Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Again by request, 1981 Alen from Spain

 








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Jazz band from Getxo in outer Bilbao in northern Spain. The band first played together on 19 November 1979 at which time the musicians all were in their late teens or early twenties.

A little bit too much in the conventional or traditional jazz arena, there are some departures or brief excursions into more fusionast sounds or thoughtfully composed passages straying away from the dixieland blues scales or circles of fifths that permeate most of this. So occasionally, a bit of an odd conjunction like on the song called Antxoen hezle, with its standard jazz piano opening chords, and progressive middle section:




6 comments:


  1. https://www67.zippyshare.com/v/MXjGZH0k/file.html

    https://www.sendspace.com/file/qtc41q

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  2. Hi Julian, thanx for this
    For example, about Spain....do you happen to have this :

    Alfonso Santisteban – Jazz Para Una Noche De Verano

    https://www.discogs.com/it/release/4476847-A-Santisteban-Jazz-Para-Una-Noche-De-Verano

    I'm particularly curious about this record, but it could be a composer worthy of investigation
    Cheers


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  3. I spent a wonderful week at Bilbao/ Getxo years ago. Had I known about this band I'd try to track them down somehow. Thanks a lot!

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