March 18, 2012
COLOSSEUM - THE GRASS IS GREENER [RELEASED ONLY IN THE US.]
The second album from this British jazz-rock quintet rocks harder than their first outing. Their take on Jack Bruce's "Rope Ladder to the Moon" is especially strong, and "Jumping off the Sun" has a similar feel. "Bolero" has been done to death, but guitarist Dave Clempson (who later replaced Peter Frampton in Humble Pie) uses it to launch a showcase of guitar fireworks. In fact, Clempson's blazing guitar licks shine throughout. Dick Heckstall-Smith once again impresses on his arsenal of saxophones and woodwinds, and the seven-and-a-half minute title cut which he co-wrote with drummer Jon Hiseman is a highlight of this disc.
Digitally remastered edition of this 1970 album from one of the pivotal Progressive bands that emerged in the second part of the '60s. One of the most influential of the early British Prog Rock bands, Colosseum fused an adventurous approach to Rock with strong Jazz and Blues influences and classical keyboard accents. In contrast to other albums by Colosseum, The Grass Is Greener was released only in the United States. It includes a few songs that were on the earlier release, Valentyne Suite, as well as several cuts only released on this album. Talking Elephant. - cduniverse.com
01. Jumping Off The Sun
02. Lost Angeles
03. Elegy
04. Butty's Blues
05. Rope Ladder To The Moon
06. Bolero
07. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice
08. The Grass Is Greener
09. Lost Angeles (Live Version) - bonus track http://fp.io/3e382cfe/
COLOSSEUM II - "War Dance" (1978)
Colosseum II - "War Dance" (1978) @320
Studio Album, released in 1977
This supergroup must be one of the best kept secrets of Prog/Jazz Rock.Featuring the sticksman extraordinaire Hiseman(Colosseum,Tempest) on drums and percussion,Guitar God Gary Moore(Thin Lizzy,Midnight Blues Band) on guitar and Keyboard Wizard Don Airey (Rainbow,Whitesnake,Black Sabbath,Jethro Tull etc) plus John Mole on bass guitar,this band can really play.
The album is virtually all instrumental apart from the dreadful "Castles" (hence the 3 star rating and not 4).An exciting feature of Colosseum II is the duelling between the keyboards and guitar which can be seen to best effect on "Fighting Talk" where Airey knocks out some really terrific Minimoog leads and Moore growls back on his Gibson,and on "Inquisition" which features stunning guitar flights on electric and flamenco answering Airey's spacey keyboards.
Other standouts include "Star Maiden/Mysterioso/Quasar" which features some nice bass by John Mole before zipping off into more guitar and keyboard mayhem,the funky "Major Keys" and the dazzling title track:"War Dance".
Hardcore lovers of Fusion may find this album too rocky,but I love this album which but for "Castles" and the fact that it is more rock than Prog would be a 4 star nominee by me. Definitely a 3 1/2 star effort though.
Track Listings
1. Wardance (6:09)
2. Major keys (5:18)
3. Put it this way (3:42)
4. Castles (5:50)
5. Fighting back (5:54)
6. The inquisition (5:50)
7. Star maiden / Mysterioso / Quasar (6:24)
8. Last exit (3:30)
Total Time: 42:37
Line-up/Musicians
- Don Airey / keyboards, synthesizers, tubular bells
- Jon Hiseman / drums, percussion, tympani, gongs
- John Mole / basses
- Gary Moore / guitars, vocals
*Includes full cover and booklet scan*
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March 17, 2012
UMPHREY'S MCGEE - CRYSTAL BAY, NV - 03/11/2012
Set I:
There's No Crying in Mexico >
Nemo
The Bottom Half >
The Fuzz >
The Bottom Half
Wellwishers >
Night Nurse
2nd Self
Out of Order >
Nothing Too Fancy
Set II:
Soul Food I >
Thunderstruck
Slacker
Rocker part 2
All Things Ninja
Making Flippy Floppy >
Pay the Snucka
Encore:
Gulf Stream >
The Fussy Dutchman
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LOTUS - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC - 03/01/2012
Lotus
2012-03-01
The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Disc I:
Suitcases (11:23)
Banter (:23)
Scrapple (5:17)
The Oaks (6:54)
Dowrn (6:37)
Neon Tubes (8:16)
Tip of the Tongue (12:35)
Lou Carcohl (5:36)
Disc II:
Travel (10:49)
Ghosts N Stuff (11:50)
Golden Ghost (5:13)
Banter (:21)
Behind Midwest Storefronts (5:57)
Wax (12:05)
Banter Crowd (2:09)
Encore:
Middle Road (9:51)
Spiritualize (12:23)
Banter (:22)
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COLOSSEUM - CHAPTER 3: PARASOMIA
Colosseum – Chapter 3 Parasomnia (2011)
Artist: Colosseum
Album: Chapter 3 Parasomnia
Released: 2011
Style: Funeral Doom Metal
Format: MP3 320Kbps
Size: 143 Mb
Tracklist:
01 – Dilapidation and Death
02 – Questioning Existence
03 – Passage to Eternity
04 – On the Strand of Nightmares
05 – Parasomnia
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COLOSSEUM - DAUGHTER OF TIME - 1970
Colosseum - Daughter of Time (1970) (@256)
(Review from progarchives.com)
Colosseum were one of the earliest progressive bands, but also in many ways were pioneers of the emerging 'jazz rock/fusion' style. Although hardly the first band to attempt such a fusion, Colosseum were one of the most popular acts at the time, and tended to make jazz accessible to the rock masses as their compositions were often tighter than many working within the jazz rock realm at this point.
