Klaus Doldingers Passport - Rmx Vol1 (2002)

Somewhat of a hit and miss remix album of many well known Passport songs.I believe Klaus had a hand on some of these tracks with the addition of some more instrumentation.

Best songs which work pretty well are 'Kat from Katmandu' 'Yellow Dream' 'Puzzle' and 'Albatross Song' Excellent production and probably more for Passport completists. Quite enjoyable though!

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Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Ataraxia

2. Ju Ju Man

3. Yellow Dream

4. Ball The Jack

5. Snake

6. Cat From Katmandu

7. Fairy Tale

8. Puzzle

9. Will O' The Wisp

10. Quiet Man

11. Things To Come

12. Albatros Song

Passport - Ataraxia (1978)

With "Sky Blue", Klaus Doldinger tips his hat and his planetary axis to German electronic music, while making it his own as only he can do. The two-part "Ataraxia" alone is worth the cost of the disk, beginning with gently hypnotic synths and building to a crescendo of vivacious sax-led testimonies that never completely drown out the keyboard rhythms. This is music that can appeal to jazz, progressive, funk, world, and even remotely adventurous new age fans.

Keyboards do tend to dominate when the sax is not to the fore, and on the title cut, "Sky Blue", the synthesizer doodling reaches its apex without wearing thin. Roy Louis' guitar and Dieter Petereit's bass provide the backing that makes Passport one of the more listenable groups of their ilk. This is jazz for sure, but in a more loosely structured rather than free form sense. Listen to "Mandrake" for an even better example, with guitar leads not unlike some of Andy Latimer's workouts on "Rain Dances", but with a greater respect for the overall piece. It's not so much dance music, but music that dances. Another highlight is the chugging "Loco-motive", in which Doldinger's flute simulates the whistle of the train when actual audio samples are not being used, and his flutes elsewhere are sprightly and melodically integrated with the sax. Quintessential travelling music, it skips and careens along the rails with its own frothy character.

A refuge of level headed coolness as it was in 1978, "Ataraxia" remains as relevant today as then, and a passport to further enjoyment of this classy act. PASSPORT Ataraxia (Sky Blue) music reviews and MP3

Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Ataraxia, Pt. 1 (2:55)
2. Ataraxia, Pt. 2 (5:23)
3. Sky Blue (4:38)
4. Mandrake (4:27)
5. Reng Ding Dang Dong (3:01)
6. Loco-Motive (4:17)
7. The Secret (5:05)
8. Louisianna (4:32)
9. Algeria (5:12)

Line-up / Musicians -
 Klaus Doldinger / saxophones, flute, keyboards, Mellotron
- Willy Ketzer / drums
- Elmer Louis / percussion
- Roy Louis / guitar
- Guillermo G. Marchena / vocals, percussion
- Dieter Petereit / electric bass
- Hendrik Schaper / keyboards

Klaus Doldinger & Passport - Ataraxia

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Passport - Ocean Liner

Passport's albums always reflect the time in which they were released. Since Oceanliner came out in 1980, they are already working with two strikes against them. Most of this album is made up of early 80s pop/dance music with jazz and funk overtones, and very little of it is memorable.

Side one opens with a couple of bouncy Euro synth-pop numbers that feature Doldinger playing the Lyricon, a synth-horn instrument that doesn't sound near as good as his saxophone. Ancient Saga is an instrumental 80s metal hair ballad complete with a "soaring" guitar solo, to his credit Kevin Mulligan is a very good guitarist. Side one closes with Oceanliner, a funk-dance number that almost redeems this side except for the trendy vocoder vocals. This song features a nice solo on the Tenor sax from Klaus.

Side two opens with another vocoder driven dance number that features the considerable skills of bassist Dieter Petereit. Its too bad Pasport didn't have Dieter back when they were playing fusion, he would have been a big asset. This song is followed by a bland AOR vocal ballad and then things finally get interesting as the band makes a sharp left turn for the rest of the album. Bassride is a mellow spacey jazz number that features a lengthy Jacoesque solo from Dieter. Scope opens with some odd synth or Lyricon and then heads for an Ornette Coleman style wandering melody free-jazz jam that is actually pretty good. The album closes with Seaside, which is a pleasant pop Reggae tune that sounds fresh after the big freakout on Scope.

