The Chris Hinze Combination, Netherlands

Stoned Flute. 1970 Columbia
Live at Montreux. 1971 Columbia
Who Can See the Shadow of the Sun. 1972 Columbia
Mission Suite. 1973 MPS/BASF
Sister Slick. 1974 Columbia

Dutch flautist Chris Hinze was far more than just your usual jazz flute player. Especially on Mission Suite where he combines jazz and progressive rock very effectively. Stoned Flute and Live at Montreux are more steeped in the jazz tradition, but aren't standard by any means. Who Can See the Shadow of the Sun is a bit looser than the others during this period, and will appeal most to those into "out" jazz. Sister Slick is probably Hinze's heaviest album, with Philip Catherine on guitar, and is a good representation of the harder edged fusion style. His later 70s work strayed towards fuzak, and aren't featured here. Interesting to note that his other work from the early Seventies, 1972's Virgin Sacrifice, has been reissued on CD. I'm sure it earned a CD imprint (on his own label) since it foreshadowed his future work as a new age artist. It's very different from his other albums during the early 70s.

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15 years later and the situation remains unchanged.

Priority: 1 (based on the strength of Mission Suite).

7/18/09 (new entry); 6/4/24