Kahvas Jute
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Kahvas Jute were an Australian progressive rock
band formed in June 1970 which became Chariot in May 1974, the latter group disbanded in December 1977. Mainstay of both line-ups was Dennis Wilson on guitar and vocals. Other founder members include Bob Daisley
on bass guitar and Tim Gaze
on lead guitar and vocals. Their debut album, Wide Open was released in January 1971. The group supported Bo Didley on his second tour of Australia in October 1973. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style, "expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work". Kahvas Jute have reformed in 1993 and again in 2005, with the latter version providing a DVD album, Then Again: Live at the Basement issued in 2006.
on bass guitar (ex-Dennis Williams and the Delawares, Gino Affair, Throb, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca), Dannie Davidson on drums (ex-Strangers, Sunsets, Tamam Shud
), Tim Gaze
on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Stonehenge, Tamam Shud) and Dennis Wilson on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Riddles, Kevin Bible and the Book, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca). Wilson was the guitarist on Kevin Bible and the Book's single, "Rockin' Pneumonia", which was released in August 1966. Wilson played with Daisley in Barrington Davis and the Power Pact. When Davis left in 1968, the group was renamed as Mecca. Davidson's earlier band, Strangers (aka Four Strangers) had formed in Newcastle
in 1964. By 1965, after releasing two singles, they became The Sunsets, a surf rock group and issued five further singles. They relocated to Sydney and were renamed as Tamam Shud
in 1968, Gaze joined in 1969. Mecca disbanded in mid-1970 and Daisley and Wilson approached Davidson and Gaze to form a new band, Kahvas Jute.
. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style, "expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work". By the time the album appeared Gaze had already returned to Tamam Shud and Khavas Jute continued as a trio. In June, Davidson and Wilson travelled to the United Kingdom and temporarily used Scott Maxey on bass guitar. Daisley arrived in London in July and Khavas Jute played a few club gigs before disbanding. Daisley remained in the UK and became a member of several bands including: Chicken Shack
, Rainbow
, Ozzy Osbourne Band
and Gary Moore Band
.
) replaced Maxey on bass guitar but the group was renamed as Chariot in May. Davidson left to join Band of Light and was replaced by Steve Webb on drums. Meanwhile Roberts switched to guitar and John Strangio joined on bass guitar. The group performed about 300 gigs a year but extensive line-up changes reduced their recording output to two singles, "I'll Keep on Loving You" (January 1976) and "Set Me Free" (December). With Wilson as the only mainstay, Chariot continued until December 1977. In December 1980, Wilson issued his debut solo album, Walking on Thin Ice.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band formed in June 1970 which became Chariot in May 1974, the latter group disbanded in December 1977. Mainstay of both line-ups was Dennis Wilson on guitar and vocals. Other founder members include Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
on bass guitar and Tim Gaze
Tim Gaze
Tim Gaze is an Australian rock and blues guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer. He was a member of several prominent Australian groups of the 1960s and 1970s including Tamam Shud, Kahvas Jute, Ariel and Rose Tattoo.-Biography:...
on lead guitar and vocals. Their debut album, Wide Open was released in January 1971. The group supported Bo Didley on his second tour of Australia in October 1973. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style, "expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work". Kahvas Jute have reformed in 1993 and again in 2005, with the latter version providing a DVD album, Then Again: Live at the Basement issued in 2006.
Formation
Kahvas Jute was formed in Sydney in June 1970 as a progressive rock band with Bob DaisleyBob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
on bass guitar (ex-Dennis Williams and the Delawares, Gino Affair, Throb, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca), Dannie Davidson on drums (ex-Strangers, Sunsets, Tamam Shud
Tamam Shud
Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band, formed in Sydney in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution and Goolutionites and the Real People before disbanding in 1972...
), Tim Gaze
Tim Gaze
Tim Gaze is an Australian rock and blues guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer. He was a member of several prominent Australian groups of the 1960s and 1970s including Tamam Shud, Kahvas Jute, Ariel and Rose Tattoo.-Biography:...
on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Stonehenge, Tamam Shud) and Dennis Wilson on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Riddles, Kevin Bible and the Book, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca). Wilson was the guitarist on Kevin Bible and the Book's single, "Rockin' Pneumonia", which was released in August 1966. Wilson played with Daisley in Barrington Davis and the Power Pact. When Davis left in 1968, the group was renamed as Mecca. Davidson's earlier band, Strangers (aka Four Strangers) had formed in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
in 1964. By 1965, after releasing two singles, they became The Sunsets, a surf rock group and issued five further singles. They relocated to Sydney and were renamed as Tamam Shud
Tamam Shud
Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band, formed in Sydney in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution and Goolutionites and the Real People before disbanding in 1972...
in 1968, Gaze joined in 1969. Mecca disbanded in mid-1970 and Daisley and Wilson approached Davidson and Gaze to form a new band, Kahvas Jute.
Wide Open
Khavas Jute developed a reputation for their live performances and signed with Festival Records' subsidiary label, Infinity Records. They issued their debut album, Wide Open in January 1971. It was recorded at Festival Studios in Sydney and produced by Pat AultonPat Aulton
Pat Aulton was a noted Australian record producer, musician, arranger and songwriter.He is best known for the successful pop and rock singles and albums he produced for Australian and New Zealand artists in the 1960s and early 1970s on the Sunshine and Spin Records labels...
. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style, "expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work". By the time the album appeared Gaze had already returned to Tamam Shud and Khavas Jute continued as a trio. In June, Davidson and Wilson travelled to the United Kingdom and temporarily used Scott Maxey on bass guitar. Daisley arrived in London in July and Khavas Jute played a few club gigs before disbanding. Daisley remained in the UK and became a member of several bands including: Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb , Andy Silvester , and Alan Morley , who were later joined by Christine Perfect in 1968.-Career:...
, Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
, Ozzy Osbourne Band
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
and Gary Moore Band
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
.
Chariot
Khavas Jute were reformed by Davidson, Maxey and Wilson in May 1973, after Wilson returned from UK. The group supported Bo Didley on his second tour of Australia in October. In March 1974, Peter Roberts (ex-Band of LightBand of Light
Band of Light was an Australian heavy blues style based rock band formed in October 1972 and disbanded in late 1974. Phil Key was the founding member, bringing with him Peter Roberts, both of whom were originally with The La De Das. Ian Rilen replaced Roberts after three gigs, with Norm Roue and...
) replaced Maxey on bass guitar but the group was renamed as Chariot in May. Davidson left to join Band of Light and was replaced by Steve Webb on drums. Meanwhile Roberts switched to guitar and John Strangio joined on bass guitar. The group performed about 300 gigs a year but extensive line-up changes reduced their recording output to two singles, "I'll Keep on Loving You" (January 1976) and "Set Me Free" (December). With Wilson as the only mainstay, Chariot continued until December 1977. In December 1980, Wilson issued his debut solo album, Walking on Thin Ice.