Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express [Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

The first outing by Brian Auger's jazz-rock ensemble the Oblivion Express, first issued in 1971, is one of the great masterpieces of jazz-rock fusion. Auger, having just disbanded his longtime band the Trinity in 1969, still had plenty of rock & roll in his system. His yearning for the open frontiers of electric jazz was certainly the driving force -- in the same way that it was for Miles Davis on A Tribute To Jack Johnson, and Life Time was for Tony Williams -- but it was anchored in the visceral application of rock. Read More