Captain Beyond was a great rock band
Captain Beyond was an American/British rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971. The original line-up for Captain Beyond were singer Rod Evans (ex-Deep Purple), drummer Bobby Caldwell (ex-Johnny Winter), guitarist Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt (ex-Iron Butterfly), bassist Lee Dorman (ex-Iron Butterfly) and keyboardist Lewie Gold. Gold left due to personal reasons before the first […]
Dimension = fusion made in Japan
Here are several flavors from Japan with the great jazz-funk-rock (fusion) group Dimension. As I wrote in my first post about Dimension, they have recorded more than 25 albums between 1992 and 2012. Dimension deserves much more attention outside Japan, trust me. Below you find sound clips with studio recordings and live videos. If […]
Electro Deluxe is a great band from France
Electro Deluxe is a French band founded in 2001. They mixes jazz, funk and hip-hop and plays with joy, feeling and groove. Their influences ranging from Herbie Hancock to Buckshot LeFonque. Until today they have made four albums (and I can recommend all of them): 2005 – Stardown 2007 – Hopeful 2010 – Play […]
George Duke
George Duke is a wonderful musician who I will come back to several times later on. I have listened to him since my teens and also seen him live many times. Miles Davis said about George Duke that he is almost to funky. Below you have some teasers to start with. Cannonball Adderley […]
Gino Vannelli
Gino Vannelli is a great Canadian singer, musician and composer. I’ve been a fan of Gino Vannelli since the 70´s. Gino’s music has always been at the forefront in terms of both style and production. His older brother Joe Vannelli is also a master of the keyboards. As a rule, Gino always have great […]
Dimension from Japan
DIMENSION from Japan DIMENSION from Japan is a fusion (electric jazz, jazz-rock-funk) band, formed in Tokyo in1992. They are a well kept secret in Europe and USA. The group comprises Takashi Masuzaki (Guitar), Akira Onozuka (Keyboards) and Kazuki Katsuta (Saxophone). Personally I think they are above both Casiopea and Mezzoforte (If their names tell you something). DIMENSION released their […]