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  | EAST OF EDEN ~ SNAFU ESOTERIC 2034 (Barcode: 5013929713420) ~ UK ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 1969 Released: 2008
2nd album by one of the most fascinating early British Prog / Jazz-Rock bands East Of EdenFind albums by this artist, co-led by violinist Dave ArbusFind albums by this artist and saxophonist Ron CainesFind albums by this artist and including guitarist Geoff NicholsonFind albums by this artist, bassist Andy SneddonFind albums by this artist and drummer Geoff BrittonFind albums by this artist. The band played a completely unique amalgam of Rock, Jazz and World Music (in fact they were amongst the first bands to incorporate exotic melodies and rhythm patterns borrowed from distant cultures). The resulting material is truly mesmerizing, switching rapidly between purely melodic passages into electrifying improvisations, sometimes almost free form. In retrospect this is definitely one of the more accomplished works recorded at the time, still completely relevant four decades later. The extensive bonus material includes the tracks recorded for an aborted album, as well as the bands unexpected hit “Jig-a-Jig”, which was their only, albeit short lived, flirt with commercial success. A classic of the genre and a must in any serious record collection!
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