Samurai - Samurai (71)

Parte 1
Parte 2

01 - Saving It Up For So Long
02 - More Rain
03 - Maudie James
04 - Holy Padlock
05 - Give A Little Love
06 - Face In the Mirror
07 - As I Dried the Tears Away
08 - Give A Little Love (live)
09 - Holy Padlock (live)
10 - More Rain (live)
11 - Concerto For Bedsprings (live)
12 - Love You (live)

In 1971, British band Web abruptly changed its name to Samurai and released this self-titled set, its sole contribution to the prog rock canon.

Adding a second brass player and somewhat lightening its sound, the band still continued down many of the same jazzy pathways as its predecessor.

However, across seven tracks Samurai meanders down rather diverse byways.

"Saving It Up for So Long," for instance, bundles along like Caravan, its bluesy guitar inflections offset by the brass' improv jazz stylings.

Even more R&B-inflected is "Give a Little Love," boasting wah wah guitar, a stomping riff, and some quite sassy sax.

In contrast, "More Rain" is as soft, warm, and shimmering as a summer drizzle, and gives credence to the group's inclusion in the Canterbury scene.