SEATRAIN
''SEATRAIN''
1969
33:57
1 /Sea Train
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/4:12
2 /Let the Duchess No
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:42
3 /Pudding Street
Andy Kulberg/5:00
4 /Portrait of the Lady as a Young Artist
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:46
5 /As I Lay Losing
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/5:00
6 /Rondo
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:29
7 /Sweet Creek's Suite
Andy Kulberg/3:56
8 /Outwear the Hills
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/5:15
Larry Atamanuik /Drums
Lloyd Baskin /Keyboards, Vocals
Roy Blumenfeld /Drums, Percussion
Richard Greene /Strings, Violin
John Gregory /Guitar, Vocals
Don Kretmar /Bass, Saxophone
Andy Kulberg /Bass, Flute
Jim Roberts /Vocals
Peter Rowan /Guitar
Robert Zwirn /Arranger
REVIEW
by James Chrispell
Out of the ashes of the Blues Project came Sea Train. In an attempt to fuse jazz and rock with touches of bluegrass and country, this initial release didn't show the potential hidden in the ranks of the group. This is very obviously a first album.
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Roots-fusion combo Seatrain formed from the ashes of the Blues Project -- following the exits of the New York-based group's other members. Flutist/bassist Andy Kulberg and drummer Roy Blumenfeld relocated to Marin County, CA, forming a new lineup with vocalist Jim Roberts, ex-Mystery Trend guitarist John Gregory, former Jim Kweskin Jug Band violinist Richard Greene, and saxophonist Don Kretmar. Though the group's 1968 album, Planned Obsolescence, was issued under the Blues Project name out of contractual obligations, the sextet immediately rechristened itself Seatrain to release a self-titled 1969 LP highlighted by their unique blend of rock, bluegrass, folk, and blues. A series of roster changes plagued the group in the months to follow, however, and in 1970 Seatrain -- now comprising Kulberg, Roberts and Greene in addition to keyboardist Lloyd Baskin, drummer Larry Atamanuik, and former Earth Opera guitarist Peter Rowan -- released their second album, also eponymously-titled, scoring a minor hit with the single "13 Questions." The George Martin-produced Marblehead Messenger followed a year later, with Greene and Rowan soon exiting to join Muleskinner; Roberts and Atamanuik left Seatrain as well, with the latter eventually resurfacing in Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers. The remaining duo of Kulberg and Baskin recruited guitarist Peter Walsh, keyboardist Bill Elliot, and drummer Julio Coronado for one final LP, 1973's Watch.
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''SEATRAIN''
1969
33:57
1 /Sea Train
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/4:12
2 /Let the Duchess No
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:42
3 /Pudding Street
Andy Kulberg/5:00
4 /Portrait of the Lady as a Young Artist
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:46
5 /As I Lay Losing
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/5:00
6 /Rondo
John Gregory / Jim Roberts/3:29
7 /Sweet Creek's Suite
Andy Kulberg/3:56
8 /Outwear the Hills
Andy Kulberg / Jim Roberts/5:15
Larry Atamanuik /Drums
Lloyd Baskin /Keyboards, Vocals
Roy Blumenfeld /Drums, Percussion
Richard Greene /Strings, Violin
John Gregory /Guitar, Vocals
Don Kretmar /Bass, Saxophone
Andy Kulberg /Bass, Flute
Jim Roberts /Vocals
Peter Rowan /Guitar
Robert Zwirn /Arranger
REVIEW
by James Chrispell
Out of the ashes of the Blues Project came Sea Train. In an attempt to fuse jazz and rock with touches of bluegrass and country, this initial release didn't show the potential hidden in the ranks of the group. This is very obviously a first album.
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Roots-fusion combo Seatrain formed from the ashes of the Blues Project -- following the exits of the New York-based group's other members. Flutist/bassist Andy Kulberg and drummer Roy Blumenfeld relocated to Marin County, CA, forming a new lineup with vocalist Jim Roberts, ex-Mystery Trend guitarist John Gregory, former Jim Kweskin Jug Band violinist Richard Greene, and saxophonist Don Kretmar. Though the group's 1968 album, Planned Obsolescence, was issued under the Blues Project name out of contractual obligations, the sextet immediately rechristened itself Seatrain to release a self-titled 1969 LP highlighted by their unique blend of rock, bluegrass, folk, and blues. A series of roster changes plagued the group in the months to follow, however, and in 1970 Seatrain -- now comprising Kulberg, Roberts and Greene in addition to keyboardist Lloyd Baskin, drummer Larry Atamanuik, and former Earth Opera guitarist Peter Rowan -- released their second album, also eponymously-titled, scoring a minor hit with the single "13 Questions." The George Martin-produced Marblehead Messenger followed a year later, with Greene and Rowan soon exiting to join Muleskinner; Roberts and Atamanuik left Seatrain as well, with the latter eventually resurfacing in Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers. The remaining duo of Kulberg and Baskin recruited guitarist Peter Walsh, keyboardist Bill Elliot, and drummer Julio Coronado for one final LP, 1973's Watch.
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