Kahvas Jute
| Kahvas Jute | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1970–1977, 1993–1994, 2005–2006 |
| Labels | Infinity, Festival, Basement Discs |
| Associated acts | Dennis Williams and the Delawares, Throb, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca, Strangers, Sunsets, Tamam Shud, Stonehenge, Riddles, Kevin Bible and the Book |
| Website | www |
| Past members |
Bob Daisley Dannie Davidson Tim Gaze Dennis Wilson Scott Maxey Peter Roberts Mark Marriott |
Kahvas Jute were an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in July 1970. Mainstay of the line-up was Dennis Wilson on guitar and vocals. Other founder members include Bob Daisley on bass guitar and Tim Gaze on lead guitar and vocals. Their debut album, Wide Open was released in January 1971. The group supported Bo Diddley on his second tour of Australia in October 1973. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their style as 'expansive and free flowing, strong on rhythm and melody and bristling with exceptional guitar work' . Kahvas Jute did a reunion gig in 1991 and in 1993, their album Wide Open was re-released on CD again. In 2005, they played a reunion show at The Basement in Sydney which was recorded and filmed. A DVD and album pack entitled Then Again: Live at the Basement was issued in 2006.
Kahvas Jute was formed in Sydney in June 1970 as a progressive rock band with Bob Daisley on bass guitar (ex-Dennis Williams and the Delawares, Gino Affair, Throb, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca), Dannie Davidson on drums (ex-Strangers, Sunsets, Tamam Shud), Tim Gaze on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Stonehenge, Tamam Shud) and Dennis Wilson on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Riddles, Kevin Bible and the Book, Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, Mecca). Wilson was the guitarist on Kevin Bible and the Book's single, "Rockin' Pneumonia", which was released in August 1966. Wilson played with Daisley in Barrington Davis and the Power Pact, which was renamed as Mecca in 1968. In 1969, Barrington Davis left to return to England and Mecca continued as a trio. Davidson's earlier band, Strangers (aka Four Strangers) had formed in Newcastle in 1964. By 1965, after releasing two singles, they became The Sunsets, a surf rock group and issued five further singles. They relocated to Sydney and were renamed as Tamam Shud in 1968, Gaze joined in 1969. Mecca disbanded in mid-1970 and Daisley and Wilson approached Davidson and Gaze to form a new band, Kahvas Jute.
Kahvas Jute developed a reputation for their live performances and signed with Festival Records' subsidiary label, Infinity Records. They issued their debut album, Wide Open in January 1971. It was recorded at Festival Studios in Sydney and produced by Pat Aulton. By the time that the album appeared, Gaze had already returned to Tamam Shud and Kahvas Jute continued as a trio. In June, Davidson and Wilson travelled to the United Kingdom and temporarily used Mick Smith and Scott Maxey on bass guitar. Daisley arrived in London in July but Kahvas Jute didn't reform. Daisley remained in the UK and became a member of several bands including: Chicken Shack, Mungo Jerry, Widowmaker, Rainbow, The Blizzard of Ozz, The Ozzy Osbourne Band, Uriah Heep and The Gary Moore Band, among others.
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