Klaus Doldinger's Passport: Blues Roots (1991)

Passport was initiated in 1970 as a jazz fusion experimental group, similar to American groups such as Weather Report. The ensemble's first recording was issued in 1971, and through the 1970s had a constantly revolving membership, though it continued to release albums frequently. The group was active into the 2000s, recording for Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records among others.
Klaus Doldinger's Passport (Blues Roots) Featuring Johnny Copeland is something different than the other Passport releases of the early 90's. It has an unmistakable Gospel influence and has a number of tunes with vocals.

Tracklist:

01 - Blues Roots
02 - Inner City Blues
03 - Lousiana Sunset
04 - Time Signal
05 - Born Under A Bad Sign
06 - Blue Avenue
07 - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
08 - How Did You Know
09 - Love Utopia
10 - Idgo Now
Personnel:
Klaus Doldinger - saxophone, flute
Roberto di Giola - piano
Peter O'Mara - Guitar
Joshen Schmidt - Bass
Ernst Stroer - percussion
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums
Johnny "Clyde" Copeland - Vocal, Guitar
Blues Roots
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Passport: Running in Real Time (1985)

Reissue and first U.S. release of the German jazz-fusion groups 1985 album. The leader of Passport, Klaus Doldinger worked with Donald Byrd and Kenny Clarke early in his career.

Tracklist:
1. At Large
2. Auryn
3. Talisman
4. Help Me
5. Joy Riding
6. Slap Shot
7. Mr. Mystery
8. Running in Real Time
Personnel:
Curt Cress - Percussion, Drums
Klaus Doldinger - Flute, Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Bamboo Flute
Billy Lang - Guitar
Bill Long - Guitar
Victoria Miles - Vocals
Kevin Mulligan - Guitar
Dieter Petereit - Bass
Claus Reichstaller - Synthesizer, Trumpet
Hermann Weindorf - Keyboards
Franz Weyerer - Synthesizer, Trumpet
Roykey Wydh - Guitar
Running in Real Time
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Passport: Second Passport (1972)

One could suggest that the names Klaus Doldinger & Passport could be synonymous, for they really are one and the same. The driving force behind the group Passport, for almost four decades now has been Klaus Doldinger. We now add 8 more titles to our already extensive Passport catalog. All of these titles are making their U.S. CD debuts, being only available as high price import CDs if you can find them.

Tracklist:1. Mandragora - 3:50
2. Nexus - 5:29
3. Fairy Tale - 7:39
4. Get Yourself A Second Passport - 4:06
5. Registration O - 9:30
6. Horizon Beyond - 6:52
7. The Cat From Katmandu - 4:45
All titles composed and produced by Klaus Doldinfer, except "Fairy Tale" (trad./adpt. by Klaus Doldinfer)
Personnel:- Klaus Doldinger - soprano & tenor saxes, electric piano, synthesizer
- John Mealing - electric piano, organ
- Wolfgang Schmidt - bass, electric guitar
- Bryan Spring - drums
Second Passport
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Passport: Doldinger (1971)

Passport is the creation of saxophonist Klaus Doldinger, who has stated that Passport is not so much a set group but a label and a name for his many projects. Doldinger, who had started out playing Dixieland back in the 1950s, by the following decade was a modern tenor saxophonist who also worked in the studios. His mind has always remained quite open and in 1970 he formed Passport to explore the combination of advanced jazz improvising with rockish rhythms. Passport matches Doldinger's reeds (tenor, soprano, flute, and occasional keyboards) with an electric rhythm section. The group's first recording (1971's Passport) also included Olaf Kübler on second tenor and flute, organist Jimmy Jackson, electric bassist Lother Meid, and drummer Udo Lindenberg.

Tracklist:
1. Uranus - 6:35
2. Schirokko - 5:48
3. Hexensabbat - 4:27
4. Nostalgia - 5:17
5. Lemuria's Dance - 4:43
6. Continuation - 9:55
7. Madhouse Jam - 5:47

Personnel:
Klaus Doldinger - alto, soprano & tenor saxes, keyboards
Jimmy Jackson - organ
Olaf Kubler - tenor saxophone, flute
Udo Lindenberg - drums
Lothar Meid - bass guitar
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Passport: Iguacu (1977)

Reissue and first U.S. release of the German jazz-fusion groups 1977 album that made the Billboard top LP charts. The leader of Passport, Klaus Doldinger worked with Donald Byrd and Kenny Clarke early in his career.

Tracklist:
1. Bahia do sol (5:53)
2. Aguamarinha (4:10)
3. Bird of paradise (5:36)
4. Sambukada (4:30)
5. Iguacu (8:42)
6. Praia lame (2:58)
7. Heavy weight (4:30)
8. Guna Guna (4:28)
Personnel:
Curt Cress - drums, berimbau
Klaus Doldinger - soprano & tenor saxes, organ, Moog, flute
Elmer Louis - percussion
Roy Louis - electric guitar
Wolfgang Schmid - bass
Guest musicians:
Mats Bjorklund - guitar (8)
Wilson Das Neves - atapaques, pandeiro (4)
Roberto Bastos Pinheiro - surdo (4)
Noel Manuel Pinto - cuica (3-4)
Clelio Ribeiro - berimbau (4)
Marcello Salazar - percussion (4)
Pedro Santos - percussion, whistles (3-4)
Iguacu
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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.

Tracklist

01 - Ataraxia (Part One)

02 - Ataraxia (Part Two)
03 - Sky Blue
04 - Mandrake
05 - Reng Ding Dang Dong
06 - Loco-Motive
07 - The Secret
08 - Louisiana
09 - Alegria
Personnel
Dieter Petereit - Bass
Klaus Doldinger - Composed By, Arranged By, Flute, Saxophone [Sopran], Saxophone [Tenor],Keyboards
Willy Ketzer - Drums
Roy Louis - Guitar
Hendrik Schaper - Keyboards
Elmer Louis - Percussion
Guillermo Marchena - Percussion, Vocals
Ataraxia (Mlps)
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