The Grass Roots - The Complete Original Dunhill ABC Hit Singles (1965-73 us, truest essence of the band these hook filled singles in that glorious, original sound, 2014 mixed and mastered)

The first serious Grass Roots compilation since Rhino's Anthology: 1965-1975, Real Gone's 2014 The Complete Original Dunhill/ABC Hit Singles isn't as comprehensive as that 1991 double-disc set, running 24 songs to its predecessor's 36, but that still leaves plenty of room to be thorough. 

Every one of the group's charting singles between 1966 and 1973 are here, beginning with "Where Were You When I Needed You" -- their first Top 40 hit in 1966, climbing all the way to 28 -- and ending with "Love Is What You Make It," which topped out at 55. "Mamacita," a 1975 single for Haven, isn't here but their first Dunhill side, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)" is, along with a censored version of their breakthrough hit "Let's Live for Today," two inclusions which underscore the group's folk-rock roots, but the band's hot streak really began with "Midnight Confessions," a piece of snazzy blue-eyed soul that opened up a run of AM pop nuggets that ran until 1972. 

All of these are here, and while the big hits "I'd Wait a Million Years," "Temptation Eyes," "Sooner or Later," and "Two Divided by Love" are the group's best, the Grass Roots' bench is deeper than this suggests, thanks in part to some nifty songs by Harvey Price & Dan Walsh, the authors of "Temptation Eyes" (these include "Baby Hold On" and "Heaven Knows") and Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter ("The Runaway," "Anyway the Wind Blows"). This is state of the art turn of '70s pop, and Real Gone finally gives it the showcase it has long deserved with this fine compilation. 

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracks

1. Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man) (Bob Dylan) - 2:54

2. Where Were You When I Needed You (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) - 3:00

3. Only When You're Lonely (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) - 3:12

4. Let's Live for Today (Uncensored Version) (Ivan Mogol, Norman David Shapiro) - 2:48

5. Things I Should Have Said (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) - 2:22

6. Wake Up, Wake Up (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) - 2:49

7. A Melody for You (P.F. Sloan) - 2:54

8. Midnight Confessions (Lou Josie) - 2:47

9. Bella Linda (Steve Barri, Lucio Battisti, Barry Gross, Ivan Mogol) - 2:54

10.Lovin' Things (Artie Schroeck, Jet Loring) - 2:46

11.The River Is Wide (Billy Admire, Gary Knight) - 2:40

12.I'd Wait a Million Years (Mitch Bottler) - 2:39

13.Heaven Knows (Harvey Price, Dan Walsh) - 2:27

14.Walking Through the Country (Dennis Provisor) - 3:02

15.Baby Hold On (Harvey Price, Dan Walsh) - 2:38

16.Come On and Say It (Warren Entner) - 2:29 

17.Temptation Eyes (Harvey Price, Dan Walsh) - 2:33

18.Sooner or Later (Mitch Bottler, Ted McNamara, Andeneyi Paris, Ekundayo Paris, Gary Zekley) - 2:36

19.Two Divided by Love (Marty Kupps, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 2:45

20.Glory Bound (Steve Barri, Harvey Price, Dennis Provisor, Dan Walsh) - 2:37

21.The Runway (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 2:51

22.Anyway the Wind Blows (Brian Potter) - 2:52

23.Love Is What You Make It (Harvey Price) - 2:54

24.Let's Live for Today (Censored Version) (Ivan Mogol, Norman David) - 2:45

Grassroots

*Creed Bratton - Lead Guitar, Vocals

*Rick Coonce - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

*Warren Entner - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

*Rob Grill - Bass, Vocals

*Dennis Provisor - Keyboards 

*Terry Furlong - Guitar

*Virgil Weber - Keyboards

*Reed Kailing - Guitar

*Joel Larson - Drums

With

*Ben Benay - Guitar, Harmonica

*Hal Blaine - Drums

*Joe Osborn - Bass

*Larry Knechtel - Keyboards

*Mike Deasy - Guitar

1967-68  Grassroots - Let's Live For Today / Feelings 
1969  The Grass Roots - Leaving It All Behind  (2010 edition)
1972-73  The Grass Roots - Move Along / Alotta Mileage

1979/82  The Grass Roots - Uprooted / Powers Of The Night (2005 edition)  

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Redbone - Wovoka (1973 us, awesome rythm 'n' blues vibes)

The fifth "Redbone" album is the most famous one. I think this is totally deserved, it mixes songs with much indian roots and rythms with very "pop" arrangements. The result is real great. And we still have those strange and atmospheric tunes ("Liquid truth" or "23rd and Mad") aside their most popular hit ever: " Come and Get Your Love".

