Family were a folk-prog band led by singer and guitarist Roger Chapman. This track features a touch of sitar and a gentle, hazy vibe to it.
70s
[Music] 50 French Songs You Need To Hear Before You Die
Buzzfeed rarely surprises me as pleasantly as they have with this article, compiling some of the finest, and occasionally, cheesiest, French songs of all time.
[Music] Parliament – I Call My Baby Pussycat
[Music] Janko Nilović – The Sun is Rising
Montenegrin pianist and multi-instrumentalist Janko Nilović produced several albums that album bin divers cherish. Here’s a sample from one of his best LPs, Pop Shopin, a collaboration with Belgian pianist Willy Albimoor.
[Music] Caetano Veloso – Qualquer Coisa
Sublime Sunday listening, provided by Caetano Veloso.
[Music] Laboratorium – Quasimodo
Laboratorium present high-quality fusion from Poland.
Some notes on this record…:
Artist: Laboratorium
Album: Quasimodo
Year: 1979
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Contemporary Jazz
Country: Poland
Label / Catalogue: Metal Mind Productions / MMP CD 0454 DG (Reissue)
Line-up:
Janusz Grzywacz – piano, Fender-Rhodes electric piano, ARP-Odyssey synthesizer
Marek Stryszowski – vocals, alto & soprano saxophones
Paweł Ścierański – guitar
Krzysztof Ścierański – bass
Mieczysław Górka – drums
Tracklist:
01 Przejazd / The Journey 0:00
02 I’m Sorry, I’m Not Driver 1:35
03 Etiudka / Little Etude 8:42
04 Śniegowa Panienka / The Snow Girl 10:08
05 Lady Rolland 18:24
06 Quasimodo 20:08
07 Kyokushinkai 30:59
08 Ikona / An Icon – In Memory Of Zbigniew Seifert 33:53
— Bonus Live Tracks —
09 Etiudka 40:09
10 Śniegowa Panienka 42:43
11 Odjazd 53:51
12 Zdrowie Na Budowie 1:00:26
Tracks 1-8 recorded at Polskie Nagrania Studios, Warsaw, on March 1979
Tracks 9-12 recorded live in Krákow, 1979
Originally released as Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1784 (Polish Jazz Vol. 58)
[Music] Happy The Man – Crafty Hands
Peak-era symphonic prog by Happy The Man, a Virginia/Washington DC-based group who once featured keyboardist Kit Watkins, who shines in this album.
[Music] Pierre Henry: Fragments pour Artaud (1970)
Pierre Henry was the composer who introduced me to the world of musique concrète. The fact that he and his contemporary and partner, Pierre Schaeffer, were able to do some of their early works without the use of magnetic tape, still astounds me.
[Music] Camel – I Can See Your House From Here
Camel were one of the greatest progressive rock bands of the 1970s, easily ranking with bands like Yes and Genesis. It’s high time they got their fair due.
[Music] Organisation – Tone Float (Full Album)
Before Kraftwerk coalesced as a band, they were called Organisation. You can tell where their influences mutated from.
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