Monday 16 October 2023

German band Jin Jim in 3, as recommended, limited time only

 


Information here.  They made 3 CDs of instrumental electric guitar-based jazz-rock, I couldn't really qualify it as fusion because it's more written in the contemporary jazz style of meandering melodies and extemporizations. Similar to recently posted German Cobham group's Cargo, or the Hungarian Gabor's work from much earlier, for sure the style straddles the 70s-80s border, with, thankfully, no incursions to worry about unlike elsewhere in the world, so help us God...

City Lights, from the first album:




The second one is a little bit more electric and intense. Compositions are not quite so adventuresome as Gadi Caplan, Mathematicians, etc. from recently. With that proviso in mind note the final and closing composition called Surface which is so reminiscent of our 70s glory days of prog-fusion:





9 comments:


  1. And keep those requests and recommendations coming!
    https://we.tl/t-xsa8yfXYZQ

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    1. I didn't know it was acceptable; it will be my pleasure to repay the many good music I picked up here

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  2. woooow! I didn't know they had a new album, thanks a lot for it!!!

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  3. Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio- Bridges, 2015 (Poland/Norway)_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rBH9SQoh98&list=OLAK5uy_mYZfXk5tUMTlENSHrI8fXjrXvZIs9nkT0&index=3

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  4. another one from Poland, and another violin fusion jazz: Zbigniew Seifert- Polish Radio Jazz Archives 32, 1970-78_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDPSRjV1IHs&list=OLAK5uy_nKQHWvlMuKVYCx7_20QvYs_0vL2M9wJGw&index=3

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  5. and two from the Germany: Virgin's Dream- Sophisty, 1980_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPBsuX1yEvE&t=1331s

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  6. Looser's Game- Looser's Game, 1981_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jii0iw8DFM&t=740s

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  7. are these recommendations or requests?

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