Brian Auger - lauded and loved by everybody from Herbie Hancock to Mose
Allison, from the Brand New Heavies to The Beastie Boys, his tracks have been
sampled by Mos Def, Common, Air and Kid Loco, his original compositions covered
by Sarah Vaughan, Richard 'Groove' Holmes and The Main Ingredient.
Taking the path less traveled, indeed, forging a new path guided by
one's own individual musical instincts certainly would not be the most obvious
and easiest route to creative and commercial success. However, Brian Auger has
always displayed a fiercely independent and single minded approach to his music
- and after over 50 years of doing just that, has firmly secured his reputation
as an award winning and much loved musical innovator, award winning jazz piano
prodigy, a Swinging 60's London scenester, early jazz fusion protagonist, the
godfather of acid jazz, a 2014 Hammond Organ Hall of Fame Inductee, as well as
being known as a generous, hilarious and warm hearted human being.
This 24 track, career spanning anthology covers over 50 years of Brian
Auger's music - from his poll winning jazz piano trio, classic and slept on
tracks by Julie Driscoll & The Trinity, his pioneering 70's jazz fusion
outfit The Oblivion Express and includes rare tracks and new material from his
Grammy Nominated, award winning life in music - as well as material from his
forthcoming brand new live album Live In Los Angeles with original Oblivion
Express vocalist Alex Ligertwood back on vocal duties
Back To The Beginning is a celebration of one of music's great
innovators, a musician's musician who's playing also speaks directly to the
heart of whoever is listening. After over 50 years as a ground breaking
professional player, his skills and spirit remain undiminished, one who still
promotes a simple and always relevant message - Peace Through Music.
Blues Three Four
There Is No Greater Love
Broadway
Shake (feat. Rod
Stewart)
That Driving Beat (feat.
Julie Driscoll)
Save Me (feat. Julie
Driscoll)
Black Cat
I've Gotta Go Now
Flesh Failures (Let the
Sunshine In) [feat. Julie Driscoll]
Ellis Island
Finally Found You Out
Indian Rope Man (feat.
Julie Driscoll)
Red Beans & Rice,
Pt. 1 (Big Band Version)
Fire in the Mind
Listen Here
Freedom Jazz Dance
Whenever You're Ready
Beginning Again (Live at
the Whisky a Go Go)
Somebody Help Us
No Time to Live (feat.
Julie Tippetts)
Git Up (feat. Julie
Tippetts)
Freddie'€™s Flight
Butterfly (feat.
Savannah Auger)
Future Pilot (Live in
Los Angeles) [feat. Alex Ligertwood]
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