Reunion Concerts 1994＜限定盤＞

故Jon Hiseman(dr/per)と故Dick Heckstall-Smith(sax)を中心に'68年結成されたBritish Jazz Rockを代表する名バンド、英Angel Airから発表された'03年Live盤が独RepertoireからCD+DVD3枚組仕様拡大盤に続き'22年3枚組180g重量盤限定アナログでも登場!
故Dick Heckstall-Smith(sax)を含む90年代再編復活編成による'94年独ツアーから、同年10月独Cologne:E-Werk公演および同年7月独Cologne:Freiburgで開催されたZeit-Musik-Festival公演の模様を収録。名作『DAUGHTER OF TIME』『LIVE』を生み出した黄金期メンバーによる強烈なテクニックと、まさに"Jazz Rock"と呼ぶべき70年代の香りを満載した素晴らしい演奏が堪能できるファンならば必聴のLive盤です!!

Drummer Jon Hiseman seemingly had low expectations for a Colosseum reunion. The group decided to re-form at keyboardist Dave Greenslade's 50th birthday party, although Hiseman wasn't sure the timing was right. He was hopeful his German bookers could maybe put together six shows; they swiftly found 30, with Colosseum going on to play over 100 gigs during 1994-1995. And why not? In their three-year lifespan, the group racked up three U.K. Top 20 albums, while simultaneously blowing the socks off of Germany and much of Europe. And coming back together after two decades was, judging by the music here, a lot like coming home. The Reunion Concert Cologne 1994 took place at the E-Werk in Cologne, and was the band's second gig together. Filmed for German television, it resulted in the Reunion Concerts 1994 live album which was released the following year. A video of the gig also hit the shelves, and later a DVD, with this two-disc set completing the package, as the CD features the songs left off the original live album. Those include an exuberant sax-led take on "Those About to Die," a wild ride through "Skellington," and a quartet of excellent covers which all featured on the band's 1971 Colosseum Live album. It was this lineup that let loose that set, and they sound just as good 20-plus years later, with the group eagerly swinging into their legendary "The Valentyne Suite" and other grand numbers from their heyday across the DVD. A splendid show now finally available in its entirety. ~ Jo-Ann Greene