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QUINCICASM

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Quincicasm for Saydisc UK from 1973. Bass, Flute – Malcolm Bennett ; Drums, Percussion – Michael Ormerod, Nigel Smith ; Flugelhorn – Dick Pearce ; Saxophone – Ken Eley ; Vibraphone, Keyboards – Julian Marshall ; Vocals – Katy Zeserson (Trent Park Song) First time out in blogland for this British jazz rarity from 1973.Apparently only 200 copies were ever pressed however anyone who downloaded Tony Higgins' Impressed 3 compilation will have had an introduction to in the shape of "Trent Park Song". I hi-jacked this write up about the album from Prof at Rocketrecordings: Seemingly obscure 73 Brit Jazz lp in a free avant-fusion-prog type vein with no vocals. Don't know if this quintet were from Gloucestershire but Saydisc records are an occasional sighting in the South West charity shops. All but 2 of their releases, as far as know, are local spoken word comedy and observation esp. by the likes of Geoffrey Woodruff, church bell lps or Victorian mechanical music records. T...

JORGE LOPEZ RUIZ - UN HOMBRE DE BUENOS ARIES

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Jorge Lopez Ruiz for Trova Argentina from 1978. Jorge Lopez Ruiz - Bass ; Dino Saluzzi - Bandoneon ; Oscar Lopez Ruiz - Guitar ; Domingo Cura - Percussion ; Pablo Ziegler - Piano ; Gustavo Moretto - Electric Piano ; Andres Boiarsky - Soprano ;Victor Ducatenzeiler - Trumpet ; Pocho Laboule - Drums ; Jose Maria Loriente - Congas with Antonio Agri - Strings , Dona Carrol - Vocal & Grupo De Brass. Excellent set of funky fusion with folkloric influences from Argentina.Check out "El Adios El Hombre" for a killer candomble jazz banger. Tough!