I guess this was just after John Marshall left for Soft Machine, shortly to be followed by Karl Jenkins and, the following year, by Roy Babbington. Dave McRae would join Matching Mole in 72 also. It must have been stressful keeping a big band on the go in the 70s when the money was in record sale and live work didn’t attract the ticket prices it does these days. It seems unfair that Karl Jenkins now receives recognition for his anodyne choral and quasi-classical orchestral work when many of the brilliant musicians, who he once rubbed shoulders with, are largely forgotten.
According to Calyx - 1972 May [early] (Belgium), Jazz Middelheim (TV filming - broadcast Aug 22) Line-up: IC (trumpet), Karl Jenkins (oboe), Dave MacRae (electric piano), Roy Babbington (bass), Alan Jackson (drums)
This is fabulous! I'd love to know where it was recorded. I saw a similar version of this band in 1972 in a club in far West Wales. Clive Thacker was on Drums in place of Alan Jackson and Art Themen on saxes in place of Karl Jenkins, plus they had Allan Holdsworth on guitar. The combination of Roy Babbington, Dave MacRae and Allan Holdsworth was awesome - not a word I often use.
Maybe there's a clue - the lid's off the Rhodes! Listen to his unique sound with Matching Mole later that year, he really played the hell out of every aspect of that instrument, an absolute genius.
Never heard them before, but very nice. And, Wow, congrats to all making the comments till now. You are well prepared. No kidding. Anche agli italiani.
Ci sono (oltre a Ian Carr) Dave McRae alle tastiere, Karl Jenkins ai fiati, Roy Babbington al basso, ma il batterista non è John Marshall. Sai forse chi sia?
Definitely NOT John Marshall on drums ( he had huge afro and moustache at this time) The only other Nucleus drummers I know are Bryan Spring and Tony Levin - but neither looks like the man with the 'side burns' in film.
He is, probably, Trevor Tomkins, who played on "Belladonna" (1972), only on three tracks. But there are other drummers like Paul Lytton or Rogers Sellers, or Spring or Levin or Clive Thacker...
Song for the Bearded Lady, aka Hazard Profile dei Soft Machine di Bundles... Carl Jenkins in entrambe, mi manca Allan Holdsworth... Il gruppo che mi piace più in assoluto
Fai caso a The Soft Weed Factor, su Soft Machine Six, sempre di Jenkins: io trovo che sia somigliante sia con Song for the Bearded Lady che con Hazard Profile parte prima, tutte di KJ.
Song for the bearded lady = Hazard Profile pt. 1. Sorprendente la somiglianza con The Soft Weed Factor, su Soft Machine Six. Tutti brani di Karl Jenkins.
Bryan Spring didn't have any involvement with Nucleaus until 1974. I'm pretty sure that's Tony Levin - not to be confused with the more well-known bass player. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Levin_(drummer). His obituary is here: www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/23/tony-levin-obituary
It's not better performing unfortunately but rare members as Nucleus. Ian Carr(tp), Dave McRae(kb), Karl Jenkins(oboe), Roy Babbington(bs) and Alan Jackson(dms). Where is Brian Smith???
Whoever you are, man, CHAPEAU for this video and many many thanks!!!!!!
I guess this was just after John Marshall left for Soft Machine, shortly to be followed by Karl Jenkins and, the following year, by Roy Babbington. Dave McRae would join Matching Mole in 72 also. It must have been stressful keeping a big band on the go in the 70s when the money was in record sale and live work didn’t attract the ticket prices it does these days. It seems unfair that Karl Jenkins now receives recognition for his anodyne choral and quasi-classical orchestral work when many of the brilliant musicians, who he once rubbed shoulders with, are largely forgotten.
According to Calyx -
1972 May [early] (Belgium), Jazz Middelheim (TV filming - broadcast Aug 22)
Line-up: IC (trumpet), Karl Jenkins (oboe), Dave MacRae (electric piano), Roy Babbington (bass), Alan Jackson (drums)
The heroes of my youth.....following them, in every step they made!! All the bands and musicians of this music scene!!!
Fantastic video, thank you!!
Im 22 and i love them as well
Best jazz rock ever
I agree fully.
They are much less known than weather report, RTF, or mahavishnu.... but still the best of them all.
a half of the future Soft Machine ..great song
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This is fabulous! I'd love to know where it was recorded. I saw a similar version of this band in 1972 in a club in far West Wales. Clive Thacker was on Drums in place of Alan Jackson and Art Themen on saxes in place of Karl Jenkins, plus they had Allan Holdsworth on guitar. The combination of Roy Babbington, Dave MacRae and Allan Holdsworth was awesome - not a word I often use.
I am so envious - massive AH fan :-)
Thank you! Amazingly RARE Nucleus live footage. More please......
Never the same band once Brian Smith had gone... He and Ian Carr were the perfect front line
Roy Babbington on bass - also played with Soft Mahine
Nick Bradey And he is playing with them now!
Dave McRae> Matching Mole. : )
Il migliore jazz elettrico è stato suonato in Gran Bretagna tra il '69-'70 ed il 1975-76. Oltreoceano troppo presto si suonò funky, già dal '71-'72.
I saw this line-up in Worcester in the 70’s. Dave McCrea had a unique sound on the Fender Rhodes but he would not tell me how he achieved it.
Wah pedal involved?
