" data-original-title="" title="">Booker T. Jones presented an evening of vintage Booker T & the MGs compositions and more to a holiday crowd at downtown Berkeley's Freight & Salvage. The band included Jones, keyboards, guitars and vocals: Ted Jones-guitars, vocals; Ty Dennis-drums; and Melvin Brannon, bass. Jones's set list consisted of: "Hang 'Em High," "Soul Dressing," "Mannish Boy," "Hey Joe, "Hip Hug Her," "Summertime," "Born Under A Bad Sign," "Green Onions," "Melting Pot," "Purple Rain," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Soul Limbo," "A Song, For You," "Time Is Tight," and "When Something is Wrong With My Baby."

Guitarist Jones, along with bassist Brannon, took the F&S stage before the rest of the band. He asked if the house was ready for hearing some good music. The younger Jones attended nearby Cal Berkeley but..." I won't say how long ago, adding, Go Bears." He then introduced the renown composer/bandleader and father, Booker T. Jones.

Jones opened with his instrumental hit version of "Hang 'Em High," from the commercially successful Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. The potent band did a riveting version "Hey Joe" popularized by the preeminent