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In the belatedly '60s, guitarist Larry Coryell together with soprano saxophonist Steve Marcus experimented alongside electrical jazz together every bit Count's Jam Band earlier Coryell formed his ain fusion band, The Eleventh House, together with Marcus joined the Buddy Rich Band. The 2 of them establish themselves working on a few of the same projects lately together with decided to larn together together with tape 1 time to a greater extent than every bit Count's Jam Band. For the reunion, the forepart men recruited drummer Steve Smith, bass guitarist together with John McLaughlin sideman Kai Eckhardt and, on a few tunes, jam-bander together with pianist Jeff Chimenti. But brand no mistake: this projection is all Coryell together with Marcus. For the near part, the 2 forepart men await to Eckhardt for repetitive bass loops together with to Smith for a constant barrage of backbeat, which they offering without complaint. Subsequently, Coryell together with Marcus saltation through the unison heads together with solo for minutes on end, running upwardly together with downwards their respective instruments together with keeping things at a wailing three-quarter burn downwards throughout. Not surprisingly, the Count's Jam Band Reunion apace becomes a ho-hum event-especially on tunes similar "Rhapsody together with Blues," a coy fusion handling of the sort-of referenced Gershwin composition.
The meliorate moments on the album come upwardly when the band jettisons formula, every bit on "Pedals together with Suspensions" together with "Ballad for Guitar together with Soprano," duets betwixt an acoustic-playing Coryell together with Marcus, together with "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori," 1 of the few tunes that gives pianist Chimenti around space. On the all-out rockers, the occasional squeal doesn't encompass upwardly the saxophonist's gentlemanly attack, together with Marcus, playing at a leisurely footstep together with alongside a impact of blues, sounds much to a greater extent than comfortable inwards the to a greater extent than relaxed settings.
First around background: Before fusion became pop inwards the early on '70s, at that spot was a community of musicians inwards NYC experimenting alongside jazz-rock inwards the mid- to belatedly '60s. Two of the leaders of this crusade were guitarist Coryell together with a saxophonist known every bit Steve "The Count" Marcus. They documented these radical novel ideas on 2 classic recordings made inwards 1967 together with 1968 using the refer Count's Rock Band. The 2 too collaborated on many of Coryell's afterwards projects. They met upwardly 1 time to a greater extent than inwards 1999, together with decided to conk at it 1 time to a greater extent than alongside drummer Steve Smith together with bassist Kai Eckhardt. The music's non together with then radical anymore, since everyone's been through the fusion days, only the playing is incredible together with every bit spirited every bit always (musicians never look to age, practise they?). "Scotland" features a furious flurry of a tune testing the racing skills of Coryell together with Marcus inwards tandem. "Reunion" features an off-meter percussion designing together with a push-and-pull interaction betwixt Marcus' percussive soprano lines together with Coryell's acoustic swirls. "Rhapsody inwards Blues" pays homage to Gershwin inwards a unique way, alongside the tandem jumping to together with fro together with overlapping each other together with Smith banging away; they intermission for a lively pianoforte solo yesteryear pianist Jeff Chimenti. "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori" shows off Marcus' wistful soprano skills, only is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than notable for its pulsing beat section. "Jammin' With the Count" is a crazy gratuitous for all that's best enjoyed yesteryear fans of these guys. Some of the other materials volition attract fusion curiosity seekers, only to larn the sum pleasure, you lot should know the history or endure fans of the players inwards question.
Track listing:
1. Scotland (6:33) [Larry Coryell]
2. Reunion (9:55) [Kai Eckhardt]
3. Rhapsody & Blues (11:14) [Larry Coryell]
4. Pedals together with Suspensions (5:52) [Larry Coryell]
5. Foreplay (8:09) [Larry Coryell]
6. Blues For Yoshihiro Hattori (6:48) [Larry Coryell]
7. Tomorrow Never Knows (12:45) [John Lennon, Paul McCartney]
8. Ballad For Guitar And Soprano (5:37) [Larry Coryell]
9. Jammin' With The Count (5:45) [Steve Marcus, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt]
(total fourth dimension 73:01)
Personnel:
Larry Coryell: guitars
Steve Smith: drums
Steve Marcus: soprano saxophone
Kai Eckhardt: bass
Jeff Chimenti: pianoforte (on 1,3,6,7)
The meliorate moments on the album come upwardly when the band jettisons formula, every bit on "Pedals together with Suspensions" together with "Ballad for Guitar together with Soprano," duets betwixt an acoustic-playing Coryell together with Marcus, together with "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori," 1 of the few tunes that gives pianist Chimenti around space. On the all-out rockers, the occasional squeal doesn't encompass upwardly the saxophonist's gentlemanly attack, together with Marcus, playing at a leisurely footstep together with alongside a impact of blues, sounds much to a greater extent than comfortable inwards the to a greater extent than relaxed settings.
First around background: Before fusion became pop inwards the early on '70s, at that spot was a community of musicians inwards NYC experimenting alongside jazz-rock inwards the mid- to belatedly '60s. Two of the leaders of this crusade were guitarist Coryell together with a saxophonist known every bit Steve "The Count" Marcus. They documented these radical novel ideas on 2 classic recordings made inwards 1967 together with 1968 using the refer Count's Rock Band. The 2 too collaborated on many of Coryell's afterwards projects. They met upwardly 1 time to a greater extent than inwards 1999, together with decided to conk at it 1 time to a greater extent than alongside drummer Steve Smith together with bassist Kai Eckhardt. The music's non together with then radical anymore, since everyone's been through the fusion days, only the playing is incredible together with every bit spirited every bit always (musicians never look to age, practise they?). "Scotland" features a furious flurry of a tune testing the racing skills of Coryell together with Marcus inwards tandem. "Reunion" features an off-meter percussion designing together with a push-and-pull interaction betwixt Marcus' percussive soprano lines together with Coryell's acoustic swirls. "Rhapsody inwards Blues" pays homage to Gershwin inwards a unique way, alongside the tandem jumping to together with fro together with overlapping each other together with Smith banging away; they intermission for a lively pianoforte solo yesteryear pianist Jeff Chimenti. "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori" shows off Marcus' wistful soprano skills, only is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than notable for its pulsing beat section. "Jammin' With the Count" is a crazy gratuitous for all that's best enjoyed yesteryear fans of these guys. Some of the other materials volition attract fusion curiosity seekers, only to larn the sum pleasure, you lot should know the history or endure fans of the players inwards question.
Track listing:
1. Scotland (6:33) [Larry Coryell]
2. Reunion (9:55) [Kai Eckhardt]
3. Rhapsody & Blues (11:14) [Larry Coryell]
4. Pedals together with Suspensions (5:52) [Larry Coryell]
5. Foreplay (8:09) [Larry Coryell]
6. Blues For Yoshihiro Hattori (6:48) [Larry Coryell]
7. Tomorrow Never Knows (12:45) [John Lennon, Paul McCartney]
8. Ballad For Guitar And Soprano (5:37) [Larry Coryell]
9. Jammin' With The Count (5:45) [Steve Marcus, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt]
(total fourth dimension 73:01)
Personnel:
Larry Coryell: guitars
Steve Smith: drums
Steve Marcus: soprano saxophone
Kai Eckhardt: bass
Jeff Chimenti: pianoforte (on 1,3,6,7)
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