗👍👏

As a huge Bob Dylan fan, you have become one of my favorite channels.

That is the cutest thing I've ever seen! If I met him in Highschool I would've been blown away, and my heart would've stopped, or melted. I love this!

I’ve never stopped hearin him.

Superb and what a great experience to hear Bob and Robbie creating new songs!

❤️ Dylan. Poet extraordinaire, and literary laureate for the ages. Genius 🎶

I love Bobby Dylan! 🌹

On a rainy afternoon is so beautiful. The vocal melody is incredible, as well as those chord changes. I saw this clip in either Don't Look Back or No Direction Home and it always resonated with me. It's got that haunting vocal line that sounds so different from anything except maybe I'm Not There, another lost gem from the master

.two shining legends having a good time..together :)

Bob’s emotions and delivery are so damn sweet.

this angel voicel takes our heart ..... what a joy to be able to listen to this jewel ............ thousand thousand thanks dear Swingin " i wish you a good week end ♥♥♥

Beautiful. That first tune's melody line almost sounds like Blood on the Tracks meets Brian Eno circa 1974. Well to my ear anyway. 😎 And the last one (What Kind of Friend Is This) is pure 1950's rocknroll Buddy Holly style. PURE GOLD! It's fascinating that he doesn't know the chords he's playing at times. "Some weird minor chord". He's playing by ear and by feel. I wonder if he even knew whatever he was playing on the piano too or just having at it until he'd find something he liked. Leaving those around him to sort out the chords and follow along.

I've seen Eat the document just yesterday, for the first time. 'I can't leave her behind' would have been a masterpiece.

Wonderful. Bob's genius shines through.

Where she leads me I do not know Well, she leads me where she goes I can't find her nowhere Well, she needs me here All aware I can't hear her walk I just cannot hear her talk Though sometimes, you know you will And when she comes my way I'll just be left any night or day I will hear her say That I don't wanna try I tried, also cried But I can't leave her behind

What if Robbie and Bob wrote a whole album of acoustic songs? That would be amazing!

First time hearing the full tape of this favorite. Many thanks.

Never heard this before thanks!!

The channel that keeps on a giving . 🙏

What a beautiful tune!

Recorded in my hometown, on my birthday! Faur oot!!!

That clip of them playing in Eat the Document has always been about my favorite 40 seconds of Bob

This is a truly remarkable tape so glad it survived!!

yeah you Bob and Robbie are the best

Beautiful!! I remember seeing a shorter version of this in Eat the Document. I wish a more of those videos would be officially released. Some pics here I haven't seen before either, thank you!!

Robbie Robertson wrote some songs that just blow me away that he wrote them, e.g. The Night They Drove Old Dixy Down

Oh dear God how very precious

This is just so tender and sweet. What love songs. Your information is so helpful. I will stop trying to find this anywhere else. I was told it was on bootleg vol 12 the cutting edge but it is not. Thanks again- I am hooked on these 4 right now lol.

What beauty Hug, genius.

So lovely. Thanks for this.

Thank you, SP, for this great contribution for the Bob's fans.

I love this so much. Many thanks for making it available.

I love this beautifull tune. It will stay in my Universe for ever, I can’t leave her behind.

Thank you for sharing this treasure. Also great photo.

staggeringly beautiful... if this doesn't move you.. you're already dead..

Another gem! Thank you Swingin’ Pig👍

Thanks such a lot Swingin’❣️👌 Also for some weird illustrations.. Indeed work it is.. Love hearing it. Remind me of my brother exercising with his band in the smallest room of the house.. Time after time.. great!

Thanks for the sounds jewels, keep em coming.

fabulous. Tysm Swingin' . Love your early Bobby tapes especially with Robbie here.

O m g what a aaaphoto this is Wow. Hard work Sounds like Beatles

I would have it! What a voice! He is an angel

Robbie should have played acoustic with Bob more often.

Pure joy for me!!! Thanks!!!

the greatest dylan

This is as good as it gets. Thank you for posting.

Thank you for this. Wonderful listening 👌

Beautiful collaboration Robbie Robertson. He was not a Folk guitarist, But he was with Bob!

Thanks for these gems. Peace and blessings for your presentations.

My favorite Dylan moment.

Thank you very much for this

Really Love This Lots and Lots 🌸🌸🧡🧡🧡🧡🌸🌸

Thank you so much. Beautiful.

Wow amazing gem , thanks for posting.

Thanks SP this is wonderfull ❤❤❤

Soothes the soul

Hey there Swingin', how've you been? Want to thank-you so very much for this wonderful upload. It is most definitely a gem! And as all of you have mentioned, a crying shame that none of these beautiful songs were ever finished, then recorded. Keep your great uplaods coming 'cause we all love them deeply and they mean so much to all of us. Thanks again, sweetie! Till next time. Cin

I love the jamming with robbie

Lovely to hear this after all this time... :)

It is the utmost shame that these songs never got professionally recorded or even done as a take in studio. Same with never finishing Love Is Just A Four Letter Word.

I really love this too..thanks

Communication at the highest level, g or c they build bridges to a way of saying things that cannot be said without music because there are no words for it..this leaves No one behind

Just love this, so "at home" feeling.... Thanks as always, so glad I found your channel

Wishes do come true! Wallowing with my swine.....thanks Pig! Human Condition and Dylan are synonymous. For me in particular, "I Can't Leave Her Behind", sums up every melancholy and "feeling alone" time stamp I have ever experienced, and brings up a well of emotion. Dylan is truly God like, au contraire, perhaps God is Dylan-like?

I keep coming back to this one

True Dylanites value this just as much as “blowin in the wind”. The uninitiated may have the freewheeling album and “Rolling Stone”, we have the bootlegs, the basement tapes, and these beautiful recordings.

This is stunning.

I feel like an intruder😎 I wonder why these songs were never recorded and released? Anyways, thanks for the glimpse into Bob's genius❤️🌼🌺💐🎶🎵🎼🎹🎸

1:57-2:07 is one of the most beautiful nuggets of music I’ve ever heard. Following Dylan's creative musical process proves to be a difficult task even for the very talented Robertson. Could hear slivers of frustration in Bob's voice as Robbie struggled to get the bridge. I've heard other masters (Jordan, Kobe, Gretzky) dealt with similar challenges regarding those around them.

Rare and fabulous!

...if I was a king makes one feel to be there in Scotland the very moment...

Marvelous

‘If I Were King’ sounds like ‘Absolutely Sweet Marie’ at times! Guess he couldn’t shake that tune lol

This makes me happy!

que registro lindo !!!

Happy 80th Birthday Mr. Dylan!

WOW!!!