Maybe there's a clue - the lid's off the Rhodes! Listen to his unique sound with Matching Mole later that year, he really played the hell out of every aspect of that instrument, an absolute genius.
They were a great band...so underrated....the Weather Report uk
Ma dove hai trovato questa meraviglia? Non credevo esistesse alcunchè in video di Ian Carr. Bellissimo e grazie davvero
I Love it! Great Ian Carr,Roy Babbington on bass
Отличная игра.super
Согласен👍👍👍
Hi Anybody know who owns this footage? Making a documentary on Karl Jenkins, and would like to use it.
So did you ever make that doc
Please make any documentary available- it would be invaluable
wow, that dude is playing a bass vi fingerstyle! those are tricky to play that way
Jay DK That's Roy Babbington, also plays four string and double bass just as well.
All sorts of Canterbury links going on here.
Fantastic!!!!
Majestic..
Cool!
Never heard them before, but very nice. And, Wow, congrats to all making the comments till now. You are well prepared. No kidding. Anche agli italiani.
È noto che gli italiani sono molto preparati.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
very good
Any info about that golden treasures exhibition? Era? Origin?
Fantastici
What's the title of this piece?
Time to release a Big Box Set of live Nucleus.
Ps btw moonjunistas: try the american Nucleus 451.........
what's the puppets or figures inserted in the motion?
Wow!
Great stuff
Who's the drummer?
Ci sono (oltre a Ian Carr) Dave McRae alle tastiere, Karl Jenkins ai fiati, Roy Babbington al basso, ma il batterista non è John Marshall. Sai forse chi sia?
Definitely NOT John Marshall on drums ( he had huge afro and moustache at this time) The only other Nucleus drummers I know are Bryan Spring and Tony Levin - but neither looks like the man with the 'side burns' in film.
He is, probably, Trevor Tomkins, who played on "Belladonna" (1972), only on three tracks. But there are other drummers like Paul Lytton or Rogers Sellers, or Spring or Levin or Clive Thacker...
The drummer is Alan Jackson
Plus, John Marshall plays match grip, not traditional.
Karl in Jules et Jim striped top, hopefullly blowing in France
Song for the Bearded Lady, aka Hazard Profile dei Soft Machine di Bundles... Carl Jenkins in entrambe, mi manca Allan Holdsworth... Il gruppo che mi piace più in assoluto
Fai caso a The Soft Weed Factor, su Soft Machine Six, sempre di Jenkins: io trovo che sia somigliante sia con Song for the Bearded Lady che con Hazard Profile parte prima, tutte di KJ.
Originali!
dave mcrae
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hahahaha, at the very beginning I can hear a baby in the background. I don't know if it's audio illusion. Awesome song(s).
Harold Steptoe on drums
Amazing name for a drummer! :)
Nice!
Il pezzo è dei Soft Machine, o perlomeno il giro di basso.
Il contrario, il brano è dei Nucleus, tramite l'autore Karl Jenkins.
@@theloniousratledge8835 Non lo sapevo... Quindi i SM l'hanno ripreso??
This sounds like a Soft Machine track off the Bundles Album. I suspect because they were probably both written by Karl Jenkins.
A bit of "Softs" maybe ?
Song for the bearded lady = Hazard Profile pt. 1. Sorprendente la somiglianza con The Soft Weed Factor, su Soft Machine Six. Tutti brani di Karl Jenkins.
Bundles era soft machine was basically nucleus plus alan holdsworth and mike rattlidge.
@@oobenoob Yes, I preferred Soft Machine from albums 3 to 6.
epic!
dope.
looks like Bryan Spring on drums?
Bryan Spring didn't have any involvement with Nucleaus until 1974. I'm pretty sure that's Tony Levin - not to be confused with the more well-known bass player. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Levin_(drummer). His obituary is here: www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/23/tony-levin-obituary
Ian's lip wasn't in on this day.
is that Bill Macrae from Matching Mole?
yes !
Samuel Bulloch Dave Macrae, in fact. But who's counting?
Dave MacRae.
What time signature is that?
Sounds like 4/4 but the tempo is very slow.
Great stuff but the drummer is struggling to bring the funk groove home.
Yeah he was🤦♂️
Not in the groove Jackson!🤣
@@MrMrh1958 so true. At least Bryan Spring was.
@@prestwickpioneer3474 honestly he's a very underrated goat for that. i take him as inspirations on playing drums man 🔥🔥🔥
OK I think the second half of this is a Soft Machine number.
what`s the tune called?
I think it is "Tall Grass" by Dave McCrae, the keyboard player.
Followed by "Song for the Bearded Lady", from the album "We'll talk about it later".
@@tunhalewhere'd you find this song?
Karl Jenkins' one riff.
He has way more than one riff!
It's not better performing unfortunately but rare members as Nucleus. Ian Carr(tp), Dave McRae(kb), Karl Jenkins(oboe), Roy Babbington(bs) and Alan Jackson(dms). Where is Brian Smith???
Brian Smith sostituì Jenkins quando entrò nei Soft Machine.
thumb down ????
who is the drummer?
Not sure, maybe Bryan Springs
definitely NOT Bryan Spring. Dude's barely hanging on to that time signature. I'm guessing either Alan Jackson, Trevor Tomkins or Clive Thacker...
...or perhaps Tony Levin, which is who the guy looks most like.
No it's Alan Jackson who mostly played with Mike Westbrook in those days.
Alan Jackson seems to be having a rough time. John Marshall would have been tearing it up.