This album saw Chris Farlowe, veteran blues singer, join the band. Whilst on the surface this doesn't seem to be a natural fusion, in fact Farlowe was doubtless already familiar with the members as he'd played in the same R & B circuit of the 60s; indeed Dave Greenslade had been in Farlowe's band for a time. Much respected guitarist Clem Clempson of Bakerloo also replaced the vocalist/guitarist James Litherland, and Mark Clarke replaced Tony Reeves. The resulting album, 'Daughter Of Time', saw a heavier accent on rock than previous efforts, but is still an utterly superb album; Farlowe's vocals are remarkably good here, and he fitted in far better with Colosseum than he did in Atomic Rooster.
'Three Score and Ten, Amen' is one of the most dramatic openers to any prog album. It's introduced by some staggeringly declarative vocal choirs, crunching guitars and powerful percussion, before Farlowe's uptempo vocals and Clarke's bass add a touch of funk to proceedings. Farlowe then gets more melodramatic, bellowing out the chorus, that introduces a funk rock section with powerful guitar work and a more pensive narrated section, leading to a gloriously overblown climax with squealing vocals from Farlowe.
'Time Lament' is a more typical piece, beginning with an intricate jazz section with saxophone and percussion to the fore, plus some neat orchestrations. 'Take Me Back To Doomsday' has a Chicago like vibe, thanks to a neat keyboard and bass heavy intro, with some wonderfully florid piano lines by Dave Greenslade, before the main melody kicks in. The riff is quite beefy and heavy, with powerful guitar riffing and bass playing to the fore, and some superb sax solos. 'Daughter Of Time' is a very dramatic piece, with superb keyboard work and saxophone to the fore, yet the drumming of Jon Hiseman and a furiously melodramatic vocal from Chris Farlowe steal the show on this superb track.
'Theme From An Imaginary Western' is a Jack Bruce/Pete Brown song that has been recorded many times, yet this is Colosseum's take on it. 'Bring Out Your Dead' is a superb instrumental, with some flawless organ work from Dave Greenslade that melanges wonderfully well with the percussion and sax work from Dick Heckstall Smith, making for a thrilling listen. 'Downhill and Shadows' is a mournful, bluesy lament that sounds akin to something from Bakerloo's one and only album, due to the powerhouse guitar work of Clem Clempson, yet a commanding vocal from Chris Farlowe means it scores higher.
This edition of the album includes a bonus live recording of 'The Time Machine' and as such sounds slightly out of place here. It's a drum solo, a fact that may turn many off, but Jon Hiseman was always one of the greatest drummers within the whole of the rock world, and is as such never boring and always thrilling to listen to.
'Daughter Of Time' is an album often considered to be the weaker of Colosseum's albums, but it's every bit as good as those were, if a bit different -- the band was brimming with great ideas and musical innovation.