The appearance of Come and Get your Love in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014 will add to the legend of this album. This is the album were Butch Rillera replaced Pete DePoe. They both are playing on it.

Redbone's official 

Tracks

1. Wovoka (Pat Vegas, Lolly Vegas) - 3:01

2. Sweet Lady Of Love (Lolly Vegas) - 3:03

3. Someday A Good Song (Pat Vegas, Tony Bellamy) - 4:13

4. Liquid Truth (Lolly Vegas) - 5:04

5. Come And Get Your Love (Lolly Vegas) - 5:01

6. Day To Day Life/Chant Wovoka(Pat Vegas, Tony Bellamy) - 2:43

7. Clouds In My Sunshine (Pat Vegas) - 4:45

8. 23rd And Mad (Lolly Vegas, Pete DePoe) - 6:49

Redbone

*Lolly Vegas - Lead Guitar, Electric Sitar, Leslie Guitar, Vocals

*Tony Bellamy - Rhythm Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar, Piano, Vocals

*Pat Vegas - Bass, Fuzz Bass, Vocals

*Butch Rillera - Drums, Background Vocals (Tracks 1,3,7,8)

*Peter DePoe - Drums, Background Vocals (Tracks 2,4,6)

With

*Joe Sample - Piano, Vibraphone

*Sherry Williams - Background Vocals

*Eddie Caciedo - Percussion

*Johnny Lopez - Background Vocals

1970  Redbone - Redbone (2006 edition)

1970  Redbone - Potlatch (2004 bonus tracks remaster)
1972  Redbobe - Already Here (2011 bonus tracks reissue)

1974-75  Redbone - Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes (2013 expanded reissue)  

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Redbone - Potlatch (1970 us, remarkable native groovy funk rock, 2004 bonus tracks remaster)

Their first of six Epic releases is a strong follow-up to the self-titled debut the same year. The album-opening "Maggie" is a perfect example of their distinctive sound, a funky, highly rhythmic itch that gets under your skin. The limitations of Lolly Vegas' singing means the all-native California quartet is more adept on faster numbers, although "Alcatraz" is a touching ballad with a seldom-heard Indian perspective. The segue on "Chant: 13th Hour" from tribal chanting to Redbone-style funk predates Robbie Robertson's similar experiments by more than 20 years. 

by Mark Allan

Redbone was a Los Angeles-based group led by Native American Pat and Lolly Vegas. They hit paydirt in 1974 with the million-seller 'Come and Get Your Love.' Lead singers Pat and Lolly Vegas had previously worked under their own names, appearing in the 1965 film It's a Bikini World prior to forming Redbone. Their first success as Redbone came in 1970 with 'Maggie' on Epic. This reissue of their 1970 debut adds 2 bonus tracks 'Maggie' and 'New Blue Sermonette'.

Tracks

1. Maggie - 5:10

2. Light As A Feather (Patrick Vegas) - 1:59

3. Who Can Say - 2:54

4. Judgement Day - 2:33

5. Without Reservation (Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Tony Bellamy, Pete DePoe) - 4:15

6. Chant: 13th Hour (Patrick Vegas) - 5:42

7. Alcatraz (Patrick Vegas) - 2:38

8. Drinkin' And Blo - 2:20

9. Bad News Ain't No News At All (Patrick Vegas) - 3:14

10.New Blue Sermonette - 3:30

11.Maggie - 2:46

12.New Blue Sermonette - 3:31

All songs by Lolly Vegas except where stated

Bonus Tracks 11-12

The Redbone

*Lolly Vegas - Lead Guitar, Vocals

*Tony Bellamy - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

*Patrick Vegas - Bass, Vocals

*Pete DePoe - Drums, Percussions

1970  Redbone - Redbone (2006 edition)
1972  Redbobe - Already Here (2011 bonus tracks reissue)

1974-75  Redbone - Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes (2013 expanded reissue)  

