Genres Progressive rock Genre Progressive rock | Website www.cafejacques.co.uk Members Chris Glen | |
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Years active 1973—1978, 2010—Present Associated acts Caravan, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Simple Minds, Fiction Factory, Anacoustic Mind Past members Peter Veitch
Mike Ogletree
Gordon Hastie Origin Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1973) Albums Round the Back, International Record labels Columbia Records, Epic Records Similar Mike Ogletree, John G Perry, Rupert Hine, Quantum Jump, Geoffrey Richardson | ||
Café Jacques are a progressive rock band originally formed in Edinburgh, Scotland and most active in the 1970s. An early version of Café Jacques numbered seven musicians, however the most successful line-up was a trio, consisting of Chris Thomson, Peter Veitch (later with Penguin Cafe Orchestra), and Mike Ogletree (later with Simple Minds, and Fiction Factory). They released two albums and a single on Epic Records (Columbia Records in the U.S.), produced by Rupert Hine, before disbanding in 1978. Café Jacques reformed in 2010, led by original member Chris Thomson.
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Recording sessions
The band recorded both albums at Trident Studios, London, and the trio was augmented by Geoff Richardson (at that time a member of Caravan, later with Penguin Cafe Orchestra), and John G. Perry (ex Caravan, Quantum Jump). Phil Collins played percussion on four tracks of the first album.
Live TV performance
Café Jacques performed live on The Old Grey Whistle Test on 6 December 1977; hosted by Bob Harris.
Discography
Band
Guests
Critical reception
Billboard described Café Jacques as having "a subtle ethereal feel, very progressive in content, both musically and lyrically." John Swenson in The new Rolling Stone record guide referred to them as an "excellent British studio band whose dense rhythmic mix and melodic keyboard textures recall Traffic's lyricism and Little Feat's syncopation."
Recent history
Peter Veitch died in 1990. Mike Ogletree has lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York since 2006. He continues to work as a musician and his band Anacoustic Mind has released two albums:The Kilmarnock Edition and New Gold Dream (11,12,13,14). He regularly performs live with his band in and around the New York area.
Songs
Dark Eyed JohnnyRound the Back · 2001
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the CityRound the Back · 2001
Chanting And RavingInternational · 2010