| 16 August 2010
Brian Auger, acid jazz god and master of the Hammond, brings a flood of sentiment from the sixties in a room full of long-time admirers to the Voodoo Rooms with his Oblivion Express.The ensemble is impressively comprised of the son of one of The Samples on bass, and Auger’s own son on percussion; his daughter, meanwhile, is the blond with the amazing voice.
Savannah Grace Auger’s sure-fire vocals deliver jazzy, soulful belters that send shivers down the spine. Beginning with a track entitled Truth, she is a chip off the old block as the tune brings life to the room in the form of bobbing heads, shaking hips and tapping toes.
Brian, or as Savannah calls him, ‘the craziest man in showbiz’ flaunts his incomparable skills on the organ in every instance, firing away at the keys with blinding speed. It’s easy to see how he has played alongside legends like Jimi Hendirx, Led Zeppelin and Eric Burdon (the latter also playing in Edinburgh this Jazz Festival - is a brief reunion in the works?). He even recalls to the audience recording with Donovan fiftyish years ago, before performing the Oblivion Express version of Season of the Witch - a highlight.
I’d have preferred another hour of way-back-when storytelling but maybe that’s just me. It seems that all is well when the devotees depart, humming with the nostalgia that Auger’s Hammond has cordially commanded.
Voodoo Rooms, 2 Aug, 8.30pm
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