At Fillmore East jazz. "Fusion is a term that came later, but if you wanted to look at a fusion album, it would be "Fillmore East". Here was a rock 'n' roll band playing blues in the jazz vernacular. And they tore the place up," said Dowd. Announcer Michael Ahern opens "At Fillmore East" with a simple introduction: "Okay, the Allman Brothers Band." Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe describes it as "the only low-key moment over the course of the [show]." The cover of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" which opens the set showcases Duane Allman's slide guitar work in open E tuning.
Fillmore: The Last Days the film and the album, but eight songs are in the film and not on the album, and twelve songs are on the album but not in the film. Several other albums contain music that was recorded at the June 30 to July 4, 1971 concerts at the Fillmore West. Hot Tuna's 1985 album "Historic Live Tuna" includes three songs from the July 3 Fillmore West concert. Their 1996 album "Classic Hot Tuna Electric" consists of eight songs from that show. Their 2014 album "Live at the Fillmore West: 3rd July 1971" contains their entire performance. The 1998 CD reissue