Nucleus was a British jazz-fusion band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released the album Elastic Rock, and performed both at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club. The band was established by Ian Carr, who had been in the Rendell–Carr Quintet during the middle and late 1960s. Nucleus's debut album, Elastic Rock (1970), and the next two collections, We'll Talk About It Later and Solar Plexus (1971), were all released on Vertigo Records, and music journalist Colin Larkin noted were "vital in any comprehensive rock or jazz collection". Recommended to all jazz rock/fusion fans and also Canterbury prog buffs.
© Nucleus - Elastic Rock (1970) Vertigo
Elastic Rock is Nucleus' first album. Recorded in January 1970, it was a pioneering work in the emerging genre of jazz-fusion.
Tracks:
01. 1916 (Karl Jenkins) - 1:10
02. Elastic Rock (Karl Jenkins) - 4:05
03. Striation (Jeff Clyne, Chris Spedding) - 2:14
04. Taranaki (Brian Smith) - 1:35
05. Twisted Track (Chris Spedding, Pete Brown) - 5:17
06. Crude Blues (Part 1) (Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins) - 0:54
07. Crude Blues (Part 2) (Ian Carr) - 2:35
08. 1916 - The Battle Of Boogaloo (Karl Jenkins) - 3:04
09. Torrid Zone (Karl Jenkins) - 8:41
10. Stonescape (Karl Jenkins) - 2:39
11. Earth Mother (Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins, Brian Smith, Chris Spedding, Jeff Clyne, John Marshall) - 5:16
12. Speaking For Myself, Personally, In My Own Opinion, I Think... (John Marshall) - 1:29
13. Persephones Jive (Ian Carr) - 2:12
Personnel:
- Ian Carr – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Karl Jenkins – baritone saxophone, oboe, Hohner electric piano, piano
- Brian Smith – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Chris Spedding – guitars
- Jeff Clyne – bass, electric bass
- John Marshall - drums, percussion
© Nucleus - We'll Talk About It Later (1971) Vertigo
We'll Talk About It Later is Nucleus' second album. Recorded September 21 and 22, 1970.
Tracks:
01. Song For The Bearded Lady (Karl Jenkins) - 7:21
02. Sun Child (Jeff Clyne, John Marshall) - 5:14
03. Lullaby For A Lonely Child (Karl Jenkins) - 4:15
04. We'll Talk About It Later (Karl Jenkins) - 6:14
05. Oasis (Karl Jenkins) - 9:44
06. Ballad Of Joe Pimp (Jeff Clyne, Ian Carr) - 3:43
07. Easter 1916 (Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr) - 8:46
Personnel:
- Ian Carr - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Karl Jenkins - baritone saxophone, oboe, piano, Hohner Electra piano
- Brian Smith - tenor & soprano saxophone
- Chris Spedding - guitar, bouzouki, vocals (06)
- Jeff Clyne - bass
- John Marshall - drums, percussion