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Ro-D-Ys - The Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music / A'n'B Sides And More (1966-70 holland, fantastic baroque folk mod beat psych, 2016 double disc remaster)

Even relative to some other mid- to late-'60s Dutch groups (like the Outsiders, Les Baroques, and Q 65), the Ro-d-y-s have a fairly low profile beyond their native Holland, even to collectors of 1960s Continental European rock. But the group did release quite a few records on the large Philips label between 1966 and 1969, including nine singles and two LPs. Stylistically, they favored, like many Dutch groups, a very British-influenced sound with a slightly raw and sardonic edge.

At various points, their songs (all written by lead singer and guitarist Harry Rijnbergen) incorporated prominent streaks of mod rock, soul, and late-'60s British pop-psychedelia, the lyrics often informed by archly phrased anti-establishment youth viewpoints. Some idiosyncratic Continental influence also seeps in with some of the unusual choices of instrumentation within rock arrangements, including xylophones, whistles, bicycle bells, bagpipes, and accordions. When the Ro-d-y-s broke up at the end of the 1960s, some of the members, including Rijnbergen, were in another Dutch band, Zen. 

by Richie Unterberger

Tracks

Disc 1

1. You Better Take Care Of Yourself - 2:24

2. Wheels, Wheels, Wheels - 2:03

3. Take Her Home - 2:33

4. Only One Week - 1:59

5. Just Fancy - 2:59

6. Gods Of Evil - 3:04

7. Nothing To Change A Mind - 2:28

8. Stop Looking On A Deadlock - 2:49

9. Sleep Sleep Sleep - 3:04

10.Show Me By Candlelight - 2:30

11.Anytime - 3:10

12.Dr. Sipher - 3:15

13.Ungorgettable Girl - 2:52

14.Everytime A Second - 3:28

15.Earnest Vocation - 4:55

16.Isn't It A Good Time - 2:13

17.Winter Woman - 4:25

18.Looking For Something Better - 2:57

19.Get Me Down - 2:53

20.Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional) - 3:28

21.Take Me Down To Riverside - 2:48

22.Let Me Try To Cry - 4:05

All compositions by Harry Rijnbergen except where noted

Tracks 19-22 as Zen

Disc 2

1. Tomorrow - 2:30

2. Hitch-Hiking - 2:34

3. Bad Babe - 2:10

4. My Woman Has Got Loose - 2:33

5. Waiting For A Cloud Burst - 3:33

6. When You Hear This Song - 3:16

7. Just Go On - 2:51

8. Destination - 3:00

9. I Still Got You - 2:00

10.Let's Try - 2:25

11.Wrong Shoe - 2:10

12.Flowers Everywhere - 2:52

13.Love Is Almost Everywhere - 3:10

14.Robinetta - 3:01

15.No Place Like Home - 4:21

16.Easy Come, Easy Go - 2:36

17.Look For Windchild - 2:35

18.Let It Be Tomorrow - 2:14

19.Peace Ants - 3:52

20.Rock 'n' Roller (Niels Lingbeek, Harry Rijnbergen) - 4:34

21.Mysterious Ways (Niels Lingbeek, Harry Rijnbergen) - 4:21

All compositions by Harry Rijnbergen except where stated

Tracks 20-21 as Harry Rijnbergen

Ro-D-Ys

*Harry Rijnbergen - Guitar, Vocals

*Joop Hulzebos - Guitar, Keyboards

*Wiechert Kenter - Bass, Trumpet, Vibraphone

*Bennie Groen - Drums 

*Dick Beekman - Drums

*Annet Hesterman - Vocals

With

*De Schuyt - Organ

*Jan Vennik - Saxophone

1967-69  Ro-D-Ys - Take Her Home  

1968  Ro-D-Ys - Earnest Vocation (2013 remaster)  

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Billy Thorpe - Million Dollar Bill (1974 australia, wonderful blue eyed soul funky rock)

