Brian Auger

 

Artist:  Brian Auger 

Birth Name:  Brian Albert Gordon Auger

Born:  July 18, 1939.  Hammersmith, London, England

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Organ, Keyboards

Brian Auger  is an English Jazz Rock and Rock Music Keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond Organ.  He has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eric Clapton.  He incorporated Jazz, early British Pop, R&B, Soul Music and Rock into the sound.  He has been nominated for a Grammy Award.  In 1965, he played on "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds as a session musician.  That same year, he formed the group The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs and Rod Stewart.  Due to contractual problems there were no official recordings made by the band.  With Julie Driscoll and The Trinity.  In 1970, he formed the Jazz Fusion ensemble Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.

Title:  Auger Incorporated (2023)

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Label:  Soul Bank Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  The Preacher ((9:06)

 2.  Poinciana (3:36)

 3.  Watch Your Step (The Steampacket) (3:17)

 4.  The Sidewinder (The Steampacket) (5:20)

Side B:

 1.  Walkin' (Sonny Boy Williamson & The Trinity) (3:08)

 2.  I See A Man Downstairs (Sonny Boy Williamson & The Trinity) (3:12)

 3.  In & Out (3:07)

 4.  Red Beans & Rice (Live At Soir On Danse, Paris) (5:46)

 5.  I Wanna Take You Higher (6:06)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Indian Rope Man (3:22)

 2.  Light My Fire (4:21)

 3.  This Wheels On Fire (3:32)

 4.  Save Me (Live At Piper Club, Rome) (3:38)

Side D:

 1.  Total Eclipse (11:35)

 2.  A Better Land (5:23)

 3.  Fill Your Head With Laughter (3:50)

LP 3:

Side E:

 1.  Whenever You're Ready (6:19)

 2.  Straight Ahead (5:07)

 3.  Inner City Blues (Alternative Mix/Radio Edit) (3:31)

 4.  Freedom Jazz Dance (Live At Winter Garden) (5:58)

Side F:

 1.  Planet Earth Calling (4:12)

 2.  Night Train To Nowhere (3:37)

 3.  Splatc (6:03)

 4.  Freddie's Flight (6:00)

Auger Incorporated is the compilation and collection album by Brian Auger, released on July 28, 2023 by Soul Bank Music, featuring the classics and previously unreleased