Bangor Flying Circus – Bangor Flying Circus(1969 USA Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock)Full Album

Bangor Flying Circus was an American psych-rock trio from Chicago that released a self-titled album on Dunhill in 1969. The band morphed into the jazz-rock trio Madura for two further albums during the early 1970s. Members: David “Hawk” Wolinski (bass, keyboards, vocals), Alan De Carlo (guitar, vocals), Tom Schiffour (drums, 1967-68), Michael Tegza (drums, percussion, 1968-?) Background Bangor Flying Circus formed in Chicago in late 1967 when bassist/keyboardist David “Hawk” Wolinski and drummer Tom Schiffour teamed with guitarist/singer Alan De Carlo. Schiffour came off a three-years stint in the Shadows of Knight, which scored a 1966 national hit with “Gloria,” a garage-rock standard originated by Them. He played on their 1966/67 albums Gloria and Back Door Men, the second recorded with Wolinski, formerly of local rockers The Males. Before they landed a deal, Schiffour cleared for drummer Michael Tegza, fresh off a two-album stint with Windy City psychsters HP Lovecraft. Shorty after the album, Bangor Flying Circus split due to internal rifts between Wolinski and De Carlo. Tegza rejoined his prior bandmates under their new configuration, Lovecraft. Wolinski and De Carlo reconciled with a new drummer, Ross Salomone. This lineup named itself Madura and made the 1971–73 Columbia albums Madura and Madura II. Wolinski embarked on a subsequent stint with Rufus (with Chaka Khan) and formed a songwriting partnership with Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine. A1. “Violent Man” 00:00 A2. “Come On People” 06:17 A3. “Ode to Sadness” 10:25 A4. “Concerto For Clouds” 16:31 B1. “A Change in Our Lives” 22:01 B2. “Someday I’ll Find” 26:14 B3. “Mama Don’t You Know (That Your Daughter’s Acting Mighty Strange)” 31:28 B4. “In the Woods” 34:46 B5. “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 39:07 Drums, Percussion – Michael Tegza* Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Alan Decarlo* Keyboards, Vocals, Bass, Percussion – David Wolinski (Hawk)*