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Passport

Background information
Origin	Munich, Germany
Genres	Jazz fusion
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Atlantic, Warner Bros.

Members	Klaus Doldinger Peter O'Mara Patrick Scales Michael Hornek Christian Lettner Biboul Darouiche Ernst Ströer

Website	www.passportjazz.com

Passport is a German jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger. Passport was formed in 1971 as a jazz fusion group, similar to Weather Report. The ensemble's first recording was issued in 1971. The band's membership has had numerous changes over the years. The lineup that brought them to European and international prominence in the mid 1970s consisted of Doldinger, drummer Curt Cress, guitarist/bassist Wolfgang Schmid and keyboardist Kristian Schultze. The group has recorded for Atlantic and Warner Bros.

Members

Brian Auger – keyboards
Frank Roberts - keyboards
Philip Catherine – guitar
Curt Cress – drums
Klaus Doldinger – saxophone, flute, keyboards
Johnny Griffin
Jim Jackson – drums
Brian Spring - drums
Willy Ketzer – drums
Alexis Korner – guitar, vocals
Volker Kriegel – guitar
Olaf Kubler – saxophone, flute
Udo Lindenberg – drums
Elmer Louis
Roy Louis
Lothar Meid – bass
Peter O'Mara – guitar
Alphonse Mouzon – drums
Kevin Mulligan – guitar
Dieter Petereit (de) – bass
Patrick Scales – bass
Hendrik Schaper
Wolfgang Schmid – bass, guitar
John Mealing - keyboards
Kristian Schultze – keyboards
Vladislav Sendecki – keyboards
Hermann Weindorf – keyboards, vocals
Roykey Whydh – guitar
Pete York – drums

Discography

Passport (Atlantic, 1971)
Second Passport (Atlantic, 1972)
Looking Thru (Atlantic, 1973)
Hand Made (Atlantic, 1973)
Doldinger Jubilee Concert (Atlantic, 1974)
Doldinger Jubilee '75 (Atlantic, 1975)
Cross-Collateral (Atlantic, 1975) U.S. No. 137^[1]
Infinity Machine (Atlantic, 1976)
Iguacu (Atlantic, 1977) U.S. No. 191, U.S. Jazz No. 23^[1]
Ataraxia (titled Sky Blue in the US) (Atlantic, 1978) U.S. No. 140, U.S. Jazz No. 12^[1]
Garden of Eden (Atlantic, 1979) U.S. Jazz No. 17^[1]
Lifelike with Klaus Doldinger (Atlantic, 1980)
Oceanliner (Atlantic, 1980) U.S. No. 163, U.S. Jazz No. 14^[1]
Blue Tattoo (Atlantic, 1981) U.S. No. 175, U.S. Jazz No. 14^[1]
Earthborn (Atlantic, 1982) U.S. Jazz No. 40^[1]
Man in the Mirror (WEA, 1983)
Running in Real Time (WEA, 1985)
Heavy Nights (WEA, 1986)
Talk Back (WEA, 1988)
Balance of Happiness (WEA, 1990)
Blues Roots (WEA, 1991)
Down to Earth (WEA, 1993)
Passport to Paradise (WEA, 1996)
Move (WEA, 1998)
Live with Klaus Doldinger (WEA, 2000)
Back to Brazil (Warner, 2003)
Passport to Morocco (Warner, 2006)
On Stage (Warner, 2008)
Inner Blue (Warner, 2011)
En Route (Warner, 2015)
Doldinger (Warner, 2016)
Motherhood (Warner, 2020)

References

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Authority control databases

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	France BnF data Germany United States
Artists	MusicBrainz