Billy Thorpe was born in 1946 in Manchester England. His parents, Bill and Mabel Thorpe and he emigrated to Australia in 1955, arriving in Melbourne and then settling in Brisbane, Queensland. He performed as a ten-year-old under the pseudonym Little Rock Allen. Six months later, after he was heard singing and playing guitar by a television producer, Thorpe made regular musical appearances on Queensland television, brandishing his trademark stock whip. He toured regional venues with Reg Lindsay in 1961, and national venues with Johnny O'Keefe and with Col Joye. By 1963, as an experienced singer and musician, he decided to relocate to Sydney

After more line-up changes Thorpe dissolved the Aztecs early in 1975, as a solo artist he recorded Million Dollar Bill, which reached the top 40, with its top 50 single "It's Almost Summer"; and Pick Me Up & Play Me Loud in 1976. Both albums showed another change in style, being a mix of Adult-orientated Rock, funk and country. In December 1976, he relocated to Los Angeles in the United States, although he returned to Australia periodically to tour with varied line-ups of the Aztecs.

Thorpe suffered from chest pains at his home on 28 February 2007 and was taken by an ambulance to St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney around 2:00 am AEDT after having a massive heart attack. He remained in the emergency ward in a serious condition and went into cardiac arrest around half an hour later; hospital staff unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him. His family was by his side when he died at 60 years of age. Thorpe is survived by his wife Lynn, and daughters Rusty and Lauren. His manager Michael Chugg said the death was a "terrible tragedy", as Thorpe had just finished recording a new album Tangier and was very happy after a recent acoustic tour. He was posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 11 June 2007, with the citation, "For service to the entertainment industry as a musician, songwriter, producer, and as a contributor to the preservation and collection of contemporary Australian music".

Tracks

1. Back On The Streets Again (Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence) - 4:54

2. Drive My Car (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:28

3. I Really Miss You (Billy Thorpe) - 4:20

4. It's Almost Summer (Billy Thorpe) - 3:01

5. Do The Best You Can (Billy Kristian) - 4:25

6. Theme From Million Dollar Bill (Billy Thorpe) - 4:55

7. Mama Told Her (Catherine C. Williamson, Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence) - 3:21

8. Standin' Too Close To The Fire (Billy Thorpe) - 6:06

9. Don't Need No Protection (Chris Jagger) - 3:41

Musicians

*Billy Thorpe - Vocals, Guitar

*Gil Matthews - Drums, Percussion

*Billy Kristian - Bass

*Warren Morgan - Keyboards

*Jack Hotop - Fender Rhodes

*William Motzing - Synthesizer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Vocal Arrangements

*Peter Dawkins - Bongos, Producer

*Kerrie Biddell - Vocals

*Janice Slater - Vocals

*Alison Maccallum - Vocals

*John Lyle - Violin

*Julie Batty - Violin

*Klara Korda - Violin 

*Della Woods - Violin 

*Frank Coe - Violin

*Alice Waten - Violin 

*R. Ingram - Violin 

*Gordon Bennett - Violin 

*Phillip Hartl - Violin

*David Pereira  - Cello

*H. Gyors - Cello

*Robert W. Miller - Cello

*Vanessa Butters - Cello

*Frederick Mckay - Cello

*L. Kuring - Cello

*“Boof” Thompsen, 

*Mike Cleary - Trumpet

*Mike Bukovsky - Trumpet

*Ed D’Amico - Trumpet 

*Keith Dubber - Trumpet

*Tony Buchanan - Saxophone

*Don Wright - Saxophone

*Bob Mcivor - Trombone

*George Brodbeck - Trombone

*Ken Herron - Trombone

*John Fetter - Guitar

*“J.C.” Trevisano - Congas 

1972  Aztecs - Aztecs Live! At Sunbury (2005 digipack edition)  

1972  Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs - Long Live Rock And Roll (2008 digipak release)  

1973-74  Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs - More Arse Than Class (2006 remaster and expanded)

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Omega Plus - How To Kiss The Sky (1969 france, heavy psych blues rock, 2002 hard sleeve issue)