Line-up :
- Jon Hiseman / drums
- Dick-Heckstall-Smith / saxes
- Dave Greenslade / organ, piano, vibes
- Clem Clempson / guitar, vocals
- Mark Clarke / bass
- Chris Farlowe / vocals
with
- Barbara Thompson / flute, saxes
- Louis Cennamo / bass
Track List :
01. Three Score And Ten, Amen - 5:38
02. Time Lament - 6:13
03. Take Me Back To Doomsday - 4:25
04. The Daughter Of Time - 3:33
05. Theme For An Imaginary Western - 4:07
06. Bring Out Your Dead - 4:20
07. Downhill And Shadows - 6:13
08. The Time Machine (Bonus Live At The Royal Albert Hall) - 8:11
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COLOSSEUM - Bread & Circuses
Colosseum ( I+II ) discography
Colosseum is a pioneering British progressive jazz-rock band mixing progressive rock and jazz-based improvising.
The band was formed in 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, who had previously worked together in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers on the Bare Wires album. Dave Greenslade, on organ, was immediately recruited, and the line-up was completed by Jim Roche on guitar. Roche only recorded one track before being replaced by James Litherland, (guitar and vocals).
Colosseum's first album, Those Who Are About To Die Salute You, was released by the Fontana label in 1969. Colosseum also played at the Supershow, a recorded two-day jam session, along with Modern Jazz Quartet, Led Zeppelin, Jack Bruce, Roland Kirk Quartet, Eric Clapton, Steve Stills, and Juicy Lucy. Colosseum's second album, also in 1969, was Valentyne Suite, notable as the first release from Vertigo Records, the first label to sign heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. Vertigo Records was a branch of Philips, established to sign and develop artists that did not fit the main Philips Records brand.
Dave "Clem" Clempson replaced James Litherland for the third album, The Grass Is Greener, released in 1970 and only in the United States. Louis Cennamo then replaced Tony Reeves on bass, but was replaced by Mark Clarke within a month, and Hiseman recruited vocalist Chris Farlowe to enable Clempson to concentrate on guitar. This is considered to be the definitive Colosseum line-up, which had already partly recorded the 1970 album Daughter of Time.
In March 1971, the band recorded its concerts at the Big Apple in Brighton and at Manchester University. Hiseman was impressed with the atmosphere at the Manchester show, and the band returned five days later for a free concert that was also recorded. The recordings were released as a live double album in 1971, Colosseum Live, shortly before the original band broke up.
After the band split, Jon Hiseman formed Tempest with bassist Mark Clarke; Dave Greenslade formed Greenslade with Tony Reeves; Clem Clempson joined Humble Pie; Chris Farlowe joined Atomic Rooster; and Dick Heckstall-Smith embarked on a solo career.
Hiseman reformed the group as Colosseum II in 1975, with a stronger orientation towards jazz-fusion rock and a new lineup, featuring guitarist Gary Moore, and Don Airey on keyboards. Colosseum II released three albums before disbanding in 1978.
Colosseum reunited in June 1994 and played the Freiburg Zeld Festival and followed it up with a TV Special in October, which was recorded and later released as a CD and a DVD. Several new studio releases also followed. Expanded editions of Valentyne Suite and Colosseum Live, as well as several compilation sets.
Hiseman's wife, saxophonist Barbara Thompson, joined the band on various occasions before the 2004 death of Dick Heckstall-Smith and is now a permanent member of the band. Colosseum continues to record and, from time to time, tour mainly the German speaking territories.
1969-Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
1969-The Valentyne Suite (with bonus disc 'The Grass Is Greener')
1969-Live Boston Tea Party, Boston (Bootleg)
1970-Daughter of Time
1971-Colosseum Live (2004 edition)
1994-Live Cologne (The Reunion Concerts)
1997-Bread & Circuses
2000-Anthology
2003-Tomorrow's Blues
Colosseum II.
1976-Strange New Flesh
1977-Electric Savage
1977-War Dance
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COLOSSEUM II - The Bringer Of Jollity - 10/11/1978
Colosseum II
1978-10-11
Audimax
Vienna
Austria
The Bringer Of Jollity
Gypsy Eye 125/126
101. Opening (Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity)
102. War Dance Intro / Fighting Talk
103. Take Me Our Train
104. John Mole Bass Solo
105. Star Maiden / Mysterioso / Quasar
106. Am I
107. Desperado
201. John Hiseman Drum Solo
202. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
203. The Scorch
204. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
205. Put It This Way
206. Gary Moore Guitar Solo
207. Sunshine Of Your Love http://fp.io/9e26e456/
COLOSSEUM - THE IDES OF MARCH
Colosseum was one of the seminal progressive bands that emerged in the late sixties; they disbanded in 1971. Drummer Jon Hiseman, sax man Dick Heckstall-Smith, keyboard player Dave Greenslade, bass guitarist Tony Reeves, and guitarist James Litherland were all exceptional talents on their instruments, and the band's extensions on blues and..
