Tag: Clive Thacker

Nucleus

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Nucleus was an English jazz-rock ensemble formed in 1969 by trumpeter Ian Carr, who spent much of the 1960s co-leading the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet. With a fluid lineup of top-tier session and jazz players, Nucleus debuted on Vertigo with Elastic Rock, a benchmark in British jazz fusion. Between 1970 and 1975, Nucleus released eight […]

Brian Auger & The Trinity

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Brian Auger & The Trinity was an English jazz-rock/soul band that released three albums between 1967 and 1969 on Marmalade — two with singer Julie Driscoll — followed by a 1970 fourth on RCA Victor. They scored a 1968 UK Top 5 hit with the Bob Dylan cover “This Wheel’s On Fire.” Auger, a specialist […]