Various - Formation 60 (modern jazz from eastern germany Amiga 1957-69) 1998 (Jazzanova Compost Records)

Label : JCR

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Slightly off-kilter, and pleasantly so, Formation 60 was compiled by Jazzanova, representing a unique blend of Latin influenced bossa induced bop, jazz waltzes and other swinging numbers from the former German Democratic Republic … of all places. I know this sounds unbelievable, but European jazz was and is far more reaching in scope and depth than most people, even jazz aficionados, have ever dared to dream. The work found here is ambitious, possessing a lyrical language that is rewarding, seeming almost designed to exist in the moment, as if these artists had an inkling that their sound was being presented for those in attendance, while perhaps dreaming that the curtains would one day be pulled back to shed a bit of light onto what was being laid down in parts of the world that for many years were shrouded in mystery.By R. Kesler

Taste :

Manfred Ludwig Sextett  - Zwielicht

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