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Brian Auger: Voices Of Other Times
by Jim Santella
Surrounded by smooth R&B guitars and voices, Brian Auger rips through the electric piano and Hammond B-3 organ on a thrill ride. This ride doesn’t take you head over heels and through loops. Instead, it takes you on a jazz journey over smooth waters and rolling waves. From fusion to acid jazz, the band has captured a smooth pop/rock atmosphere. His web page offers a detailed time line that traces this popular development.Daughter Savannah and son Karma provide ...
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by Michael Askounes
Londoner jazz staple Brian Auger has had a long and distinguished career dating all the way back to the early 60's English jazz scene. The list of players that have shared the studio/stage with Auger reads like a who's who of modern jazz-fusion. Given his pedigree, the last thing I expected when cueing up Brian Auger and the reformed Oblivion Express' latest CD Voices of Other Times was boring, overly clichéd “smooth jazz" with mediocre instrumentation. But unfortunately, that is ...
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by Randy McElligott
Brian Auger is a true survivor. An organ innovator from the British jazz-rock scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Auger returns two decades later with his Hammond B3 on Voices of Other Times. Always in the groove, and swinging like there's no tomorrow, his bands have featured young and talented musicians. In this sense, Auger’s approach to recruitment reflects the spirit of Miles Davis and Art Blakey. The latest reincarnation of Auger’s Oblivion Express, originally formed in the early ‘70s, ...
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