Transit Express was a French jazz-rock quartet that released three albums on RCA Victor during the mid-1970s. On the third album — Couleurs Naturelles (1977) — the band were joined by American violinist David Rose, who plied a similar vein of music on his subsequent solo releases. Members: Dominique Bouvier (drums, vibraphone, percussion), Jean-Claude Guselli […]
Couleurs Naturelles is the third album by French jazz-rock combo Transit Express, released in 1977 on RCA Victor. Recorded at Château d’Hérouville, Couleurs Naturelles finds Transit Express operating as a quintet with David Rose fully integrated on violin. The ensemble—Dominique Bouvier on drums and percussion, Jean-Claude Guselli on bass, Christian Leroux on guitars, Serge Perathoner […]
Priglacit is the debut album by French jazz-rock combo Transit Express, released in 1975 on RCA Victor. The ensemble—Dominique Bouvier on drums and percussion, J.-Claude Guselli on electric bass, Christian Leroux on acoustic and electric guitars, and Serge Perathoner on keyboards and synthesizers—interweaves dense rhythmic frameworks with angular, streaking melodic lines. Across 14 concise tracks, instrumentation […]
Opus Progressif is the second album by French jazz-rock combo Transit Express, released in 1976 on RCA Victor. Opus Progressif captures Transit Express expanding their jazz-rock fusion vocabulary from Priglacit, introducing guest violinist David Rose to extend the textural and melodic range. The ensemble—Dominique Bouvier on drums and percussion, J.-Claude Guselli on electric and double […]
