(2022) Colosseum - Restoration            



Review:
The first studio album from the new Colosseum line-up featuring Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson and Mark Clarke together with new members: Kim Nishikawara (saxophone) has worked with many Canadian acts including Michael Buble, Powder Blues and the legendary Downchild Blues Band. Since being based in the UK Kim has been in great demand as a blues/jazz saxophonist, working with with Jack Bruce, Alan Price, Cli! Bennett, Maggie Bell and Chris Farlowe. Kim is thrilled to be stepping into the role formerly held by one of his great heroes, Dick Heckstall-Smith. Nick Steed (Keyboards) keyboard wizard and songwriter whose previous credits include Van Morrison, PP Arnold, Chris Farlowe and Sonja Kristina, and whose songwriting has received worldwide acclaim from the likes of Toto and Snarky Puppy. Malcolm Mortimore (drums) whose drumming style has been described as “free, quirky and complex”, and who was a member of legendary prog band Gentle Giant, as well as playing with Arthur Brown, Ian Dury, Chris Jagger and Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Bobby Womack, Frankie Miller, Tom Jones and Van Morrison, and many Jazz legends including Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd, Buddy Tate and Oliver Jones. Recorded in London and New York during 2021 and produced by Clem Clempson and Mark Clarke, the CD version of Restoration comprises ten brand new tracks.



Track List:
01 – First in Line
02 – Hesitation
03 – Need Somebody
04 – Tonight
05 – A Cowboy’s Song
06 – Innocence
07 – If Only Dreams Were Like This
08 – I’ll Show You Mine
09 – Home by Dawn
10 – Story of the Blues


Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock
Country: USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits


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