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01. Nucleus - In Procession
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02. Nucleus - The Addison Trip
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03. Nucleus - Pastoral Graffiti
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04. Nucleus - New Life
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05. Nucleus - A Taste Of Sarsaparilla
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06. Nucleus - Theme 1 - Sarsaparilla
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07. Nucleus - Theme 2 - Feast Alfresco
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08. Nucleus - Theme 3 - Rites Of Man
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ARTIST
NUCLEUS
TITLE
Under The Sun
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BE WITH RECORDS
CATALOG #
BEWITH 104LP
BEWITH 104LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
9/23/2022
Reissue, originally released on Vertigo in 1974.
Under The Sun
is the follow-up to the astonishing
Roots
and contains yet more absolutely essential
Nucleus
material. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer
Ian Carr
was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. In late 1969, following the demise of the
Rendell-Carr
quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians.
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
's 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. 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 up-tempo first theme "Sarsaparilla" is comfortably one of Nucleus's 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
. 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. Remastered from the original Vertigo master tapes. Mastered by
Simon Francis
. Cut by
Pete Norman
.
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