Get Auger-nized!: The Anthology (2004)

About this title: This double-disc set is a fairly solid career retrospective representing Brian Auger's work with the Trinity, Julie Driscoll, and his own longstanding, ever-evolving Oblivion Express. Brian Auger is one of Britain's most enduring figures in both jazz and R&B. The collection is divided up by the major divisions in Auger's tenure. The first compiles the mod-R&B years with covers of "Green Onions" and the steaming "Fool Killer," along with later work with Driscoll such as their fine covers of "This Wheel's on Fire" and "Season of the Witch." Disc two compiles all the electric jazz hits from ... read more

Tracks:

1. Fool Killer [Allison]
2. Green Onions '65 [Jones/Cropper/Stein]
3. Tiger [Auger/Sutton]
4. Red Beans & Rice [Jones/Cooper/Dunn]
5. Break It Up [Auger/Sutton]
6. Save Me, Pts. 1-2 [Ousley/Franklin]
7. Black Cat [Auger]
8. Tramp [Fulson/McCracklin]
9. A Kind of Love In [Auger/Driscoll]
10. Season of the Witch [Leitch]
11. This Wheel's On Fire [Danko/Dylan]
12. Road to Cairo [Ackles]
13. A Day in the Life [Lennon/McCartney]
14. George Bruno Money [Auger]
15. Bumpin' on Sunset [Montgomery]
16. What You Gonna Do? [Auger]
17. Take Me to the Water [Traditional]
18. Light My Fire [Traditional]
19. Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) [MacDermot/Rado/Ragn]
20. Indian Rope Man [Havens/Price/Roth]
21. I Want to Take You Higher [Stewart]
22. Maiden Voyage [Hancock]
23. Listen Here [Harris]
24. The Light [Auger]
25. The Sword [Auger]
26. Marai's Wedding [Traditional]
27. Fill Your Head With Laughter [Mullen/Gorrie]
28. Freedom Jazz Dance [Harris/Auger/Ligert]
29. Happiness Is Just Around the Bend [Auger]
30. Inner City Blues [Gaye/Nyx]
31. Straight Ahead [Dean]
32. Foolish Girl [Chapman]
33. Blue Note Shuffle [Auger]
34. Voices of Other Times [Dean/Auger]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.