The Section – Foreward Motion
Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
Copyright: 1973 Warner Bros Records
Titel:
Smilin' Ed
El Mirador Bolero
A Kind Of Albatross
One Drum
Bullet Train
Forward Motion
Baby Lame
Burning Bush
Get Down, Piltdown
The Garden Of Ryoanji
Band:
Bass– Leland Sklar
Drums– Russ Kunkel
Guitar– Danny Kortchmar
Keyboards– Craig Doerge
Wow, was für eine geniale Jazzrock CD. Das hier konnte ich nur finden, aber ich bin sicher, das einige hier die Band und ihre Historie kennen.
Wiki schreibt:
„The Section are a US instrumental rock band formed in the early 1970s by musicians Danny Kortchmar, Craig Doerge, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. They are best known for both studio and stage work in support of some of the best selling solo singers of that decade. Their frequent appearances on the records of artists signed to Asylum Records made them the label's de facto house band. Their close association with the singer-songwriter and soft rock genres of the 1970s also led to their alternate moniker of "The Mellow Mafia." [1]
They appeared together and individually on albums by Linda Ronstadt, Crosby & Nash, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and acted as back-up band on their tours. Other musicians closely associated with The Section (though never official members of it) include guitarist Waddy Wachtel and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley.[1]
By the 1980s, the group stopped working together collectively, though as individuals they continued to play prominent roles in the studio and on tour with many of the most popular solo acts of the decade, including Phil Collins (who collaborated with Sklar frequently starting with 1985's No Jacket Required album and subsequent tour), Stevie Nicks (whose landmark Bella Donna album features guitar work from Wachtel, who continues to work with her as her musical director), and Don Henley (who used Korcthmar's skills on numerous instruments on his Building the Perfect Beast album).
Beside their supporting work for other musicians, The Section also released three albums of their own, consisting of mostly instrumental music.“
Was hier aus den Boxen kommt, ist Jazzrock vom Allerfeinsten. Tasten und Gitarre duelieren sich, das Schlagzeug und die Percussions grooven perfekt und die Kompositionen sind einfach nur gut.
Es gibt satt Ecken und Kanten und so kommt hier nie Langeweile auf. Klanglich klingt das Album wunderbar analog. Auch die vielen kleinen Effekte passen sehr gut. Ich meine damit die Stereoeffekte.
Wie einst, als ich selber noch bei einer kleinen Band an den Reglern saß, muss ein Synthi flirren und die Kanäle wechseln.
Ich liebe diese antiquierte Aufnahmetechnik.
Ganz klar, eine wahre Perle, die allerdings zeitlich etwas kurz daherkommt. Dafür wird dem Fan dieses Genres einiges geboten. Ich sehe hier eine Mischung aus Brand X und Sea Level.
Musik 14/15
Klang 11/15 (sehr warm und analog)