FUSION - TOP SOUL (1975 CHILEAN ROCK) CD

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SKU:

26515

$10.00

Width:

5.00 (in)

Height:

0.25 (in)

Depth:

5.00 (in)

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Impossible to find jazz/soul/funk monster by Fusion, issued in Chile in 1975 by ALBA (ALD-041)-a fulsome combination of funk, electric jazz, and soul, with Latin roots. Bassist Enrique Luna had lived and studied art in New York, and knew first-hand the last, avant-garde years of John Coltrane, and Miles Davis' mutation from hard bop trendsetter into an electric jazz pioneer; Matias Pizarro had appeared on the scene in the mid-60s as a young pianist of outstanding technical ability and advanced ideas. Together they formed a band around a core of Peruvian musicians, with soloists including David Estanovich (tenor sax) and Lautaro Rosas (guitar), plus a rhythm trio of Mario Lecaros (electric piano, former Village Trio), and Orlando Avendao (drums), with guest appearances by trumpeter Daniel Lencina, and young percussionist Santiago Salas (Santa y su gente). Censorship during the Chilean military regime meant heavy restrictions on artists.

Thus the Fusion album was pressed in a very limited quantity, and never legally re-issued-until now!

Comes with a bi-lingual booklet which explores the story of Fusion in the context of the rich Chilean rock music scene.