Kahvas Jute Wide Open Tracks: 1. Free 2. Odyssey 3. Up There 4. She’s So Hard to Shake 5. Vikings 6. Steps of Time 7. Twenty Three 8. Ascend 9. Parade of Fools Line up: Bob Daisley - Bass, Vocals Dennis Wilson - Guitars Tim Gaze - Guitars, Piano, Vocals Dannie Davidson - Drums Record Label / Year of Release: 1971 Notes: Kahvas Jute is a progressive hard rock combo based in Sydney and active initially between 1970-74. Musically, their album "Wide Open" fits somewhere between the likes of Cream and Blodwyn Pig, with nods in the direction of Led Zeppelin, the Jeff Beck Group etc. It's a very English sound, but far from being a slavish copy of the overseas role-model the album bears a uniquely Australian flavour. There was no hype to the band, just an unpretentious bunch of musicians capable of producing inventive and enduring music. Not only did the band earn a reputation as one of the best live bands of the period, they also released one of the great Aussie progressive albums in "Wide open". As the title suggests, "Wide Open" is a free-flowing, expansive blending of rock, jazz and blues, with a touch of folk thrown in for good measure, a hard-as-nails progressive blues rock extravaganza strong on rhythm and melody, and bristling with exceptional guitar interplay. After their demise in 1974 Wilson joined Chariot, Davidson went on to session work and Daisley moved to England and became bassist with outfits like Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow ,Gary Moore Band, Widowmaker and Ozzy Osbourne 's Blizzard Of Ozz.There is much discussion that Bob Daisley is the highest record selling Australian artist of all time... Re-issue in 2003 on Aztec Records with Bonus Tracks – Live at the Basement 2005: 10. Politician 11. She’s So Hard To Shake 12. Ascend 13. Ascension 14. Parade Of Fools