March 16, 2012
ETTA JAMES - Original Album Classics
Etta James – Original Album Classics [5gd] (2012)
Few female R&B stars enjoyed the kind of consistent acclaim Etta James received throughout a career that spanned six decades; the celebrated producer Jerry Wexler once called her “the greatest of all modern blues singers,” and she recorded a number of enduring hits, including “At Last,” “Tell Mama,” “I’d Rather Go Blind,” and “All I Could Do Was Cry.” At the same time, despite possessing one of the most powerful voices in music, James only belatedly gained the attention of the mainstream audience, appearing rarely on the pop charts despite scoring 30 R&B hits, and she lived a rough-and-tumble life that could have inspired a dozen soap operas, battling drug addiction and bad relationships while outrunning a variety of health and legal problems. Etta James was born…
Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 1938; her mother was just 14 years old at the time, and she never knew her father, though she would later say she had reason to believe he was the well-known pool hustler Minnesota Fats. James was raised by friends and relatives instead of her mother through most of her childhood, and it was while she was living with her grandparents that she began regularly attending a Baptist church. James’ voice made her a natural for the choir, and despite her young age she became a soloist with the group, and appeared with them on local radio broadcasts. At the age of 12, after the death of her foster mother, James found herself living with her mother in San Francisco, and with little adult supervision, she began to slide into juvenile delinquency. But James’ love of music was also growing stronger, and with a pair of friends she formed a singing group called the Creolettes. The girls attracted the attention of famed bandleader Johnny Otis, and when he heard their song “Roll with Me Henry” — a racy answer song to Hank Ballard’s infamous “Work with Me Annie” — he arranged for them to sign with Modern Records, and the Creolettes cut the tune under the name the Peaches (the new handle coming from Etta’s longtime nickname). “Roll with Me Henry,” renamed “The Wallflower,” became a hit in 1955, though Georgia Gibbs would score a bigger success with her cover version, much to Etta’s dismay. After charting with a second R&B hit, “Good Rockin’ Daddy,” the Peaches broke up and James stepped out on her own. In 2010, James was hospitalized with MRSA-related infections, and it was revealed that she had received treatment for dependence on painkillers and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which her son claimed was the likely cause of her outbursts regarding Knowles. James released The Dreamer, for Verve Forecast in 2011. She claimed it was her final album of new material. Etta James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia later that year, and died on January 20, 2012 in Riverside, California at the age of 73.
Tracklist:
CD1
01 Somebody to Love
02 The Blues is My Business
03 Leap of Faith
04 Strongest Weakness
05 Wayward Saints of Memphis
06 Lie No Better
07 Trust Yourself
08 A Change is Gonna Do Me Good
09 Old Weakness
10 Stacked Deck
11 On the 7th Day
12 Please, No More
CD2
01 This Bitter Earth
02 Hes Funny that Way
03 In My Solitude
04 There is No Greater Love
05 Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying
06 Love Letters
07 These Foolish Things
08 Come Rain or Come Shine
09 Dont Worry bout Me
10 Cry Me A River
11 Dont Blame Me
12 My Man
13 Blue Gardenia
CD3
01 Gotta Serve Somebody
02 Dont Let My Baby Ride
03 Rhymes
04 Try A Little Tenderness
05 Miss You
06 Hawg for Ya
07 Youre Gonna Make Me Cry
08 Walking the Back Streets
09 Lets Straighten it Out
10 Born on the Bayou
11 Come Back Baby
12 Hound Dog
CD4
01 You Dont Know What Love is
02 Good Morning Heartache
03 My Old Flame
04 Say it Isnt So
05 At Last
06 Tenderly
07 I Only Have Eyes for You
08 I Got it Bad and that Aint Good
09 You Go to My Head
10 Sunday Kind of Love
11 If Its the Last Thing I Do
12 Only Women Bleed
CD5
01 Born Under A Bad Sign
02 I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby
03 Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
04 Running Out of Lies
05 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
06 Spoonful
07 Life, Love & the Blues
08 Hoochie Coochie Gal
09 Cheating in the Next Room
10 If You Want Me to Stay
11 The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
12 Ill Take Care of You
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STAN WEBB/CHICKEN SHACK ''GOING UP, GOING DOWN... THE ANTHOLOGY 1968/2001,
STAN WEBB/CHICKEN SHACK
''GOING UP, GOING DOWN... THE ANTHOLOGY 1968/2001,
JUL 2004
CASTLE MUSIC LTD.
