Back to the Beginning ...Again: The Brian Auger Vinyl Anthology, Vol. 2
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.
Artist: Brian Auger
Genre: Jazz
Label: Freestyle Records
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Since the 2015 release of volume one of‘_Back To The Beginning - The Brian Auger Vinyl 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 over 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 packed in a‘_beautiful double LP, gatefold sleeve‘_-‘_specially selected‘_for the vinyl version - the finger snapping, dance floor focused material for DJs & collectors who want their grooves pressed on wax!
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!
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 the cosmic, soul-jazz instrumental‘_Light On The Path, from Brians' 1973 genre busting‘_Closer To It‘_album - pressed onto vinyl for the first time in decades.
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 version of‘_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.
About the artist
Brian Albert Gordon Auger is an English jazz rock and rock music keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ. Auger has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eric Burdon. He incorporated jazz, early British pop, R&B, soul music, and rock into his sound.
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