Elastic Rock

by Nucleus

Elastic Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:21
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Jeff Clyne, John Marshall, Ian Carr, Chris Spedding, Pete King

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Helmed by trumpeter Ian Carr, the pioneering British ensemble arguably beat Miles Davis's electric bands to the punch in establishing a definitive jazz-rock fusion format. Defined by Chris Spedding's driving basslines and Karl Jenkins's intricate electric piano work, the groundbreaking debut perfectly merges sophisticated post-bop with relentless rock momentum.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, atmospheric, improvisation, technical, complex

Tracklist

  1. 1916 (1:10)
  2. Elastic Rock (4:05)
  3. Striaton (2:15)
  4. Taranaki (1:35)
  5. Twisted Track (5:18)
  6. Crude Blues - Pt.1 (0:54)
  7. Crude Blues - Pt.2 (2:34)
  8. 1916 - The Battle Of Boogaloo (3:06)
  9. Torrid Zone (8:40)
  10. Stonescape (2:39)
  11. Earth Mother (5:14)
  12. Speaking For Myself, Personally, In My Own Opinion, I Think... (1:31)
  13. Persephone's Jive (2:14)

Credits

  • Nucleus - primary artist
  • Karl Jenkins - baritone saxophone [baritone], oboe, piano, electric piano [hohner electra piano], written-by
  • Jeff Clyne - bass, electric bass, written-by
  • John Marshall - drums, percussion, written-by
  • Chris Spedding - guitar, written-by
  • Brian Smith - tenor saxophone [tenor], soprano saxophone [soprano], flute, written-by
  • Ian Carr - trumpet, flugelhorn, written-by
  • Pete Brown - written-by

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