DISC ONE
1/Everyday I Have the Blues/Chatman/3:00
2/Tell Me/Burnett/4:10
3/When the Train Comes Back/Perfect/3:11
4/San Ho Zay/King, Thompson/2:01
5/Mean Old World/Walker/3:55
6/You've Done Lost Your Good Thing Now/Josea, King/4:25
7/I'm Tore Down/Thompson/2:49
8/You Take Me Down/Webb/5:10
9/The Thrill Has Gone/Darnell, Hawkins/6:52
10/My Mood/Freeman, King/2:52
11/Midnight Hour/Brown/4:00
12/Set Me Free/Webb/3:23
13/I'd Rather Go Blind/Foster, Jordan/5:41
14/Going Up, Going Down/Webb/5:06
15/Lost the Best Friend I Ever Had/Webb/7:15
16/Black Night/Webb/5:58
17/Prisoner/Webb/4:13
18/He Knows the Rules/McCracklin/3:54
DISC TWO
1/Mine All the Time/Webb/3:52
2/Crying Won't Help You/Whittaker/5:09
3/Poor Boy/Webb/5:11
4/The Loser/Webb/2:31
5/Quick Step/Blunt, Webb/2:06
6/Unlucky Boy/Dupree, Thornton/2:33
7/As Time Goes Passing By/Webb/4:41
8/Hear Me Cry/Webb/3:52
9/Meeting on a Hill/Webb/3:14
10/Use What You've Got/Blunt, Webb/3:24
11/Little Bird/Webb/4:06
12/Let Me Love You Baby/Dixon/3:23
13/Back Door Man/Dixon/7:03
14/Tell Me/Burnett/5:09
15/Strange Situations/James, Webb/3:50
16/The House That Love Lives In/James, Webb/5:58
17/I Know/James, Webb/3:34
18/The Last Time/James, Webb/7:32
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LES DUDEK & POLAR BEAR
LES DUDEK & POLAR BEAR
1974
He has played with the likes of The Allman Brothers Band, Boz Scaggs, Steve Miller, Stevie Nicks and Cher. Now Les Dudek will be appearing with his band for two free shows in the Red Room of the Crystal Bay Casino.
Les Dudek was born in a Naval air station hospital on the coast of Quonset Point, just north of Wickford, Rhode Island. His father Harold, from Campbell, Nebraska, was a radioman in the Navy who served on the U.S.S. Wright and the U.S.S. UTAH before it was laid to rest at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Harold also flew missions in PBY5A's Navy seaplanes while stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Iceland and Port Lyautey, French Morocco, North Africa during World War II. Les' mother Alma, from Brooklyn, New York, was a PBX operator and also danced for the world famous "Rockettes" at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York. Les has one older sister, Sandi, who was also born in Brooklyn, New York.
When Les' dad retired from the Navy in 1959, he moved the family to Florida to start a new life. Les became interested in music by listening to his sister's new records through their adjacent bedroom wall. She played stuff like; Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Fabian, Connie Francis and The Beach Boys, to name a few. That was cool for a while, but then one night..that all changed. In a word, they were called...The Beatles. And Sandi played them all night long. By the end of the night - Les was "hooked". After constant pleas, Alma and Harold gave in and ordered Les' first guitar, an acoustic silver-tone from Sears and Roebuck. They gave it to Les for Christmas in 1964.
Sister Sandi didn't realize it at the time, but she had created a "guitar bandito". For the next few years all she could hear through the adjacent wall was Les practicing his guitar. It nearly drove her crazy. Les had caught the guitar bug and was determined to master it. By the age of "14" Les was already playing in bands all over Florida. Bands like; The Steppin' Stones, The United Sounds, Blue Truth and Power. With the latter two, he went to Nashville, Tennessee and Richmond, Virginia to record demos with hopes of a record deal. Then, on October 29th, 1971, the unthinkable occurred - a fellow Florida musician, Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. At the time, Les was playing with bandmate Peter Schless, a keyboard player from Venice, Florida in their band Power. Peter knew Dickey Betts and had heard he was looking for players. So Les and Peter drove to Macon, Georgia to jam with Dickey. A few weeks after returning to Florida, Les was called back to Georgia. As a result, Les was invited to record with The Allman Brothers Band. That's Les you hear playing guitar harmonies with Dickey Betts on "Ramblin' Man" and the intro acoustic guitar on "Jessica", their two biggest hits from the Brothers and Sisters album (Capricorn Records).
