Auger Rhythms: Brian Auger's Musical History

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Personnel includes: Brian Auger (vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, mellotron, keyboards); Julie Driscoll, Marion Williams (vocals); Vic Briggs, Gary Boyle, Jack Mills (guitar); Tom Whittle, Alam Skidmore (tenor saxophone); Larry Williams (trumpet, flugelhorn); Derek Wadsworth (trombone); Rick Laird, Roger Sutton (bass); Mickey Waller, Robbie MacIntosh (drums). Personnel: Brian Auger (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, background vocals); Alex Ligertwood (vocals, guitar, percussion); Karma Auger (vocals, drums, percussion); Ali Auger, Savannah Auger, Julie Driscoll, Marion Williams (vocals); Alan Skidmore (tenor); Chris Clermont, Vic Briggs, Jack Mills, Jim Mullen, Gary Boyle (guitar); Clive Chaman (flute, bass instrument); Tommy Whittle (tenor saxophone); Gus Galbraith, Larry Williams (trumpet, flugelhorn); Derek Wadsworth (trombone); Chris Winston, Lenny Williams , Rick Laird , Barry Dean, Dan Lutz (bass instrument); Rick Brown , Dave Ambrose, Roger Sutton (bass guitar); Colin Allen, Godfrey McLean, Barry Reeves, Phil Kinorra, Mike Scott , Andre Ceccarelli, Robbie McIntosh , Clive Thacker, David Dowle, Mickey Waller , Steve Ferrone (drums); Lennox Laington, Long John Oliva (congas). Auger Rhythms, the double-disc career overview of the last 40 years by Brian Auger, is, quite simply, a textbook case for what a career retrospective should be -- outside of a box set that is, though it would be great if Ghosttown Records would get around to that as well. Auger is not simply a musician who did one thing and perfected or milked it. Since the early '60s he has proven to be a restless, wandering musical spirit, and this collection is the proof in the pudding that his enormous talent and vision have warranted -- and continue to warrant -- his participation in multiple genres as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and arranger who has successfully blurred the lines between jazz, blues, R&B, funk, soul, fusion, and rock. All of Auger's periods are covered here, from his earliest days as a jazz pianist to the Trinity to the Oblivion Express to being a sideman on his children's recordings. Of the 28 tracks contained here, 13 of them are previously unreleased. One of these, "Inside of Him," is a new track from the Trinity years with Julie Driscoll, featuring her elegant, deeply moving voice on top of a standard jazz trio setting -- Auger's towering harmonics on the acoustic piano would have been just as welcome in a Billie Holiday set in the early '50s. The earlier work includes the beautiful original "Blues Three Four" from 1961 and a killer version of Bobby Timmons' hard bop-blues classic "Moanin'." The early jazz material showcases Auger as a consummate soloist whose rapidly developing sense of harmony and rhythmic inventions pointed the way for his R&B and fusion excursions. Disc one is simply revelatory. It's breadth and range are astonishing in that they document the inner and hidden life of Auger as well as his hits from the era. The second disc here documents all the obvious choices, from "Freedom Jazz Dance" to "Happiness Is Just Around the Corner" to "Inner City Blues" to "Second Wind." But there are surprises here as well, the most notable of which is the alternate take of Wes Montgomery's "Bumpin' on Sunset," from 1974. Auger's kids, as one would suspect, are not slouches either. Auger Sr.'s playing on Karma Auger's acid jazz opus "Slide" is dirty, greasy, and funky; it's an elastic groove that doesn't quit. Likewise, daughter Ali, a jazz singer from the old standards school (with all the immediacy and sass of the young and hungry), performs with her father on the Frank Loesser nugget "The Lady's in Love," and Auger's arrangement and solo swing very hard against Ali's throaty contralto. The sound here is awesome, even on the early material; it's 24-bit remastered and quite warm. The package that comes in a foldout digipack is loaded with photo to be continued...
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