Esperanto (band)
This article is about the progressive rock band. For other uses of the word Esperanto, see Esperanto (disambiguation).
Esperanto was a Belgo-English rock band which had a short career at the beginning of the 70s.
Band members
1st LP:
- Bridget Lokelani Dudoit: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Tony Harris: Viola, Sax
- Brian Holloway: Guitar, Piano
- Timothy Kraemer: Cello, Piano
- Bruno Libert: Keyboards
- Gino Malisan: Bass, Flute
- Tony Malisan: Drums
- Godfrey Salmon: 2nd Violin
- Glenn Shorrock: Vocals, Guitar
- Janice Slater: Vocals
- Raymond Vincent: 1st Violin
- Joy Yates: Vocals, Flute
2nd LP:
- Keith Christmas: lead vocal
- Tony Harris: viola
- Timothy Kraemer: cello
- Bruno Libert: piano, organ, arp odissey, vibes, harpsichord, arranger, backing vocals
- Gino Malisan: bass
- Tony Malisan: drums
- Godfrey Salmon: 2nd violin, tenor voice
- Raymond Vincent: 1st violin and chief arranger
with contributions from:
- Bridget Lokelani Dudoit: Vocals
- Glenn Shorrock: Vocals, Guitar
- Brian Holloway: featured guitarist
3rd LP:
- Tony Malisan: Drums
- Gino Malisan: Bass
- Bruno Libert: Keyboards
- Roger Meakin: Vocals
- Kim Moore: Vocals
- Raymond Vincent: 1st Violin
- Godfrey Salmon: 2nd Violin
- Timothy Kraemer: Cello
Discography
Esperanto Rock Orchestra
Esperanto Rock Orchestra (1973)[1]
- On Down The Road 5:00 (Vincent - Shorrock)
- Never Again 5:40 (Vincent - Libert)
- Perhaps One Day 4:35 (Vincent - Libert)
- Statue Of Liberty 5:00 (Glenn Shorrock)
- Gypsy 6:35 (Brian Holloway)
- City 4:06 (Vincent - Shorrock)
- Roses 5:10 (Vincent - Libert)
- Move Away 3:39 (Vincent - Shorrock)
Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre (1974)[2]
- The Journey 10:13 (Libert - Vincent)
- The Castle 3:31 (Vincent - Shorrock - Libert)
- The Duel 7:03 (Vincent - G. & T. Malisan)
- The Cloister 5:28 (Vincent - Libert - Shorrock)
- The Decision 5:57 (Brian Holloway)
- The Prisoner 7:20 (Vincent - Shorrock)
- Danse Macabre 1:58 (Camille Saint-Saëns arrangements by Vincent & Tony Malisan)
Last Tango
Last Tango (1975), starts with a cover version of Eleanor Rigby.[3] The title track was recorded in both French (La drôle de fin) and Spanish (El tango aquel) versions by Sylvie Vartan.
- Eleanor Rigby 7:43 (Lennon - McCartney)
- Still Life 7:27 (Vincent - Meakin)
- Painted Lady 3:26 (Vincent - Meakin)
- Obsession 4:33 (Vincent - Meakin)
- The Rape 12:07 (Vincent - Daniel)
- Last Tango 3:29 (Vincent - Libert - Meakin)
bonus tracks on Si-Wan CD version:
- In Search Of A Dream 4:45 (Yates)
- Busy Doing Nothing 3:44 (Vincent - Shorrock)