Auger,York,Farlowe - Olympic Rock & Blues Circus (1983)

The original album has only 6 tracks, All tracks recorded at Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, December 22, 1981
on vinyl by ; Jeton Musikverlag – 1003321  + © 1990 Bell Records – BLR 84013 .
And this edition in 1998 with 4 bonus track from Peter Yorks production "String Time In New York" (november 1983)
by Jeton & BellMusik Gmbh.


Musicians:
Brian Auger, piano, organ (1-6)
Chris Farlowe, vocal (1-6)
John Marshall, guitar (1-6)
Steve Richardson, bass (1-6)(7-9)
Charly Eichert, drums (1-6)
Pete York, drums (1-6)(7-9)
Masters of Disaster, brass section (1-6)
Jeff Reynolds, trumpet (1-6)
James Campagnola, tenor saxophone (1-6)
Andrew Pet, trombone (1-6)
Mel Thorpe, flute, saxophone, vocal (7-9)
Roger Munns, keyboards (7-9)
Bill Coleman, bass, vocals (7-9)
Rick Sanders, violin (7-9)

Selections:
1. New Orleans Street March
2. I Never Loved A Girl (The Way That I Love You)
3. Motorboat
4. The Devil Rides the Speed Boat
5. Crocodile or: I Don't Think I Can Keep MY Mouth Open for That Long
6. Everything's wrong
7. Fast and Loose
8. Another Song
9. Wade in the Water

Total playing time, 41:45
Recorded 1981 & 1983 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg,


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First published on 2013 by Val

Jukka Tolonen - 1971 - Tolonen

Jukka Tolonen is not only Finland's national guitar hero but also one of the world's most respected guitarists. For the past 4 decades, he has captivated audiences through Scandinavia and Europe with his powerful and passionate works. He remains of the the most diverse guitarists of today, being equally proficient in a blues, rock, or fusion jazz environment.

Born in Helsinki in 1952, Tolonen first came to center stage in 1969 when a group of young Finnish musicians merged their collective talents to form the widely popular rock/jazz fusion band Tasavallan Presidentti, who were to record four critically acclaimed albums. During this time, Tolonen also recorded two albums with another well know band Wigwam. These recordings would establish Tolonen as a powerfully explosive and technically spectacular guitarist.

However, it would be his soon coming solo recordings that would really turn the music world upon its collective ear. His self titled debut recording, followed by "Summer Games", "The Hook", and "Hysterica" would set new standards for jazz fusion recordings and remain popular world wide even unto today.

Throughout the years, Jukka Tolonen has added his unique wizardry to recordings by Bill's Boogie Band, Piirpauke, and most recently a live recording from Tasavallan Presidentti. He has also recorded jazz fusion albums as the Jukka Tolonen Band and a couple of outstanding fusion flavored rock albums as the Jukka Tolonen Trio. These recordings, though varying in style, consistently demonstrate Jukka Tolonen as one of the premier guitarists of this or any other generation.

1. Elements (Earth/Fire/Water/Air) (8:06)
2. Ramblin (9:02)
3. Mountains (6:35)
4. Wanderland (5:02)
5. Last Night (Live) (3:26)

Line Up:

Jukka Tolonen      :Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Electric)
Jukka Gustavson  :Organ, Keyboards
Reino Laine      :Drums
Ronnie Osterberg :Drums
Pekka Pohjola      :Bass
Heikki Virtanen  :Bass
Pekka Poyry      : Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)

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Jukka Tolonen - 1977 - A Passenger To Paramaribo [RE-POST by request]

Jukka Tolonen is one of Finland's best known Prog musicians. His solo works are generally instrumental, but this release finds Bill Carson sing on the closing track. Surprisingly, it comes off quite well as a laid back winding down after a generally high intensity "tour the force" of the preceding tracks. This release is perhaps more dynamic and less subtle than Tolonen's previous two albums, but still strongly in the Jazz-Rock vein, this time coupled with some unmistakable Funk. Nothing really wrong with that and the funky approach seem to dominate Tolonen's future releases for the corresponding time period.A versatile artist who in 2004 eventually arrives at dedicating a whole album to John Coltrane with a title "Cool Train" (yet to be added to his rather incomplete discography on PA).

Jukka Tolonen Band - JTB (1979

Jukka Tolonen biography
Born in Helsinki in 1952 Jukka Tolonen co founded in 1969 the rock/jazz fusion band Tasavallan Presidentti, who recorded four critically acclaimed albums from 1969 to 1974. During this time, Tolonen also recorded two albums with the Finnish Prog band Wigwam.
In 1971 Tolonen recorded his self titled debut recording presenting a mixture of jazz-rock and folk, followed by "Summer Games"(1972), "The Hook"(1972), "Hysterica"(1974) all in the same musical direction. Thanks to his solo records as well as his participations with Tasavallan Presidentti and Wigwam, Tolonen became very popular in Finland and to a lesser extent in Europe and the USA.