"How to kiss the Sky" is the first trace of Claude Egel on record before he became a member of Magma. Omega Plus is the group formed by Claude Engel who is not content just to play - and very well too - guitar or flute but also gives a very good show as a vocalist. Released in '69, Omega Plus's album was influenced by Cream but its music also contains a foretaste of Magma on the B side which features a long piece full of electric energy, folly and a frenzied rhythmic beat. Claude Engel gives a fabulous display of his talent as a guitarist on this track.

by Francis Grosse, Bernard Gueffier

This trio led by Claude Engel made a legendary album . Just 1,000 copies were pressed in 1969. Side one had 5 short songs with English lyrics, ranging from heavy progressive blues-rock to largely acoustic songs (comparable to Cream and Blind Faith). Claude Engel's voice is also quite similar to Jack Bruce's. The other side had a long live track named "Voyelles", based on a poem by Arthur Rimbaud, including a recitation. This is the primal scream of "zeuhl" rock, in a very raw and rudimentary form that quite a few will interpret as vaguely planned three man jamming. Overall the album is undoubtedly historical, but not entirely satisfying for all that.

by Dag Asbjornsen

Tracks

1. Unfaithful Woman (Claude Engel, Gerard Levy) - 3:46   

2. Spanish Feeling (Claude Engel, Gerard Levy) - 2:46    

3. Wild Cult (Claude Engel, L. Rambler) - 3:11    

4. Which Colour? (Claude Engel, Gerard Levy) - 2:15    

5. Do You Need Sugar? - 0:40   

6. Voyelles (Claude Engel, lyrics from a poem by Arthur Rimbaud) - 16:28    

Omega Plus

*Claude Engel - Guitars, Vocals, Flute, Recorder

*Gerard Levy - Bass

*Marcel Engel - Drums, Vocals

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Out Of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon (1972 germany, enormous jazz prog rock, 2010 double disc remaster)

Out of Focus' third album was their magnum opus, where all the stops are pulled out and the group, with the addition of a horn section and bongos, was at their most inventive. As a natural progression from the earlier two records, Four Letter Monday Afternoon has even longer instrumental sections, as well as far more variety. 

The double album opens with the sidelong track "L.S.B.," which is either a misspelling of LSD or stands for "Love S Burning." This track starts off with an imposing martial beat before evolving into a more typical funk groove with over-the-top brass, before this collapses into a brief bit of free jazz and explosions, then a pastoral flute solo, and then more of the powerfully swinging jazz-rock. "Tsajama" goes more in a Magma direction, with weird vocal chanting and an intense bass-driven sound, whereas "Black Cards" is more wistful, with bleak lyrics and haunted flute. Of the only two short tracks, "Where Have You Been" is a bitter folk song, with a far more sparse instrumentation of acoustic guitar and not much else, and the CD bonus cut, "When I'm Sleeping," is the only slightly conventional song on the album. 

The second CD (sides three and four of the original album) contains the three parts of a single piece, "Huchen 55," each segued to the next by a multi-tracked flute solo. This mostly instrumental improvisation is all over the place as the group gets even more free-form than usual. Though the less-focused "Huchen 55" is not quite as strong as much of the material on the first disc, it is still a compelling piece with some fascinating parts. Four Letter Monday Afternoon was an ambitious project and it succeeds wonderfully. 

by Rolf Semprebon

Tracks

Disc 1

1. L.S.B - 17:37

2. When I’m Sleeping - 4:04

3. Tsajama - 9:23

4. Black Cards - 9:38

5. Where Have You Been - 5:35

Disc 2 

1. A Huchen 55 - 9:19

2. Huchen 55 B - 14:32

3. Huchen 55 C - 24:18

All compositions by Remigius Drechsler, Hennse Hering, Moran Neumüller, Klaus Spöri, Stephen Wishen

Out Of Focus

*Remigius Drechsler - Guitars, Tenor Saxophone, Flutes, Stylophone, Voice

*Hennse Hering - Organ, Piano

*Moran Neumüller - Soprano Saxophone, Vocals

*Klaus Spöri - Drums

*Stephen Wishen - Bass

With

*Hermann Breuer - Trombone

*Peter Dechant - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

*Grand Roman Langhaus - Bongos

*Jimmy Polivka - Trumpet

*Ingo Schmid-Neuhaus - Alto, Baritone Saxophones

*Michael Thatcher - Organ

1970  Out Of Focus - Wake Up (2010 remaster)  

1971  Out Of Focus - Out Of Focus (2010 remaster)  

1972  Out Of Focus - Rat Roads (2002 remaster)

1974  Out Of Focus - Not Too Late (2000 remaster)

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Apocalypse - Apocalypse (1969 germany, awesome psych rock, 2003 remaster)

