Colosseum are an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin wrote that “the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK” was mainly due to the band. Between 1975 and 1978 a separate band Colosseum … Continue reading
Colosseum are an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin wrote that “the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK” was mainly due to the band. Between 1975 and 1978 a separate band Colosseum … Continue reading
… another brilliant set of one of the finest Jazz-Rock groups ever:
Colosseum was one of the most exciting British rock bands of the 70s and while they made fine studio albums, notably the classic Those Who Are About To Die (1969), it was on the road, playing night after night to … Continue reading
Taken from the final gig (Shepherds Bush Empire, London 28 February 2015)
One of the most influential of the early British progressive rock bands, Colosseum fused an adventurous approach to rock with strong jazz and blues influences and classical keyboard accents; they earned a loyal and lasting following though they never scored … Continue reading
… an ad from 1971:
Colosseum are an English progressive jazz-rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin wrote that “the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK” was mainly due to the band. Colosseum, one of the first bands to fuse … Continue reading
The “Ruisrock Festival” which is said to be the oldest festival in the Northern Europe, recorded on August 22, 1970, with the finest soundboard. (The pitch has also been justified.) From now on, it is stable anytime. With no ideal … Continue reading
Two small changes in Colosseum II’s second album: Neil Murray left the group to join National Health (I believe), replaced by unknown John Mole, and most important the group became an almost-instrumental beast, which for their kind of music fit … Continue reading
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Allerlei buntes aus deutschen Landen
Margarete Helminger
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A blog mainly about odd German 45 rpm records. New records every Thursday.
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