The Brian Auger Piano Trio - Full Circle: Live At Bogie's

Size: 132,2 MB
Time: 57:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. A Night In Tunisia (Live) (5:11)
02. Creepin' (Live) (5:55)
03. For Dancers Only (Live) (4:17)
04. Little Sunflower (Live) (7:14)
05. It Ain't Necessarily So (Live) (6:26)
06. Chelsea Bridge (Live) (5:17)
07. All Blues (Live) (7:13)
08. There Is No Greater Love (Live) (3:51)
09. Victor's Delight (Live) (5:32)
10. Pools (Live) (6:12)

Considering he was a self taught pianist, Brian Auger's progress into the heart of the British modern jazz scene of the late 1950's and early 60's was particularly impressive. He gained invaluable experience the hard way, paying his dues at The Cottage Club, and the original Ronnie Scotts on Gerrard Street, working with renowned saxophonists Tommy Whittle, Dick Morrisey and Jimmy Skidmore - and sessions in smoky East End pubs with his friend, arguably Britain's greatest jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes.

The inclusion of several of his rare, early 60's piano trio tracks on both volumes of 'Back To The Beginning - The Brian Auger Anthology' brought long overdue attention to Brian's early jazz career, which many were simply unaware of prior to their release. The enthusiastic reaction to those tracks stuck in Brian's mind, and later, fate intervened, as he himself explains; A couple of years later, Ken Greene, the Music Director of Bogie's, called and told me that he was starting a project, to whit, a week at Bogie's with a different jazz piano trio each night

This somewhat impromptu show was recorded, and these three tracks are taken from the resulting, forthcoming album 'Full Circle - The Brian Auger Piano Trio - Live At Bogie's' - surprisingly the very first piano trio album of Brian's long and award winning career.

Full Circle: Live At Bogie's

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Brian Auger, Julie Tippetts - Encore

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:35
Size: 83.8 MB
Styles: Art-rock, Jazz-rock
Year: 1978/2007
Art: Front

[4:06] 1. Spirit
[3:32] 2. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
[3:45] 3. Git Up
[2:48] 4. Freedom Highway
[4:20] 5. Future Pilot
[3:01] 6. Rope Ladder To The Moon
[6:14] 7. No Time To Live
[3:43] 8. Nothing Will Be As It Was (Nada Sera Como Antes)
[5:02] 9. Lock All The Gates

Julie Driscoll left Trinity, the band she fronted and directed with Brit soul-jazz icon Brian Auger, in 1969. She recorded a pair of solo albums, married Keith Tippett, a brilliant jazz improviser and bandleader, and recorded with Ovary Lodge, a free-form vocal ensemble, in 1977. In 1978 she and Auger reunited for Encore, a one-off studio offering that revealed the hole she'd left in the progressive pop scene of the late '60s. Her voice was in even better shape nearly a decade later: fuller, stronger, more throaty, without giving up a bit of her range. Auger, meanwhile, had remained very active with his groundbreaking soul-jazz-funk ensemble the Oblivion Express. While some complain that these sides don't have the Swinging London imprint on them, that would be because they stayed back there in the musty, dusty pop history bin. Listening to Encore in the 21st century is nearly a revelation. Auger, for his part as the band's musical director on his trademark B-3, acoustic piano, and a slew of electronic keyboards, is a strictly no-BS performer. He's as straight-ahead as they get, and Julie Tippetts understands that the root of the song is in its intention. Together, they make a nearly flawless pair on these nine cuts. Nowhere is this clearer than on the two tracks previously defined by other vocalists. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," while oft-covered, had never come close to Eric Burdon & the Animals' version. Tippetts, however, plasters the song with bluesy feeling and a smoldering, nearly angry plea. Then there's Jack Bruce's "Rope Ladder to the Moon." Tippetts implicitly understands the jazz feel of the tune as Bruce wrote it. The funky backdrop bassline by David McDaniels doesn't even muddy it up. Auger's Rhodes piano and B-3 and George Doering's gorgeous acoustic guitar playing are certainly the pegs the tune turns on, but it's Tippetts who delivers the authority and dark secret in this song about love's cruelty.

