Passport (band)

Passport
Background information
Origin	Munich, Germany
Genres	Jazz fusion
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group
Website	doldinger.de
Members	Klaus Doldinger, Peter O'Mara, Patrick Scales, Michael Hornek, Christian Lettner, Biboul Darouiche, Ernst Ströer

Passport is a German jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger.

Passport was initiated in 1971 as a jazz fusion experimental group, similar to American groups such as Weather Report. The ensemble's first recording was issued in 1971, and through the 1970s had a constantly revolving membership, though it continued to release albums frequently. The group is still active, recording for Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records among others.

Members

• Klaus Doldinger - saxophone, flute, synthesizer/piano/keyboards
• Hermann Weindorf - keyboards, vocals
• Peter O'Mara - guitar
• Patrick Scales - bass
• Wolfgang Schmid - bass
• Curt Cress - drums
• Udo Lindenberg - drums
• Lothar Meid - bass
• Olaf Kubler - saxophone, flute
• Kristian Schultze - keyboards
• Dieter Petereit (de) - electric bass
• Hendrik Schaper
• Johnny Griffin
• Willy Ketzer
• Elmer Louis
• Roy Louis
• Kevin Mulligan - electric guitar
• Pete York - drums
• Jim Jackson - drums
• Alexis Korner - guitar, vocals
• Brian Auger - keyboards
• Roykey Whydh - guitar
• Alphonse Mouzon - drums
• Philip Catherine - guitar on Doldinger Jubilee`75
• Volker Kriegel - guitar

Discography

• Passport (1971)
• Second Passport (1972)
• Handmade (1973)
• Looking Thru (1973)
• Doldinger Jubilee Concert (1974)
• Doldinger Jubilee '75 (1975)
• Cross-Collateral (1975) U.S. #137^[1]
• Infinity Machine (1976) U.S. #204
• Iguaçu (1977) U.S. #191^[1]
• 2 Originals (including all songs of the previously released albums Passport and Second Passport) (1977)
• Ataraxia (titled Sky Blue in U.S.) (1978) U.S. #140^[1]
• Garden of Eden (1978) U.S. #201
• Lifelike (1980)
• Oceanliner (1980) U.S. #163^[1]
• Blue Tattoo (1981) U.S. #175^[1]
• Earthborn (1982)
• Man in the Mirror (1983)
• Running in Real Time (1985)
• Heavy Nights (1986)
• Talk Back (1988)
• Balance Of Happiness (1990)
• Blues Roots (1991)
• Down to Earth (1993)
• Spirit Of Continuity: The Passport Anthology (1995)
• Passport to Paradise (1996)
• Passport Control (1997)
• Move (1998)
• Passport Live (2000)
• RMX Vol. 1 (2001)
• Back to Brazil (2003)
• To Morocco (2006)
• Passport on Stage (2008)
• Inner Blue (2011)
• Symphonic Project (2011)

References

1. Charts at Allmusic

External links

• http://www.passportjazz.com/
• Passport discography at Discogs