In the belatedly '60s, guitarist Larry Coryell too soprano saxophonist Steve Marcus experimented alongside electrical jazz together equally Count's Jam Band earlier Coryell formed his ain fusion band, The Eleventh House, too Marcus joined the Buddy Rich Band. The 2 of them institute themselves working on a few of the same projects lately too decided to larn together too tape over again equally Count's Jam Band. For the reunion, the forepart men recruited drummer Steve Smith, bass guitarist too John McLaughlin sideman Kai Eckhardt and, on a few tunes, jam-bander too pianist Jeff Chimenti. But brand no mistake: this projection is all Coryell too Marcus. For the almost part, the 2 forepart men expect to Eckhardt for repetitive bass loops too to Smith for a constant barrage of backbeat, which they offering without complaint. Subsequently, Coryell too Marcus fountain through the unison heads too solo for minutes on end, running upward too downwardly their respective instruments too keeping things at a wailing three-quarter burn downwardly throughout. Not surprisingly, the Count's Jam Band Reunion rapidly becomes a dull event-especially on tunes similar "Rhapsody too Blues," a coy fusion handling of the sort-of referenced Gershwin composition.
The meliorate moments on the album come upward when the band jettisons formula, equally on "Pedals too Suspensions" too "Ballad for Guitar too Soprano," duets betwixt an acoustic-playing Coryell too Marcus, too "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori," i of the few tunes that gives pianist Chimenti approximately space. On the all-out rockers, the occasional squeal doesn't encompass upward the saxophonist's gentlemanly attack, too Marcus, playing at a leisurely stride too alongside a acquit upon of blues, sounds much to a greater extent than comfortable inwards the to a greater extent than relaxed settings.
First approximately 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 too a saxophonist known equally Steve "The Count" Marcus. They documented these radical novel ideas on 2 classic recordings made inwards 1967 too 1968 using the cite Count's Rock Band. The 2 likewise collaborated on many of Coryell's subsequently projects. They met upward over again inwards 1999, too decided to dice at it over again alongside drummer Steve Smith too bassist Kai Eckhardt. The music's non then radical anymore, since everyone's been through the fusion days, only the playing is incredible too equally spirited equally always (musicians never look to age, create they?). "Scotland" features a furious flurry of a tune testing the racing skills of Coryell too Marcus inwards tandem. "Reunion" features an off-meter percussion designing too a push-and-pull interaction betwixt Marcus' percussive soprano lines too Coryell's acoustic swirls. "Rhapsody inwards Blues" pays homage to Gershwin inwards a unique way, alongside the tandem jumping to too fro too overlapping each other too Smith banging away; they interruption for a lively pianoforte solo past times 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 past times fans of these guys. Some of the other materials volition attract fusion curiosity seekers, only to larn the sum pleasure, y'all should know the history or hold out 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 too 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 upward when the band jettisons formula, equally on "Pedals too Suspensions" too "Ballad for Guitar too Soprano," duets betwixt an acoustic-playing Coryell too Marcus, too "Blues for Yoshiro Hattori," i of the few tunes that gives pianist Chimenti approximately space. On the all-out rockers, the occasional squeal doesn't encompass upward the saxophonist's gentlemanly attack, too Marcus, playing at a leisurely stride too alongside a acquit upon of blues, sounds much to a greater extent than comfortable inwards the to a greater extent than relaxed settings.
First approximately 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 too a saxophonist known equally Steve "The Count" Marcus. They documented these radical novel ideas on 2 classic recordings made inwards 1967 too 1968 using the cite Count's Rock Band. The 2 likewise collaborated on many of Coryell's subsequently projects. They met upward over again inwards 1999, too decided to dice at it over again alongside drummer Steve Smith too bassist Kai Eckhardt. The music's non then radical anymore, since everyone's been through the fusion days, only the playing is incredible too equally spirited equally always (musicians never look to age, create they?). "Scotland" features a furious flurry of a tune testing the racing skills of Coryell too Marcus inwards tandem. "Reunion" features an off-meter percussion designing too a push-and-pull interaction betwixt Marcus' percussive soprano lines too Coryell's acoustic swirls. "Rhapsody inwards Blues" pays homage to Gershwin inwards a unique way, alongside the tandem jumping to too fro too overlapping each other too Smith banging away; they interruption for a lively pianoforte solo past times 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 past times fans of these guys. Some of the other materials volition attract fusion curiosity seekers, only to larn the sum pleasure, y'all should know the history or hold out 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 too 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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