And, of course, there's Pops Staples' "Freedom Highway," in which the vocalist here gives Mavis Staples a run for her money in offering the sense of determination and joy in the gospel and blues shout she got to use so rarely in her solo career. But there's more than this, too: Tippetts and Auger deliver the album's two bookends written by Al Jarreau, "Spirit" and "Lock All the Gates," as harder, funkier jazz numbers while never losing the airiness at their core. On the former, Tippetts is prodded and edged to the ledge by Auger and McDaniels, and the tune nearly lifts off. The only weak spot on this whole set is the Auger vocal on Milton Nascimento's "Nothing Will Be as It Was." It's not that the tune wouldn't have been a standout on an Oblivion Express record, but on this one it's pale in comparison to the solid groove consciousness and expression in Tippetts' Earth angel voice. Auger wrote a couple of winners here as well in both "Git Up" and "Freedom Pilot," and they stand up with the canonical tracks just fine. The former is as jazzy funk tune with some knotty twists and turns that Tippetts pulls off without a seam, and the latter is a soul groover. Finally, it should be mentioned that "No Time to Live," the Steve Winwood-Jim Capaldi tune, is given all the elegance of the original, but Tippetts adds her own sense of smoke and fire to its lyric, turning it inside out as a soul tune. The lead work of Doering as it punches through Auger's fat acoustic piano makes this little ballad soar. Ultimately, this is as necessary as any of the previous Auger/Driscoll (nee Tippetts) collaborations, and aurally reveals that for the two of them, time may move on, but their collaborative spirit is nearly effortless in its balance, dignity, feeling, and poise. ~Thom Jurek

Encore mc
Encore zippy

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David Garfield - Jazz Outside The Box

Size: 207,4 MB
Time: 89:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Fragile (Feat. Michael McDonald, Bruce Hamada & Diego Figueiredo) (5:37)
02. Harvest Time (Acoustic) (Feat. Eric Marienthal & Airto Moreira) (5:49)
03. In A Sentimental Mood (Feat. Poncho Sanchez & Larry Klimas) (5:49)
04. Roxanne (Feat. Robbie Wyckoff & Joe Porcaro) (4:22)
05. Song For My Father (Full-Length) (Feat. John Densmore, Denny Dias & Randy Brecker) (7:14)
06. Rainbow Seeker (Acoustic) (Feat. Chuck Loeb & Steve Jordan) (5:44)
07. Stolen Moments (Feat. Tom Scott & Joe Porcaro) (4:55)
08. Voodoo Gumbo - Citizen Coryell (Feat. Larry Coryell & Airto Moreira) (2:24)
09. East Lou Brew (Feat. Bennie Maupin, Wallace Roney & Larry Coryell) (5:46)
10. Sophisticated Lady (Feat. Poncho Sanchez, Leslie Smith & Pete Christlieb) (6:16)
11. Red Baron (Feat. Randy Brecker & Brian Auger) (4:08)
12. Country Preacher (Feat. Eric Marienthal & Mike Finnigan) (4:56)
13. Prophecy (Feat. Michael Landau & Vinnie Colaiuta) (4:32)
14. My Favorite Things (Feat. Robert Greenidge & Terry Trotter) (5:33)
15. Song For My Father (Radio Version) (Feat. John Densmore, Denny Dias & Randy Brecker) (4:41)
16. Red Baron (Alternate Version) (Feat. Oz Noy & James Harrah) (4:07)
17. Harvest Time (Extended Version) (Feat. Eric Marienthal & Airto Moreira) (6:52)

David Garfield, the guiding light for the jazz-fusion band Karizma, unveils Jazz: Outside the Box. on 2018. He’s not one to stand still as he’s an in-demand player, and has been musical director for George Benson, as well as a solo star in his own right.

Jazz: Outside the Box is a labor of love for the Los Angeles-based keyboardist. He has recorded more than four discs worth of music for the on-going Outside the Box project. Jazz: Outside the Box follows three singles released in 2017: A cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Go Home” featuring Kirk Whalum and Paul Jackson Jr.; “Jamming,” a Bob Marley cover with Mike Campbell; and the original tune “I Lied” he co-wrote with Smokey Robinson for vocalist J. Paris.

The Sting classic “Fragile” kicks things off in fine form. David Garfield’s piano centered arrangement is elegant. Touches of percussion by Kevin Ricard and acoustic bass by Carlos del Puerto move things along, while vocalist Michael McDonald provides an understated charm which is perfectly fitting. John Clayton arranged and conducted the string section on this, and it majestically intertwines with the song.

“In a Sentimental Mood” adds a Latin jazz flavor as percussionist and bandleader Poncho Sanchez adds congas, shakers and his unmistakable flare to bring the proceedings to a simmer. Garfield’s acoustic piano supports the tenor saxophone and trumpet, while the vibraphone toys with the melody. Garfield’s production and arranging allow each player to shine, while they support the song.

