Brian Auger - Back To The Beginning The Brian Auger Anthology (2015)

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.

TRACKLIST

01. Blues Three Four
02. There Is No Greater Love
03. Broadway
04. Shake (feat. Rod Stewart)
05. That Driving Beat (feat. Julie Driscoll)
06. Save Me (feat. Julie Driscoll)
07. Black Cat
08. I've Gotta Go Now
09. Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) [feat. Julie Driscoll]
10. Ellis Island
11. Finally Found You Out
12. Indian Rope Man (feat. Julie Driscoll)
13. Red Beans & Rice, Pt. 1 (Big Band Version)
14. Fire in the Mind
15. Listen Here
16. Freedom Jazz Dance
17. Whenever You're Ready
18. Beginning Again (Live at the Whisky a Go Go)
19. Somebody Help Us
20. No Time to Live (feat. Julie Tippetts)
21. Git Up (feat. Julie Tippetts)
22. Freddie'??s Flight
23. Butterfly (feat. Savannah Auger)
24. Future Pilot (feat. Alex Ligertwood) [Live in Los Angeles]