Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) is the fourteenth album by Bill Cosby.
The entire album was ad-libbed on stage at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The album features highlights from two shows of February 7, 1970 (which Cosby performed in a cast on his right foot due to a recent injury to his ankle.) The shows also featured musical performances from Carmen MacRae and Lionel Hampton (whose set featured Cosby coming out to play "The Saints" on vibraphone.)
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