Cool tune from British keyboardist Brian Auger's Oblivion Express album, "Closer To It!" (1973). This song was one of my first introductions to jazz music (I was 15-16 yrs. old when it came out, & I only heard it because for some reason it was on the playlist of a local rock radio station).
Most of the tune is just a two-chord jam, but the part w/ the vocals has some pretty interesting changes (that I THINK I got right, I dunno, you give a listen & tell me).
Original recording: https://youtu.be/aW40REAxLEc
Live performance from 2004, featuring his daughter on vocals & his son on drums. At the end of the song they go into a hard double time Latin feel, w/ a wild solo by the bass player.
https://youtu.be/t6hEZf3LMVU
Happiness Is Just Around the Bend - Brian Auger
Most of the tune is just a two-chord jam, but the part w/ the vocals has some pretty interesting changes (that I THINK I got right, I dunno, you give a listen & tell me).
Original recording: https://youtu.be/aW40REAxLEc
Live performance from 2004, featuring his daughter on vocals & his son on drums. At the end of the song they go into a hard double time Latin feel, w/ a wild solo by the bass player.
https://youtu.be/t6hEZf3LMVU
Happiness Is Just Around the Bend - Brian Auger
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