Sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. It was recorded by roberta flack in 1969, but became better known following a performance by les mccann piano and vocals and eddie harris tenor saxophone at the 1969 montreux jazz festival, which appeared as the opening track on their album swiss movement. Brian augers oblibion express straight ahead live at. The album was certified gold in sales in the united states. Brian augers oblivion express second wind rca lsp 4703 dynaflex brian auger has been a dominant influence on the everchanging tides of british musicdom for at least a decade. While touring in support of the train keeps arollin, however, golub began suffering problems with his motor skills, including issues with his balance and. Undaunted, the guitarist recorded a collaborative album with british keyboard legend brian auger, ironically entitled the train keeps arollin. Brian augers oblivion express discography and songs.
Last year s first instalment of this anthology gained a large, new audience for auger, with tours and media appearances aplenty. Albums include straight ahead, encore, and mojo club dancefloor jazz volume 1. Not the easiest to classify, but this one is jazzier than the funkier closer to it. Brian auger lyrics artist overview at the lyric archive. The londoner has been sampled by mos def, common and air. Find album credit information for straight ahead brian augers oblivion express, brian auger on allmusic. Brian auger formed the soulful british blues band steampacket in 1965, although they never recorded an official studio album together. Brian auger was born on july 18, 1939 in london, england.
Lyrics to straight ahead by brian augers oblivion express. Brian auger in 1965, although the album didnt come to the attention of the recordbuying public until its belated release in 1972. Primarily intended to be an instructional video, this dvd also includes several performance clips of brian and the oblivion express, as well as some great personal insights and reflection on brians career the videos host is leo bynum, a student, friend, and longtime fan of brians. Albums include closer to it, second wind, and brian augers oblivion express. Brian auger has been searching around for solid ground to place his musical notions on. Heres s whole lotta brian auger scans for anyone interested. Brian augers oblivion express second wind castle, 2005. Steve ferrone, jack mills and barry dean joined for the proceedings that were heavily influenced by afrocaribbean rhythms, it features a superb rendition of wes montgomery s jazz classic, bumpin on sunset amongst its five extended slices of jazzrock and funk.
Join facebook to connect with brian auger and others you may know. Now volume 2 collects remastered classics from his 50 year career, but also rare and previously unreleased material. Twentytwo miles straight ahead i cant i cant walk down this road to cairo. Music profile for brian augers oblivion express, formed 1970. That fiasco nevertheless created a secret stash of urgent, commanding recordings, capturing a golden moment in time that took half a century to reach the wider world. Compared to what is a composition, with lyrics, by gene mcdaniels. Brian auger, is the most famous musician youve never heard of. Brian augers oblivion express straight ahead lyrics. Brian augers oblivion express straight ahead youtube. Brian auger born 18 july 1939, london, england is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the hammond organ. Brian auger is a jazz rockfusion progressive rock artist from united kingdom. The legendary brian augers oblivion express featuring alex ligertwood santana on vocals, karma au.
Straight ahead brian augers oblivion express, brian. Complete your brian augers oblivion express collection. Get brian augers oblivion express setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other brian augers oblivion express fans for free on. Road to cairo chords by julie driscoll brian auger and the. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial brian auger straight ahead as oblivion express ratings distribution. Recently, i decided to look on you tube for this song and finally found it so i could buy the whole cd. Brian auger keyboards jack mills guitar barry dean bass mirza al sharif timbales steve ferrone drums tracklist. For some reason there are traces of the band here, but theyre only traces, and most of the material is fresh and funky. Brian augers oblivion express straight ahead discogs. This book and cd kit is a companion to the brian auger. Join songkick to track brian auger and get concert alerts when they play near you. The cd contains classic brian auger tracks that demonstrate his drawbar settings in context. Features vanilla fudge alumni bill pascali, teddy rodinelli, and vince martell plus special guests t. One of the icons of londons underground jazzy mod scene, brian auger puzzled more than one music critic bringing this crossover to perfection during the midlate sixties.
Digtally remastered edtion of brian augers oblivion express album no. Straight ahead 10 more brian augers oblivion express statistics. The playing on their hit straight ahead is terrific. Playback options listening on switch spotify device. Allcdcovers latest music covers magrudergrind magrudergrind 2009 retail cd magrudergrind expresses the singleminded simplicity of their music by keeping their second fulllength album. Think weve come a long way, weve seen them come and go sure aint been easy, but god only knows it was no way to carry on. Listen free to brian augers oblivion express straight ahead beginning again, bumpin on sunset and more. Im seeing only 2 or 3 albums per artist listed on spotify. Shop and save on the brian auger back to the beginning again. The book features chord and scale choices, trill exercises, a full transcription and analysis of waltz for little stellaria, and more. Mp3 downloader free download, free mp3 converter, mobile friendly androidios, 100% free, no registration needed. I recently contacted the legendary keyboard wizard brian auger, who was back at home base after a successful european tour with his oblivion express still going strong. Brian albert gordon auger born 18 july 1939 is an english jazz rock and rock music keyboardist who specializes in the hammond organ auger has worked with rod stewart, tony williams, jimi hendrix, john mclaughlin, sonny boy williamson, eric burdon. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program.