Ojai Sam
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Eric Kloss - One, Two, Free (Muse 1973)
All About Jazz sez:
Pittsburgh native Eric Kloss (b. 1949) was one of the most distinctive, original voices to emerge on alto sax in the mid-60s. He was only 16 when the first of his eleven Prestige albums was released in 1965. These records featured the cream of the crop of New York musicians and the young Kloss more than held his own with heavyweights like Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Chick Corea, Cedar Walton, and most notably, guitarist Pat Martino.
Kloss switched to the Muse label in 1972 and debuted with this outstanding quartet recording, One, Two, Free which remains his finest achievement. In a group featuring Pat Martino on guitar and Ron Thomas on electric piano as well as bassist Dave Holland and fellow Pittsburgher Ron Krasinski on drums, Kloss pushes and pulls his group to take chances that explore the outer edges of bop, fusion and even funky pop music.
on the Sam-O-Meter. This record sounds 5 to 10 years ahead of its time.
All About Jazz sez:
Pittsburgh native Eric Kloss (b. 1949) was one of the most distinctive, original voices to emerge on alto sax in the mid-60s. He was only 16 when the first of his eleven Prestige albums was released in 1965. These records featured the cream of the crop of New York musicians and the young Kloss more than held his own with heavyweights like Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Chick Corea, Cedar Walton, and most notably, guitarist Pat Martino.
Kloss switched to the Muse label in 1972 and debuted with this outstanding quartet recording, One, Two, Free which remains his finest achievement. In a group featuring Pat Martino on guitar and Ron Thomas on electric piano as well as bassist Dave Holland and fellow Pittsburgher Ron Krasinski on drums, Kloss pushes and pulls his group to take chances that explore the outer edges of bop, fusion and even funky pop music.
on the Sam-O-Meter. This record sounds 5 to 10 years ahead of its time.
on the Sam-O-Meter even if Spotify does spell the album title incorrectly.
