Prague Big Band with Milan Svoboda, in 3: Portrait, Reminiscence, Poste Restante (1978-1982) as requested

Surprisingly I never posted these albums before on this blog though they're a natural fit, despite the fact that many times Milan Svoboda has appeared here under different groups (eg Interjazz) or as himself, most notably in the long ago April Orchestra oeuvre that was so beyond brilliant.  

The band's basic Discography here.

The music is quite big bandy which may deter some, may attract others, kind of like those random instagram pix of girls next door that seem to be a new and impossibly ridiculous career path for so many young women today-- god help us all, but especially the fathers with young daughters.

From the first, the track called Ondrej has appeared on multiple other records for sure, admittedly it deserves the recyclage, because it's got quite the fantastic dramatic buildup:

Similarly the track Stewed Plums from the 1980 album sounds so very familiar, too bad I'm too old to remember where it came from originally:

The last album, from 1982, is not quite as bad as one might expect based on its birth year, still retaining some of that lovely funky fusion sound.

Poste Restante = Poste restante, also known as general delivery in North American English, is a service where the post office holds the mail until the recipient calls for it.  

Of course, every time I try to purchase a package without tracking to save money, or send one likewise, I find the new rule or principle everyone follows is POSTE ABSENTE...

The beautiful and restante Tisina: