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1. IN PROCESSION
2. THE ADDISON TRIP
3. PASTORAL GRAFFITI
4. NEW LIFE
5. A TASTE OF SARSAPARILLA
6. THEME 1 SARSAPARILLA
7. THEME 2 FEAST ALFRESCO
8. THEME 3 RITES OF MAN |
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| | Description: | Under The Sun is the follow-up to the astonishing Roots and contains yet more
absolutely essential Nucleus material. Originally released on Vertigo in 1974,
Under The Sun was never re-pressed and of course those original copies are now
very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it??s aged ridiculously well
and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows
off just why this deserves to be back in press.
Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected
British musicians of his era. He was a true pioneer and saw the potential in
fusing the worlds of jazz with rock, just as Miles Davis and The Tony Williams
Lifetime did in the US. In late 1969, following the demise of the Rendell-Carr
quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus.
Regarding music as a continuous process, Nucleus refused to ??recognise rigid
boundaries? and worked on delivering what they saw as a ??total musical
experience?. We can get behind that.
Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled
musicians. This constant evolution and revolution was all part of the continuous
musical exploration and discovery that took jazz to new levels. And the music
has stayed relevant. To steal a line from a recent review of our re-issue of
Roots, when it comes to anything Nucleus ??it??s basically already hip-hop?.
Under The Sun opens with the crisp, medium tempo ??In Procession?. It??s a
typically inventive Carr track with layers of dramatic, riff-led themes and
repeating brass blasts. Bryan Spring??s ??The Addison Trip? is a moody funk piece,
with Kieran White guesting on wordless vocals. Roger Sutton contributes some
fine bass guitar on this track, particularly the great solo at around the two
minute mark. The excellently-named cool, jazzy ballad ??Pastoral Graffiti? paints
bucolic pictures with its mellow sonics, plaintive horns and Bob Bertles?? flute.
Sutton??s superb, bass-driven ??New Life? brings a different dynamic. Horns,
guitar and electric piano swirl over the head-nod bass motif and a killer Ken
Shaw guitar solo. A false fade out halfway through brings in a new bass riff
that??s picked up by the whole ensemble as Carr wah-wah noodles over the top.
It??s full-on. The gorgeous, laidback ??A Taste of Sarsaparilla? is exactly that -
closing out the first side with a cute blast of what is to come over on the
killer flip.
The whole of Under The Sun??s second side is a suite of three ??Themes? written by
Ian Carr. The uptempo first theme ??Sarsaparilla? is comfortably one of Nucleus??
best. What would??ve been a cluttered mess in the hands of most is instead an
effortless lesson in clarity and zing. Between Geoff Castle??s electric piano
solo, the relentless funky drumming and more wild wah-wah trumpet from Carr,
Nucleus show you how it??s done.
The languid groove of second theme ??Feast Alfresco? is much more typical of
??classic? Nucleus and sounds like something that might??ve been on Roots. A
Bertles baritone solo and a guitar solo from Shaw weave around the core,
serpentine brass theme.
The darker ??Rites of Man?, the third and final theme, is a slow build to a solid
bass and electric piano riff, shored up by some tricky brass. Carr takes the
theme even further and there??s still plenty of room for soloing from all corners
of the Nucleus. As usual, the dynamic Sutton/Spring, bass/drums duo is holding
down the rhythm for the rest to jam around.
This Be With edition of Under The Sun has been re-mastered from the original
Vertigo master tapes, Simon Francis?? mastering working together with Pete
Norman??s cut to weave their usual magic with these wonderful recordings. The
bleak, rain-dappled cover matches the melancholic vibe of the record and has
been restored as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue. - (P) 1974 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited. Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises. | | | Manufacturer No.: |
LPWABBL129 |
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