Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express
Live at The Baked Potato
Studio City, CA
March 11, 2011
Genre: Jazz

Audience Tape: A+ (Near Perfect Soundboard Quality)
Location: DFC
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Tapers Notes:

Brian Auger needs no introduction to any jazz fan.

His career began with the triangulation of three important figures in
rock, pop, and jazz--Eric Clapton, Graham Gouldman, and Brian Auger.

Brian Auger's big break came in 1964 when producer Giorgio Gomelsky
asked him to provide keyboard backup for a new English group,
The Yardbirds. Gomelsky had just heard a new song by Graham Gouldman,
called "For Your Love." Gomelsky had scheduled only an afternoon at
London's Olympic Studios to cut "A" and "B" tracks of each single.
As Brian Auger told the story, Olympic Studios was a bit of a dump,
and was located in an old synagogue off Baker Street.

When Auger arrived he assumed Gomelsky had a full lineup of keyboard
instruments for Brian to play. Auger was dumbfounded when there
was no organ and no piano, and only an old harpsicord in the corner.
Because the session was pre-booked, they didn't have time to send
for Auger's organ, and had to make do. While Clapton was sulking
(there was no lead guitar part in the track), Auger sketched out a few
chords, and came up with the iconic 4 chord introduction to "For Your Love."

In any event, Auger left the session, thinking these guys are nuts,
whose going to buy a rock single with a harpsichord on it? The rest,
as they say, was history. "For Your Love" went to No. 3 on the
UK charts, and No. 6 on the US charts.

As for the rest of this intersection of history:

--Clapton quit in disgust--He hated pop music. Clapton went on to history
with The John Mayall Blues Band.

--Graham Gouldman went on to write the Hollies, "Bus Stop" and "Look Through
Any Window," and Herman's Hermit's "No Milk Today." He then went on in 10cc
to pen "I'm Not in Love" and "The Things We Do for Love."

--Auger then became a demanded studio musician, and formed a jazz group with
Rod Stewart, Julie Driscol, and John Baldry called "Steampacket." Later
he formed his first group "Trinity," the first jazz rock band to
perform at the 1968 Montreaux Jazz Festival. It was there, the next year,
where he met Les McCann and Eddie Harris and saw that legendary performance.

As for this gig, this new incarnation is a family affair featuring Karma Auger
on drums, Savannah Auger on vocals and Andreas Geck on Bass. This is a
compiliation of the two sets. If you want the whole gig, then pm me with
your trade list. A front cover is in the torrent, and I need some help with the
set list. I'll add up a full cover if I get some help with the set list.


Setlist:

1. Unknown
2. Unknown
3. Introduction to Pavane
4. Pavane
5. Unknown
6. Unknown
7. Compared to What

TT: 53:50

Personnel:

Brian Auger, Hammond B-3 Organ, Fender Rhodes
Karma Auger, Drums
Savannah Auger, Vocals
Andreas Geck, Bass


As always, support the band by buying Brian Auger CDs, all of which can be located at the following web site:
http://www.brianauger.com