The first album “Mind How You Go” was released in 1990, the second, “Talk, Talk & More Talk” in 1993 – both on Acid Jazz Records. Some of the first album was recorded before I had the record deal with Acid Jazz & as far as I knew at the time I was writing & playing latin jazz. How wrong can you be? It turned out I was playing Acid Jazz. For this band I had chosen some old friends who happened to be some of the UK’s top salsa musicians: Dave Pattman on bongos, Simon Edwards on bass, Roberto Pla on timbales, Poland Perrin on piano, Roy Dodds on drums & Pete Eckford on congas
Both albums were released worldwide & some tracks have been released on other Acid Jazz compilations & have had extensive plays on radio & in clubs. This band was “put on the back burner” for a couple of years but has recently been reincarnated as Roger Beaujolais’ Latin Vibes & is (very occasionally) gigging again with plans to record another album. The only thing I need is money…
- The Beaujolais Band
Released worldwide in 1993 on Acid Jazz Records. Features the radio hits "Milestones" and "Riffing for Cal".
- 1Compassion
- 2The New World (Beaujolais, Perrin, Edwards & Pattman)
- 3Child Talk
- 4El Monte (Beaujolais, Perrin, Edwards & Pattman)
- 5Milestones (Miles Davis)
- 6Third Man
- 7Riffing For Cal
- 8Sister Grace (Beaujolais, Perrin, Edwards, Pattman & Dodds)
- 9Too Shy To Try
- 10La Malanga (Rudy Delgado)
- 11Compassion (reprise)
- The Beaujolais Band
Released worldwide in 1990 on Acid Jazz Records. Features the radio hits "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Old Hat, New Hat"
- 1Mi Banda Llego (Beaujolais, Perrin, Edwards, Pattman & Pla)
- 2A Fine Vintage
- 3Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
- 4Old Hat, New Hat
- 5Descarga Na' Ma'
- 6Mount Kashima
- 7Water Falls
- 8So Much For That
- 9Killer Joe (Benny Golson)