If you actually like early 80s dance music then you might stand a chance of enjoying this album. If there had been more songs on here like Scope, this would have been a classic. PASSPORT Oceanliner music reviews and MP3 Review from progarchives.com

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Departure (4:54)
2. Allegory (3:40)
3. Ancient saga (4:15)
4. Oceanliner (5:52)
5. Rub-a-dub (4:39)
6. Uptown rendez-vous (3:32)
7. Bassride (4:09)
8. Scope (2:12)
9. Seaside (5:28)

Total Time: 38:41 

Line-up / Musicians - David Crigger / drums, percussion
- Klaus Doldinger / saxophones, Lyricon, keyboards, vocoder
- Kevin Mulligan / guitar, vocals
- Dieter Petereit / bass
- Hendrik Schaper / keyboards

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Passport - Garden Of Eden (1979)

This is the first album I heard by Passport, although I didn't hear it until 1987. Not having the history of the band, I was able to judge it on its rather substantial merits. This is an album that blends light jazz and progressive rock with a commercial savvy. It might not have great appeal to elite fans of either genre, but should provide lasting pleasures for the rest of us.

The album starts with a big bang, which is also the title of the lively and bouncy opening instrumental. Next is the title track, and the jewel of the album. It begins with dreamy saxes that eventually accompany the gentle vocals before some great moog playing kicks off the main event. Here with the merest and briefest strum, vocalist/guitarist Kevin Mulligan creates an infectious rhythm guitar base that chugs away as a third member of the rhythm section, to which his considerable lead prowess is then placed on display. This awesome song contains just the right mixture of repetition, soloing and improvisation, not to mention a killer melody and sympathetic lyrics. Doldinger's sax takes over near the end to bring about the fadeout in a flourish. For some reason, here and in other parts of the album, I am reminded of Caravan as well as Camel during its Caravan-esque phase, which would have been around the same time as this release.

"Snake" describes the meandering way of Doldinger's work in this languid instrumental that is a great choice for the end of a tough day. Then another strong and lively vocal tune, "Gates of Paradise", a bit jazzier than "Garden of Eden" , and one that purists might have paid more attention to if it didn't have the vocals. The end to the song is very much of its time, almost sounding like something out of a concurrent BeeGees album. "Dreamware" continues this theme but without the voice, and with Doldinger cranking out an engaging sax theme that holds the piece together around impressive soloing by Mulligan. "Good Earth Smile" is the closest thing to a ballad on the album, and reminds me of something like "Starlight Ride" or "Rainbow's End" from Camel, only less focused. Then its back to the late 70s sound with the closer, "Children's Dance".

For myself, I would tend to round up to 5 stars for this album, but in the interests of listeners who might not be amused by some of the commercial concessions made by Passport on this release, I will round down. Highly recommended work of virtuosity and just plain fun. PASSPORT Garden Of Eden music reviews and MP3 ( Review from progarchives.com)

Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Big bang (3:53)
2. Garden of Eden: (8:51)
a) Dawn 1:54
b) Light I 1:53
c) Light II 5:04
3. Snake (4:49)
4. Gates of paradise (3:47)
5. Dreamware (5:00)
6. Good Earth smile (5:04)
7. Children's dance (3:39)

Line-up / Musicians

- Klaus Doldinger / saxophones, keyboards, clarinet
- Willy Ketzer / drums, percussion
- Kevin Mulligan / guitar, vocals
- Dieter Petereit / bass
- Hendrik Schaper / keyboards

Guest musicians:
- Kathy Bartney / vocals (4-6)
- Horst Ramthor / harp (2a)

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Passport - Blue Tatoo ( 1981)

It's too bad that many of the 'prog snobs' tend to discount everything Passport released after 1976. In a way it's understandable - little has been actually progressive as the term is generally understood. But most of Passport's albums have been truly magnificent jazz fusion anyway, each one wholly deserving far wider recognition than they've received. 1981's "Blue Tattoo", in my opinion one of the finest Passport releases ever, has been particularly ignored by many fans. This would seem to be because on this album Klaus Doldinger relies far more on his keyboard skills than his sax brilliance.

The results, however, cannot be faulted; this is some of the very best contemporary jazz of it's time, with a variety of great melodies performed with complete dedication. Released the same year as the final Soft Machine album ("Land Of Cockayne"), Passport's "Blue Tattoo" is even better than the Softs classic.

While Doldinger and crew do not break new ground with this album, they prove that they have now perfected the new direction begun four years prior. And while this is far from the last great Passport album, it remains a landmark in their long career and certainly a testament to Doldinger's place in jazz history. Even though there's comparatively little sax on "Blue Tattoo", it's not really missed; the music flows with what it has, and when the sax does come, it's among the musician's most affecting work ever. And this album does not sound the slightest bit dated today.

