Monday, June 3, 2024

Kaleidoskop, Germany


Kaleidoskop. 1974 Lava

At the crossroad of jazz and rock, with emphasis on the latter. Sax, flute and organ lead the solo parade (there are no less than 3 full time winds players). Some inventive compositions, and the progressive rock element comes out in the unison playing, which at times is complex. Occasionally I hear same period Missus Beastly, though Kaleidoskop are definitely more jazz oriented. Side 2 features a lengthy suite, utilizing Eastern scales, that is quite interesting, if not overly inspired. Overall a good jazz rock album, that I'm sure would do well as a CD reissue, especially amongst the more adventurous jazzers out there. Thanks to Midwest Mike for this one!

Priority: 3

6/21/09 (new entry); 6/3/24

1 comment:

cfvonarx said...

please review or comment on black mass by lucifer (mort garson 1971)not yet on cd and globetrotter by guru guru not on vinyl or cd.

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