The news spread quickly about this young guitar talent. Dudek was offered a guitar spot with Boz Scaggs. He accepted. Les commuted back and forth from Macon, Georgia to San Francisco, California, touring with Boz and later appeared on the Silk Degrees album (Columbia Records). Les also appeared in Boz's "Low Down" and "Lido Shuffle" videos made for television. In 1974, Boz, with Les, special guested the Joker Tour with The Steve Miller Band. Also on the bill was James Cotton. At the end of Miller's set, Steve would invite Boz, James Cotton and Les out on stage to finish the show. At the end of this tour, Miller invited Les up to Seattle, Washington to record some tunes that turned into classic hits on Steve Miller's Fly Like An Eagle and Book Of Dreams (Capital Records), from which Les co-wrote "Sacrifice". Living In The 20th Century (Capital Records), Les appears on the record and in the movie of the same title and Wide River (PolyGram Label Group), Les co-wrote "Blue Eyes". Another memorable show Les did with Miller was the second Knebworth Park outside of London, England with Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart and members from Monty Python.
Miller invited Les to join his band, so Les moved to California. After which, Les formed a band in the San Francisco area from members of Scaggs and Miller. They called it Polar Bear. The members were; Les, Gerald Johnson, Joachiem Young and Billy Meeker. Polar Bear recorded demos for Warner Brothers, who declined. Then Les was asked to record a demo for Columbia Records. At the same time, a manager called Les and asked him to come to a rehearsal hall in San Francisco to hear this new band he was nurturing. He wanted "the two guitar heroes" of the Bay area to be in the same band, "..and we're going to call it Journey". The same day Les was invited to the first Journey rehearsal, he was offered a solo recording deal from Columbia records. Les decided to be a solo artist for Columbia Records.
During the next six years Les released four critically acclaimed solo albums, (Les Dudek debut, Say No More, Ghost Town Parade and Gypsy Ride) scoring two FM radio hits - "City Magic" and "Old Judge Jones". He then collaborated with two other Columbia artists, Mike Finnigan, who played organ on "Rainy Day", a song from Jimi Hendrix's Electric LadyLand album (Reprise Records) and Jim Krueger, who wrote "We Just Disagree" for Dave Mason. DFK (Dudek, Finnigan & Krueger) released one album on Columbia Records and toured most of 1978 with Kansas.
After a hiatus from DFK, Cher asked Dudek to participate on a recording project, which became the Black Rose album (Casablanca Records). After a few appearances, such as a concert with Hall & Oates in New York's Central Park, "The Merv Griffin Show" and "The Midnight Special" hosted by Wolfman Jack, the Rose wilted.
In 1984, Dudek made an appearance and authored a few songs in Peter Bogdanovich's Universal Studios movie "Mask" which starred Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz and Laura Dern. Les also appeared in Christopher Crowe's "Streets of Justice", a Movie Of The Week from Universal Studios in 1985.
Dudek teamed up with Stevie Nicks and co-wrote two songs; "Sister Honey", a collaboration which appears on her Rock A Little album (Modern/Atlantic Records) and "Freestyle", the title track to Les' "Freestyle" cd (E Flat Productions). Les also toured with Stevie on her 1991 Whole Lotta Trouble tour.
Throughout the '90's Dudek toured the U.S. and Europe. Les also released a rock 'n blues album titled Deeper Shades Of Blues and Freestyle 2002 (E Flat Productions). Additionally, Les wrote and performed instrumental library music for television. This music can be heard on NBC, ABC, ESPN, FOX SPORTS and E channel. These instrumentals are featured on such programs as "Friends", "Extra", "Wild On", "Search Party", and "Access Hollywood".
1 - Instrumental 7:30
2 - Backstage Pass 6:06
3 - Take The Time 5:43
4 - Sara 6:27
5 - Instrumental 7:57
6 - Avatar 7:53
7 - Play My Blues Away 5:54
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