Joe Porcaro and Robbie Wyckoff get the same opportunity. Their interpretation of “Roxanne” defies expectations. The trumpet kicks of this song’s melodic core, before the band swings into the familiar tension of the song. Touches of Hammond B-3 support David Garfield’s piano. The band is in full swing mode before the backing vocals enter to support the musical bliss. Wyckoff’s lead vocal is perfect as it never attempts to replicate the original, and Porcaro’s drums (instead of his usual percussion additions) are always a welcome addition to any song. Carmen Grillo fills out the vocals to make this even more of a treat.

Bass, piano and guitar dance with each other in “Rainbow Seeker,” a Joe Sample composition. The late Chuck Loeb provides delicate leads as his electric guitar works magic with the melody. Steve Jordon reminds everyone why he’s so many artists’ first-call drummer. Garfield’s piano, Loeb’s guitar and Jordon’s drums conspire to lift the song to the stars.

Joe Porcaro returns on “Stolen Moments” but, this time, Tom Scott’s tenor is Porcaro’s and Garfield’s playmate. The song’s slow methodical groove is supported by a big band horn chart that flaunts jazz tradition while bringing in something new. Again, Garfield shows off his arranging chops as tenor sax, alto, baritone weave seamlessly with trombone and trumpet. Scott’s tenor solo smokes, as he moves the tempo forward.

The horns have a Steely Dan-meets-Chicago flare, with Chuck Findley and Nick Lane adding trumpet and trombone, respectively. Original Steely Dan guitarist Denny Dias makes a surprise and welcome appearance, going on a series of fluid runs. By the time David Garfield weaves in his acoustic solo, you can’t help but realize the song – and, indeed, all of Garfield’s Jazz: Outside the Box – is something special.

“Sophisticated Lady” features Sanchez again on congas, and an understated lead male vocal. Garfield ties in a full horn section but leaves solo space for the great Pete Christlieb. Christlieb does not disappoint as his bars of pure jazz delight hover above Sanchez’s conga and Garfield’s piano like angels above the clouds.

Karizma members Michael Landau and Vinnie Colaiuta make an appearance on “Prophecy.” The song has a fusion feel with an early drum solo by Colaiuta, nice chunky guitar fills by Landau and a mid-song solo. David Garfield sticks with his acoustic piano as the song builds, yet “Prophecy” seems almost out of place surrounded by the more contemporary jazz selections.

Jason Scheff, the long-time former bassist of Chicago, shows off his considerable jazz chops to “Song For My Father.” His bass is melodic, as its dances with Doors drummer John Densmore’s laid back rim work. Scheff also takes a turn at the mic, lending his unmistakable tenor to the mix. Denny Dias is also along for the ride. Dias, who appears on Garfield’s Porcaro-related Tribute to Jeff album is as tasteful as ever, adding even a touch of “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” to the melody – even if he didn’t play on that Steely Dan song. The song’s samba beat adds another dimension to Jazz: Outside the Box, which at 17 songs covers a lot of ground.

Jazz: Outside the Box is a fascinating and often exhilarating look at David Garfield’s vision of straight-ahead jazz. Yet it’s only a tease as Garfield plans three more Outside the Box releases covering contemporary jazz, voice and fusion. If Jazz: Outside the Box is any indication, we are in for a treat. ~by Preston Frazier

Jazz Outside The Box

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Brian Auger - Back To The Beginning... Again: The Brian Auger Anthology Vol. 2

Size: 150,2+140,5 MB
Time: 64:17+60:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Love For Sale (3:43)
02. Poinciana (3:39)
03. Work Song (3:05)
04. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:57)
05. Misty (1:48)
06. M.G. Blues (4:02)
07. In And Out (3:18)
08. Pavane (3:42)
09. All Blues (5:40)
10. Lament For Miss Baker (2:31)
11. Maiden Voyage (4:57)
12. Funky Mama (5:50)
13. Moanin' (7:31)
14. Sister Sadie (4:20)
15. Straight Ahead (5:07)

CD 2:
01. Light On The Path (4:53)
02. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (4:30)
03. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend (6:30)
04. Brain Damage (8:02)
05. Foolish Girl (6:03)
06. Planet Earth Calling (4:08)
07. Black Octopus (3:51)
08. Ella (6:46)
09. Whenever You're Ready (Live In Germany) (9:13)
10. Freedom Jazz Dance (Live In Germany) (6:30)

Brian Auger, the London born keyboard genius & musical pioneer, lauded and loved by everybody from Herbie Hancock to Mose Allison, from the Brand New Heavies to The Beastie Boys, whose tracks have been sampled by Mos Def, Common, Air and Kid Loco, and his original compositions covered by Sarah Vaughan, Richard 'Groove' Holmes and he is the proud recipient of a US Congressional Award For Services to Jazz!

