- Elastic Rock
Infobox Album |
Name = Elastic Rock
Type = Studio album
Artist = Nucleus
Released = March 1970
Recorded = 12 - 21 January 1970 at Trident Studios, London
Genre =Jazz fusion
Length = 40:46
Label =Vertigo Records
2007 Remaster:Universal Records
Producer = Peter King
Reviews =
*Progarchives Rating|4|5 [http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=8693 link]
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfoxqr5ldde link]
Last album =
This album = "Elastic Rock"
(1970)
Next album = "We'll Talk About It Later "
(1970)Recorded only five months after
Miles Davis 'Bitches Brew , "Elastic Rock" is Nucleus' first album and an essential creation in the crystallization of a new musical expression:Jazz fusion . In July 1970 the group presented the innovative compositions from the LP at theMontreux Jazz Festival , won the first prize and subsequently performed both atNewport Jazz Festival and at theVillage Gate jazz club, paving the way for many other Jazz fusion ensembles that would appear in the 1970s.Track listing
#"1916" - 1:11 (
Karl Jenkins )
#"Elastic Rock" - 4:05 (Karl Jenkins )
#"Striation" - 2:15 (Jeff Clyne ,Chris Spedding )
#"Taranaki" - 1:39 (Brian Smith )
#"Twisted Track" - 5:17 (Chris Spedding )
#"Crude Blues, Part I" - 0:54 (Karl Jenkins ,Ian Carr )
#"Crude Blues, Part II" - 2:36 (Ian Carr )
#"1916: The Battle of Boogaloo" - 3:07 (Karl Jenkins )
#"Torrid Zone" - 8:41 (Karl Jenkins )
#"Stonescape" - 2:39 (Karl Jenkins )
#"Earth Mother" - 0:51 (Karl Jenkins ,Ian Carr , John Marshall,Jeff Clyne ,Chris Spedding )
#"Speaking for Myself, Personally, in My Own Opinion, I Think..." - 0:54 (John Marshall)
#"Persephones Jive" - 2:15 (Ian Carr )Personnel
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Karl Jenkins :oboe ,baritone saxophone ,electric piano ,piano
*Ian Carr :trumpet ,flugelhorn
*Brian Smith :tenor saxophone ,soprano saxophone ,flute
*Jeff Clyne : bass, electric bass
*John Marshall: drums, percussion
*Chris Spedding :acoustic guitar ,electric guitar External links
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15163#1 Nucleus] at [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ All About Jazz]
* [http://www.iancarrsnucleus.net The Ian Carr and Nucleus Website]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18154 Ian Carr] at [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ All About Jazz]
* [http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1868 Nucleus] at [http://www.progarchives.com/ Progarchives]
* [http://www.karljenkins.com/biography.php Karl Jenkins byography]
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