Second album released in 1969, by this band from North Germany. Unlike their debut, on their sophomore album they developed and refined their music toward psychedelic rock without denying the psych pop roots. The tracks became longer, the instrumentation many sided (great sitar in 'Let die'). Intelligent compositions with great vocals make this underrated album a true gem. 

Tracks

1. Life Is Your Profession - 5:48

2. Let It Die - 6:09

3. Patricia - 9:26

4. Milkman - 4:50

5. Try To Please Me - 2:52

6. Pictures Of My Woman - 3:43

7. Linda Jones (Gerd Müller-Schwanke) - 3:40

8. Blowing In Blow (Gerd Müller-Schwanke) - 7:17

9. Reflections Of A Summer (Gerd Müller-Schwanke) - 4:34

All songs by Enrico Lombardi, John Leslie Humphreys except where stated

Bonus Track 9

Apocalypse

*Jürgen Drews - Vocals, Lead Guitar

*Enrico Lombardi - Vocals, Bass

*Bernd Scheffler - Vocals, Drums

*Gerd Müller-Schwanke - Vocals, Guitar 

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Elephant's Memory - Take It To The Streets (1970 us, a powerful rock package with blending horns, piano, guitars and protest lyrics)

More cohesive than their RCA release in the mid-'70s, the New York underground band who worked with John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and David Peel finds themselves on Metromedia, the label which had hits with Bobby Sherman, unleashing eight originals written mostly by drummer Rich Frank and lead vocalist/tenor saxman Stan Bronstein. Guitarist David Cohen contributes to a couple of tunes, with pianist Myron Yules and guitarist Greg Peratori also involved in the songwriting, but it is Frank (listed on the credits as Reek Havoc) and Bronstein who are the major forces behind this well-known-but-not-often-heard group. 

Clearly it was Lennon's participation on an early disc and not the band's notoriety which made them almost a household name, but one hit record could have changed all that. There is no hit here, but there is some experimental rock that Frank Zappa should have snapped up for his Straight Records. A bubblegum label could only move this if they were called Crazy Elephant and had something akin to "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'." Rather you have the antithesis, "Mongoose," followed by "Power" and the revolutionary "Piece Now." 

The technical proficiency is traded in for angst and lots of rock & roll attitude. "Piece Now" could very well be MC5, and the music on all three of the first tunes is dense and noteworthy. "Tricky Noses" ends side one with a flurry of bullets stopping a country-ish protest song, making the point quickly and with uneasy ease. Away from their famous friends, the seven-piece group is at least interesting here, with "She's Just Naturally Bad" sounding like Blue Cheer when they abandoned the sonic onslaught for laid-back folk-rock. 

Flashes of Dylan and Lou Reed make their way onto the tune. Pianist Myron Yules delivers the only song that Rich Frank and Bronstein aren't associated with, "I Couldn't Dream," a light Paul McCartney-style throwaway number."Damn" gets things somewhat heavy, a nice counterpoint to side one's "Power." This is where the band shines, solid ensemble rock with riffs and lots of not-so-quiet energy. For collectors who need anything by anyone ever associated with the Beatles, the Elephant's Memory's collection is not to be forgotten. "Ivan" is smooth New York rock a few years before Lou Reed would enter his Coney Island Baby phase, but definitely sounding like it could fit on that epic. Take It to the Streets is a true rock & roll artifact and holds some surprises worth rediscovering. 

by Joe Viglione

Tracks

1. Mongoose (David Cohen, Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein) - 4:53

2. Power (Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein) - 5:59

3. Piece Now (Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein) - 4:56

4. Tricky Noses (Rick Frank) - 0:51

5. She's Just Naturally Bad (David Cohen, Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein) - 6:06

6. I Couldn't Dream It (Myron Yules) - 3:21

7. Damn (Guy Peritore, Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein) - 4:36

8. Ivan (Rick Frank) - 4:03

Elephant's Memory

*Stan Bronstein - Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Lead Vocals

