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Passport
German jazz/fusion band
Formed in 1971 · Ended in 2021
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Passport was a German jazz fusion ensemble led by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger. Formed in 1971, their first recording was issued the same year. The band's membership had had numerous changes over the years. The lineup that brought them to European and international prominence in the mid 1970s consisted of Doldinger, drummer Curt Cress, guitarist/bassist Wolfgang Schmid and keyboardist Kristian Schultze. The group has recorded for Atlantic and Warner Bros.
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Passport est un groupe de jazz fusion conduit par le saxophoniste allemand Klaus Doldinger.
Passport est créé en 1971, à l'origine un groupe de jazz fusion similaire au groupe Weather Report. Son premier album date de 1971, le groupe a enregistré de nombreux albums par la suite dans les années 1970 jusqu'à sa séparation en 2006. Le batteur original de Passport, Curt Cress, a joué avec le groupe progressif allemand Triumvirat, en remplacement du batteur-parolier Hans Bathelt en 1977, sur l'album Pompeii. Le saxophoniste-flûtiste et fondateur du groupe Klaus Doldinger, a écrit et joué des musiques de films, d'abord Das Boot (Le Bateau en français) réalisé par Wolfgang Petersen en 1981 puis L'Histoire sans fin du même réalisateur en 1984.
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Discography
Albums
- 1971 Passport
- 1972 Second Passport
- 1973 Looking Thru
- 1973 Hand Made
- 1975 Cross-Collateral
- 1976 Infinity Machine
- 1977 Iguaçu
- 1978 Ataraxia
- 1979 Garden of Eden
- 1980 Oceanliner
- 1981 Blue Tattoo
- 1982 Earthborn
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- 1983 Man in the Mirror
- 1983 The Point
- 1985 Running in Real Time
- 1986 Heavy Nights
- 1988 Talk Back
- 1990 Balance of Happiness
- 1991 Blues Roots
- 1993 Down to Earth
- 1996 Passport to Paradise
- 1998 Move
- 2003 Back to Brazil
- 2006 Passport to Morocco
- 2011 Inner Blue
- 2015 En Route
- 2016 Doldinger
- 2020 Motherhood
EPs
- 1977 Ju Ju Man
Singles
- 1972 Schirokko / Continuation
- 1973 Bass-Is
- 1973 Black Queen
- 1973 Drumming
- 1973 Get Yourself a Second Passport / Mandragora
- 1973 Looking Thru / Take Off
- 1973 Monodia
- 1973 Passport
- 1973 Passport
- 1973 Skies (Lufthansa Theme) / Mandragora
- 1974 Handmade / Rockport
- 1975 Jadoo / Cross-Collateral
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- 1976 Infinity Machine / Ju-Ju Man
- 1976 Ju-Ju-Man
- 1978 Loco-Motive / Mandrake
- 1978 Loco-Motive / Ataraxia Part I
- 1979 Ju-Ju-Man / Ostinato
- 1980 Departure
- 1980 Rub-A-Dub / Departure
- 1982 Ragtag and Bobtail
- 1982 New Moon / Abakus
- 1983 Man in the Mirror (Special dance mix)
- 1983 Man in the Mirror / Glass Culture
- 1983 Night Delighter / Ball the Jack
- 1985 Running in Real Time
- 1985 Help Me (remix)
- 1986 It's Magic
- 1991 Inner City Blues
- 2020 Devil Don't Get Me
- Skies (Lufthansa Theme)