Forget what reputation this cd has. It's a classic. PASSPORT Blue Tattoo music review by Burritobrother (Review from progarchives.com

One of my all time favourite Passport albums and couldn't agree more than with the review above.

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Riding on a cloud (4:17)
2. Radiation (5:17)
3. Ragtag and bobtail (4:10)
4. Blue tattoo (4:05)
5. Piece for rock orchestra (5:46)
6. Rambling (4:08)
7. In a melancholy way (4:42)
8. Daybreak delight (4:45)

Total Time: 37:10

Line-up / Musicians - David Crigger / drums
- Klaus Doldinger / saxophones, Lyricon, keyboards, vocoder
- Kevin Mulligan / guitars
- Dieter Petereit / bass
- Hendrik Schaper / keyboards

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Passport - Passport On Stage (2008)

A very fine double disc set of Klaus Doldingers Passport live on stage.

 A top notch recording here with excellent versions of all tracks old and new, with the added bonus of his 'Das Boot' soundtrack theme.

Classic band - classic live album!.

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Track List
cd
01 ataraxia 6:52
02 the cat from katmandu 07:33
03 riyad el cadi 07:08
04 yellow dream 05:11
05 samba cinema 06:25
06 after hours 08:02
07 bellydance 04:50
08 will-o'the-wisp 07:06
09 soul town 04:08

cd2
01 das boot 08:32
02 waltz of the jive cats 04:49
03 viva brasilia 06:18
04 liebling kreuzberg 05:22
05 lucky loser 06:25
06 missing you 07:08
07 ball the jack 06:11
08 allemande deux 07:21
09 tatort 07:32
10 fifty years later 10:57
11 what's new 07:31

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Passport - Passport Control (1997)

A really excellent compilation from one of Germany's premier jazz rock fusion bands. All tracks being from there earlier and more inventive albums. A sort of best of really.

The real jem in the crown is "Yellow Dream" which is a track originally heard from 1973 on their "Hand Made" album, but this is a re-recorded version for the various artists sampler " Journey into Space" which is yet to be released on CD. Lovely airy oriental flavors coming through here to this piece with spacey mellotron and bass dominating the intro before settling into a great spacey groove with sax and electric piano joining in to  heavier moments. This is passport in a more inventive mode and not too dissimilar to early "Agitation Free". A superb track and worth seeking this album out for, for this track alone!

With "live" and studio tracks this is an excellent listen.

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Passport - Second Passport (1972)

Passports earlier albums were the best, as here on there second release. A jazz- rock / Krautrock classic peppered with the exceptional sax work of "Klaus Doldinger".
Every song deserves a description i think, so here goes:

Kicking off with "Mandagora". A lively mix with sax and a great fuzzed bass solo from "Wolfgang Shmid". From here on in we know we are in for a treat.

"Nexus" is more airy and jazzier / melodic with lovely delays on the sax tones then a bass line enters which lifts things up to another dimension. Excellent!

"Fairy Tale" gets down to some krauty funk with the unmistakable melodic lines of "Klaus Doldingers" sax. This really swings and rocks out "Passport" style.

"Registration O" is heavier and "Doldingers" saxwork scorches, while bass and drums work out! The synth and wah bass is great too! This is an outstanding track and quite dark really for this band.

Next up "Horizon Beyond" begins in straighter jazz/rock vein until shifting in mood with more great sax soloing and soon starts rattling along.

Lastly, but not least " The cat From Katmandu" is the most catchiest piece. Those fantastic sax melodies once again shine.

In my opinion "Passport" were and still are probably Germanys finest Jazz/Rock band, if not one of the worlds best too, although they do on occasion get slammed for repeating themselves throughout the course of there numerous albums. Not by me though!

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Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Mandragora (3:46)
2. Nexus (5:23)
3. Fairy tale (7:32)
4. Get yourself a second passport (4:03)
5. Registration O (9:24)
6. Horizon beyond (6:46)
7. The cat from Katmandu (4:38)

Total Time: 41:32

Line-up / Musicians

- Klaus Doldinger / soprano & tenor saxes, electric piano, synthesizer
- John Mealing / elelectric piano, organ
- Wolfgang Schmid / bass guitar
- Bryan Spring / drums

Passport - The cat from katmandu

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