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からスリップ・ケース付新規リマスター/CD+DVD(2CD+DVD)3枚組仕様拡大盤として'22年再発!CDおよびDVDに、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公演の模様を収録(CDのみ、独Intuitionから発表された'95年Live盤収録の、同年7月独Cologne:Freiburgで開催されたZeit-Musik-Festival公演から'Those About To Die''Stormy Monday Blues'を追加)。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CD、今は無きJon Hiseman & Dick Heckstall-Smithの雄姿を含むブランクを感じさせない貫禄かつ圧巻のパフォーマンスが味わえるDVD、ともにファンならば必聴・必見です!!音源マスターは同レーベル復刻作品を手掛ける元GROBSCHNITTのErocによる新規リマスタリング音源を使用、ブックレットには本公演時の販促/Live写真とメンバーへの新規インタヴューを含むChris Welchによる新規バイオグラフィー/楽曲解説および故Jon Hisemanによる本公演回想録を掲載。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2022/11/22）

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

Rovi