Browse by Artist: COHEN-SOLAL, JEAN

Artist:	COHEN-SOLAL, JEAN
Title:	Flute Libres & Captain Tarthopom
Label:	MIO RECORDS (ISRAEL)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MIO 025CD

"Jean Cohen Solal is a professional musician which majors are the Flute & Double Bass. In 1971, Jean released his first solo album Flute Libres and in 1973 Captain Tarthopom. Those two albums are considered as masterpieces among Progressive Rock collectors all over the world. The first album is build from three short compositions in side A which are really interesting and catchy in a way, Those includes great Bass lines and Hammond organ riffs while Jean is blowing the flute apart. The album includes also an Indian Raga (Sitar/Tabla & Flute) which is really one of the most exciting meetings between East & West cultures. Side B of this album is a 17 minutes epic which is pure research of sounds where Jean is experimenting in a way which sounds like early Tangerine Dream & Ash Ra Temple only not as electronic. Jean had it's own style with the flute which was a mix between classical and Jazz to Avant-Garde. His method consists among others the use of multiple tracks for different flutes and also the added value of effects like distortion/wha wha etc... He also played the double bass in a very unique way which took his music into more dark teritories.Captain Tarthopom, his most sought after LP was released in 1973. If we need to describe it in short then the best would be to say that this album is like a mix between Pink Floyd (Ummagumma era) , Magma & Focus (Or J.Tull). This was wraped with great sense of humor and a massive production with fantastic guest musicians.Jean Cohen-Solal is a name which you can find in the famous Nurse With Wound list and it fits their as best as possible." Limited stock.

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