*Rick Frank - Drums

*John Ward - Bass, Vocals

*Guy Peritore - Guitar, Vocals

*David Cohen - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

*Myron Yules - Trombone, Piano, Vocals

*Mike Rose - Guitar

1969  Elephant's Memory - Elephant's Memory

1969  Elephant's Memory - Songs From Midnight Cowboy (2006 remaster)
1972  Elephant's Memory - Elephant's Memory

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The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood - Jerry Hahn Brotherhood (1970 us, groovy mix of roots and lyrical psychedelic sounds with fantastic guitar licks)

Jerry is one of the most celebrated jazz guitarists of his generation, and a major name in the 1960s and 1970s for his de facto contribution to the emerging fusion movement.

He began playing the guitar at age 7. At age 11 he began playing professionally with the Bobby Wiley Rhythmaires, appearing daily on Wichita's first television station, KEDD.

At the age of 21 Jerry moved to San Francisco. In 1964 he joined the John Handy Quintet, recording two albums for Columbia Records including the critically acclaimed "Live at Monterey." In 1967 he recorded his first album for Arhoolie Records, "The Jerry Hahn Quintet," with Jack DeJohnette on drums. In 1968, he joined the Gary Burton Quartet with Roy Haynes and Steve Swallow, recording three albums and touring the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan.

By 1970 Jerry Hahn -who had paid his dues working with John Handy, the Fifth Dimension and Gary Burton-, wanted to get a band together that would reflect a myriad of musical influences--- jazz, blues, rock, gospel, country etc. One of the best parts of the early 1970's was the great amount of experimentation that was going on among bands in general. A very fertile period indeed. As a matter of fact, one could easily make the claim that this here record was one of the very first true fusion albums to hit the scene.

Jerry also began to write a monthly column for Guitar Player magazine entitled "Jerry Hahn's Guitar Seminar" which continued for five years. In 1971 Paul Simon called Jerry to record on his first solo album, "Paul Simon."

In 1972, Jerry went back to Wichita, Kansas, where he became a full-time member of the Wichita State University faculty and established the degree program in jazz guitar. He received a Doctor of Music degree from Berean Christian College in Long Beach, CA in 1983.

His formidable book and CD Complete Jerry Hahn Method for Jazz Guitar for Mel Bay Publications has been in publication since 1986.

After 15 years at WSU, Jerry relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he joined the Bennie Wallace Quartet, recording and touring the United States, Europe and Japan. The move sound track for White Men Can't Jump features Jerry's guitar playing.

In 1992 he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he taught at the Colorado Institute of Art and performed, toured and recorded with Ginger Baker, the drummer with the band "Cream."

In 1995, Jerry joined the faculty of Portland State University and developed the curriculum for the Jazz Guitar program. In addition to teaching all of the jazz guitar students, coaching guitar ensembles and jazz combos at PSU, Jerry continued to perform, record, tour and conduct clinics at universities and schools.

Recent engagements include the Iridium Jazz Club and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York City with the original John Handy Quintet. His latest recordings include "Hahn Solo" and "Jazz Hymns" on Migration Records, and self-published "Hahn Songs" in 2010. Jerry has returned to Kansas to be with family and work on new publications and recordings.

Jerry Hahn, the innovative and dedicated musician, continues to be one of the favorites of a younger generation of guitarists.

Meet Jerry Hahn

Tracks

1. Martha's Madman - 3:23

2. Early Bird Cafe - 4:19

3. One Man Woman - 7:00

4. Ramblin' (Ornette Coleman) - 5:27

5. Dippin' Snuff (Jerry Hahn) - 0:27

6. Time's Caught Up With You - 3:11

7. Thursday Thing - 2:48

8. What I Gave Away - 2:20

9. Comin' Down (Jerry Hahn) - 5:43

10.Captain Bobby Stout - 5:24

All songs by Lane Tietgen except where noted

The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood

*Jerry Hahn - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo

*Mike Finnigan - Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica

*George Marsh - Drums

*Clyde Graves - Bass

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