Ben - Ben (Reissue) (1971/2003)

13 Apr, 16:17
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Artist: Ben
Title: Ben
Year Of Release: 1971/2003
Label: Akarma
Genre: Prog Rock, Jazz Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 38:47
Total Size: 112/291 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1.a.The Wooing Of The Child (Keith Jarret)
1.b.The Innocence Of The Child (Peter Davey)
1.c.The Interest Of The Youth (Gerry Reid, Peter Davey)
1.d.The Involvement Of The Man (Peter Davey)
1.e.The Realization (Alex Macleery)
1.f.The Wooing Of The Man (Keith Jarret)
1.g.The Conclusion (Alex Macleery, David Sheen, Gerry Reid, Len Surtees, Peter Davey) - 10:05
2. Gibbon (Peter Davey) - 9:32
3. Christmas Execution (Peter Davey) - 7:21
4. Gismo (Peter Davey) - 11:50

Line-up::
Alex Macleery - Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Moog Synthesiser
David Sheen - Brums, Congas, Percussion, Vocals
Gerry Reid - Electric, Acoustic Guitars
Len Surtees - Bass
Peter Davey - Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet

One of the many rarities of the great Vertigo catalogue, this is a good instrumental jazz-prog album; BEN reminds me to the most famous jazz-rock bands such as NUCLEUS and SOFT MACHINE. here are 4 long tracks( the first one "The Influence" is a suite divided in 7 movements), excellent musicianship and lots of flute, keyboards, sax and guitars. The weakest parts here are the vocals but the rest is pretty good and well played. I own a copy of the album on LP (2003 Akarma Records), but it's available also on Repertoire records (Repertoire 1991).

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