Since the 2015 release of volume one of Back To The Beginning - The Brian Auger Anthology, it's fair to say that a whole new audience of fans and taste makers have joined the massed ranks of music lovers who were already aware of this great mans incredible, pioneering music and career that now spans over 50 years. After more sell out tours of the US, UK and Europe in the last 12 months, magazine features and an epic, 2 hour interview with Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music - more people than ever now grasp what a genre busting, pioneering artist Brian is.

This second volume brings together not only remastered classics from Brian's' career, but also super rare, and previously unreleased tracks. Check out his blistering jazz piano tracks from the early 60's including Poinciana and Work Song, the barely known, late 60's Hammond organ & big band versions of jazz standards Moanin', Sister Sadie, and the incredibly gritty version by The Trinity of Jimmy McGriffs' MG Blues, and the Big John Patton penned Funky Mama! The version of Miles Davis' All Blues featuring Trinity vocalist Julie Driscoll needs to be heard to be believed.

As well as Oblivion Express perennials such as Straight Ahead, Inner City Blues and Happiness Is Just Around The Bend (Brians original composition, made famous by Cuba Gooding Seniors The Main Ingredient) there is also a demo version of Black Octopus, featuring The Headhunters Mike Clark & Paul Jackson, recorded in Brians' Bay Area garage after Herbie Hancock split that equally groundbreaking group.

You will also be swept away by Ella, the rare track Brian wrote and dedicated to his wife of nearly 50 years - and you will no doubt be up on your feet when checking out brand new, previously unreleased live versions of Whenever You're Ready and Freedom Jazz Dance, featuring original Oblivion Express vocalist Alex Ligertwood - recorded on 2015's epic and triumphant European tour and released here for the very first time.

Back To The Beginning..Again is a fantastic collection that demonstrates why Brian Auger is considered legendary.

Back To The Beginning... Again CD 1
Back To The Beginning... Again CD 2

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Dennis Chambers - Groove And More

Styles: Jazz Funk
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:19
Size: 125,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. Aircraft
(7:29)  2. Time to Time
(4:24)  3. Fall Out - Radio Edit
(4:41)  4. Past and Future
(0:47)  5. Drums Solo Pt 1
(4:56)  6. We Don't Know
(7:18)  7. Virtual Life
(6:40)  8. Fall Out
(4:50)  9. Practice What You Preaching
(6:30) 10. Running On Line
(1:14) 11. Drum Solo Pt 2

A drummer whose propulsive style and versatility have enabled him to play in combos or large groups, and work with fusion and hard bop bandleaders, Dennis Chambers has also released two sessions as a leader. He's also recorded and played with Bob Berg, Bill Evans (sax), Victor Bailey, Bob Belden, Kevin Eubanks and Mike Stern among others. All these musicians currently have sessions including Chambers available on CD.  Bio ~ Ron Wynn  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dennis-chambers-mn0000816892/biography

Personnel: Dennis Chambers: drums; Scott Henderson: guitar solo on " Virtual life " & " Time to time ";  Brian Auger: Hammond organ solo on " Running on line " & " Aircraft "; Jeff Berlin: bass on " Practice what you preaching "; Patti Austin: vocals on " Practice what you preaching "; Stanley Jordan: guitar solo on " Past and future "; Gregg Kofi Brown: vocals on " Fall out "; Dora Nicolosi: vocals on " We don't know "; Lino Nicolosi: rhythm guitars, guitar solos, percussion programming; Rossana Nicolosi: bass; Pino Nicolosi: keyboards, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes; Dora Nicolosi: backing vocals & scat on " Fall out " and & scat on " Aircraft "; Gregg Kofi Brown: backing vocals on " Fall out "; Melissa Aldana: tenor saxophone on " Fall out " , saxophone solo on "Aircraft " and soprano saxophone on " Running on line "; Bob Crystal: tenor saxophone & flute solo on " Fall out ", tenor saxophone on " Aircraft ."

