Record Reviews

BRIAN AUGER / OBLIVION EXPRESS ~ SECOND WIND (EXPANDED EDITION) CASTLE 1100 (Barcode: 5050749411006) ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1972 Released: 2005 3rd album by Brian AugerFind albums by this artist’s group Oblivion ExpressFind albums by this artist. It features a new vocalist, Alex LigertwoodFind albums by this artist, who lasted only for this one album and was undoubtedly the best the group ever had. Stylistically this albums serves as a bridge between the Jazz / Rock roots Auger pioneered for many years towards a more soulful oriented material, modeled after Les McCannFind albums by this artist and Eddie HarrisFind albums by this artist (his “Freedom Jazz Dance” gets a lovely treatment here). This was the first album to get the group to a much wider audience, including even charted in the US. It’s no secret that Auger has been one of my favorite keyboard players since the mid-1960s and I enjoy each and every one of his recordings to this very day. Apparently I am not alone in this position as Auger’s reissues seem to do extremely well, and rightly so. Highly recommended.

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PASSPORT ~ DOLDINGER JUBILEE `75 WOUNDED BIRD 8162 (Barcode: 664140816220) ~ GERMANY ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 1975 Released: 2001 7th album by PassportFind albums by this artist, this one was recorded live at a cellebration of Klaus DoldingerFind albums by this artist`s 25th anniversary on the music scene. The quartet is joined by several guest musicians, including US sax giants Johnny GriffinFind albums by this artist and Les McCannFind albums by this artist and the Belgian guitarist Philip CatherineFind albums by this artist. A good time was had by all and the music soars mixing superb jazz solos with fusion rhythms.

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