Bruce And Vlady — The Reality 1970 (USA, Poland, Psychedelic, Jazz, Funk Rock)

Bruce And Vlady — The Reality 1970 (USA, Poland, Psychedelic, Jazz, Funk Rock)

A short-lived psychedelic-jazz project by the unusual duo of American keyboardist Bruce Powell and Polish drummer Władysław Jagiello, recorded and released in Sweden.This is a bit of a stretch as this duo wasn't technically Swedish. They did however operate in Sweden during their short existence, releasing their lone album ”The Reality” on a Swedish label.

Organist and singer Bruce Powell was born and bred in Waukegan, Illinois, while noted drummer Wladyslaw “Vlady” Jagiello was of Polish origin. They met in Stockholm in 1969 where Powell had a gig at the Grand Hotel. However, the gig was cancelled when his Hammond B3 organ was damaged in transit. With the instrument left for repair for a couple of days, he had some time off in the Swedish capital. He met Jagiello at a local rock club. At the club they sat in with the act for the evening, and the two musicians got on well right away. The guys continued as a duo and got booked for several gigs at jazz hangout Klubb Ernst. There they grabbed the attention of Rune Wallebom, formerly of Swedish instro band The Violents (also known for being rock'n'roll singer Jerry Williams backing band). Wallebom was the co-owner of record label Svensk American which mainly had various dance bands and other commercially oriented singers in its roster. Wallebom promised Bruce & Vlady that if they recorded an album for him and it sold in 20,000 copies, he could break them in Great Britain. They taped the album in four sessions which – of course – didn't sell a squat.
01. Reality (Part I) - 0:00

02. Blue Variations - 3:37

03. Reality (Part II) - 10:00

04. Wild Enough - 13:24

05. Reality's Monologue - 18:23

06. No Nuthin' At All - 23:40

07. Prince Vlady (Part I) - 27:43

08. I Need You Now - 39:51

09. Prince Vlady (Part II) - 45:07

10. The Master - 48:55


Personnel:

Bruce Leonard Powell – Hammond organ, vocals
Władysław Jagiełło – drums

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