Groove And More

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Brian Auger, Pete York & Chris Farlowe - Olympic Rock & Blues Circus

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 41:14
Size: 94.4 MB
Styles: R&B, Blues vocals
Year: 1988/2007
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. New Orleans Street March
[3:48] 2. I Never Loved A Girl
[5:25] 3. Motorboat
[5:08] 4. The Devil Rides The Speed Boat
[5:22] 5. Crocodile Or I Don't Think I Can Keep My Mouth Open For That Long
[4:28] 6. Everything's Wrong
[5:09] 7. Fast & Loose
[3:52] 8. Another Song
[2:53] 9. Wade In The Water

British rhythm and blues in its purest form. Drummer Pete York, keyboardist Brian Auger and Chris Farlowe, the darkest voice this side of the Atlantic plus brass instruments - all in a hot session.

All tracks recorded at Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, December 22, 1981.

Bass – Steve Richardson; Brass [Section] – Masters Of Desaster; Drums – Charly Eichert, Pete York; Guitar – John Marshall; Organ – Brian Auger; Piano – Brian Auger; Tenor Saxophone – James Campagnola; Trombone – Andrew Pet; Trumpet – Jeff Reynolds; Vocals – Chris Farlowe.

Olympic Rock & Blues Circus

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Jeff Golub With Brian Auger - Train Keeps A Rolling

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:33
Size: 108.9 MB
Label: EOne Music
Styles: Pop-Jazz, Guitar jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. The Cat
[4:19] 2. Isola Natale
[3:39] 3. Train Keeps A Rolling
[5:11] 4. I Love The Life I Live
[4:42] 5. Pusherman
[3:52] 6. How Long
[3:31] 7. J&B
[4:41] 8. Happiness Is Just Around The Bend
[4:01] 9. Shepherds Bush Market
[4:32] 10. Whenever You're Ready
[5:43] 11. Walking On The Moon

That guitarist Jeff Golub was able to record Train Keeps a Rolling at all is something of a miracle. In 2011, the optic nerves in the guitarist's eyes mysteriously and inexplicably collapsed, leaving him blind and in need of a guard dog. In September of 2012, while trying to catch the subway in New York, Golub fell onto the tracks as a train was approaching. He was clipped and dragged for a distance, but amazingly, other than cuts and bruises, he was unhurt. This makes the occasion of his 12th studio offering a special one. To mark it, his longtime co-producer Bud Harner suggested that he collaborate with one of his personal heroes, British keyboard giant Brian Auger. They enlisted drummer Steve Ferrone from Auger's Oblivion Express and bassist Derek Frank, who had also worked with the keyboardist. Various tracks are augmented by guests, including a four-piece horn section, percussionist Luis Conte, and vocalists Christopher Cross, Ambrosia's David Pack, and Alex Ligertwood (former Oblivion Express and Santana frontman). The program opens with a bright, funky reading of Lalo Schifrin's "The Cat" that accents the intuitive interplay between the B-3 and Golub's guitar playing. There are three Auger compositions too, including a new reading of the slinky jazz-rock nugget "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" with Ligertwood reprising his Oblivion Express vocal role. More outstanding are the punchy, horn-drenched funk of "Shepherds Bush Market," which Auger wrote specifically for the date, and the previously unissued "Isola Natale," with its jazzy Latin groove. Pop rears its head in a sophisticated read of Paul Carrack's "How Long," beautifully sung by Cross, and ramped up soul-jazz appears in an instrumental take on Curtis Mayfield's iconic "Pusherman," with a terrific horn chart and a monster B-3 solo. Golub shines throughout, but particularly on the ironically dubbed title track, which commences as a frenetic tropical salsa before giving way to steamy, Latin-fused jazz-rock. The only weak spots here are in the workmanlike version of the Police's "Walking on the Moon" and the Mose Allison-influenced read of Willie Dixon's "I Love the Life I Live"; both could have been left off without consequence. By and large, however, Train Keeps a Rolling is proof positive that you can't keep a great musician down; it is inspired, kinetic, and chock-full of fine playing and arranging. ~ Thom Jurek

Recording information: Lafx, North Hollywood, CA; Pack's Place, Mission Viejo, CA; The Maid's Room, New York, NY; The Red Room. Austin, TX. Editor: Mark Casselman.

Jeff Golub (guitar); Brian Auger (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Dave Woodford (flute, baritone saxophone); Mindi Abair (alto saxophone); Steve Madaio (trumpet); Nick Lane (trombone); Steve Ferrone (drums); Luis Conte (percussion).

Train Keeps A Rolling

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