anyone who took the gray-striped kitty on the cover of tapestry as a totem, from your hip junior-high english teacher to ben folds, will recognize the import of carnegie hall, recorded the week "it's too late" went to no. 1. mostly solo at the piano, king brought home 10 of that already emblematic album's tunes with a smattering of other numbers. as the history books tell us, this was a pretty polite rock moment; to further prove it, james taylor shows up for the encores. though tapestry remains the essential item, this one gets by on the grace of king's heart.