meglio avere 2° passaport nn si sa mai Passport - Second Passport (1972) 0:00 Mandragora 3:55 Nexus 9:30 Fairy Tale 17:14 Get Yourself A Second Passport 21:24 Registration O 31:04 Horizon Beyond 38:03 The Cat From Catmandu Personnel: - Klaus Doldinger - soprano & tenor saxes, electric piano, synthesizer - John Mealing - electric piano, organ - Wolfgang Schmidt - bass, electric guitar - Bryan Spring - drums Passport is/was a German group with one central figure in its centre - Klaus Doldinger(saxophones, keyboards)-, which had a habit of dishing out an album a year. The characteristics of the band is middle-weight 70s jazz-rock(fusion) usually with a heavy sax drive along with some keyboards/rhytms along the lines of Weather Report(Passport has been called as the European version of the famous Zawinuls band). Less into rock and more into jazz-centered fusion this time, nothing wrong with that in my book - 3,6/5. Review by psarros (progarchives) (4 stars) Klaus Doldingers band would officially be named Passport after the first great album, but the line-up for the second upcoming release would totally change.Doldinger recruited Americans John Mealing and Bryan Spring on keyboards/piano and drums respectively, while the bass and guitars were responsibilities of Wolfgang Schmid.Another product for Atlantic, Second passport would see the light in 1972. All titles are composed by Doldinger and this is another almost perfect example of dynamic, rich and powerful Jazz/Fusion with a sound somerwhat split between the British scene and the Kraut aesthetics.From the great GENTLE GIANT-like opening tunes of Mandragora to the loose jamming of Nexus and the restless sax breathing of Doldinger, the album makes it clear already from its starting point that this is an excellent work of deep inspiration.Fairy Tale offers back this unique Space/Jazz approach of Passport, already listened on their debut, with the beautiful combination of electric piano, hypnotic rhythms and melodic saxes.The later tracks are also magnificent, having a sound balanced between Brass-like Rock, Canterbury Fusion and Kraut-Jazz.Ultra deep and powerful bass lines, great organ parts, jazzy guitar solos, light electric pianos and of course Doldingers sax interventions, the tracks scan the path from tightly structured passages to fully improvised solos and interplays in a very succesful way, that sounds no less than highly entertaining and extremely professional. Another highlight in Doldingers long discography.Second Passport is one of these albums that can make even someone who dislikes Jazz listen to it several times.Highly recommended, definitely an album of All-Star level regarding the Jazz/Fusion stylings. Passport is a German jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger. Passport was initiated in 1971 as a jazz fusion experimental group, similar to American groups such as Weather Report. The ensembles first recording was issued in 1971, and through the 1970s had a constantly revolving membership, though it continued to release albums frequently. The group was active into the 2000s, recording for Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records among others. Members Klaus Doldinger - saxophone, flute Wolfgang Schmid - bass Curt Cress - drums Udo Lindenberg - drums Lothar Meid - bass Olaf Kubler - saxophone, flute Kristian Schultze - keyboards Dieter Petereit Hendrik Schaper Johnny Griffin Willy Ketzer Elmer Louis Roy Louis Kevin Mulligan Pete York Jim Jackson Brian Auger - keyboards Roykey Whydh- guitar Alphonse Mouzon - drums Philip Catherine - guitar on Doldinger Jubilee`75 Discography Passport (1971) Second Passport (1972) Handmade (1973) Looking Thru (1973) Doldinger Jubilee Concert (1974) Doldinger Jubilee 75 (1975) Cross-Collateral (1975) U.S. #137[1] Infinity Machine (1976) U.S. #204 Iguaçu (1977) U.S. #191[1] 2 Originals (including all songs of the previously released albums Passport and Second Passport) (1977) Ataraxia (reissued by Wounded Bird Records (US only) as Sky Blue (1978) U.S. #140[1] Garden of Eden (1978) U.S. #201 Lifelike (1980) Oceanliner (1980) U.S. #163[1] Blue Tattoo (1981) U.S. #175[1] Earthborn (1982) Man in the Mirror (1983) Running in Real Time (1985) Heavy Nights (1986) Talk Back (1988) Balance Of Happiness (1990) Blues Roots (1991) Down to Earth (1993) Spirit Of Continuity: The Passport Anthology (1995) Passport to Paradise (1996) Passport Control (1997) Move (1998) Passport Live (2000) RMX Vol. 1 (2001) Back to Brazil (2003) To Morocco (2006)
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