GREEK FUSION ORCHESTRA VOL.1 Ⓟ＆ⓒ 2018 Teranga Beat Teranga Beat TBCD 022 Made in EU Digipak with slipcase CD release of unearthed Greek jazz-funk phantom recordings. KYRIAKOS SFETSAS, a Greek composer. Seeking to expand Greek traditional music, he created a progressive jazz fusion funk work, some of which culminated in "GREEK FUSION ORCHESTRA" in 1980. This work is compiled from previously unreleased recordings, pure audiophile sound sources recorded in stereo reel-to-reel at the highest quality at the time. Tracks include "GYPSY PATTERN," where melancholic, flowing gypsy jazz gradually transforms into funk; "MORNING EXPECTATIONS," where folk clarinet sings with alto like the late Albert Ayler; "TRANSITION," which unfolds with more experimental colors; and "OVERTURN," where Middle Eastern-flavored folk music takes on a groove, for a total of 6 tracks. The real and clear sound quality makes you forget that it was recorded in 1977. ① Gypsy Pattern 6:49 ② Morning Expectations 6:28 ③ Transition 6:05 ④ On The Cliff 4:47 ⑤ Overturn 7:40 ⑥ Towards The Castle 6:34 Recorded in 1977 Folk Clarinet, Alto Sax, Flute – Manthos Chalkias Bass – Yorgos Theodoridis Drums – Dimitris Marinakis Guitar, Electric Lute – Νikos Tatsis Piano, Cembalo – Yannis Terezakis Tenor Sax Flute – Yorgos Manikas No scratches are visible on the disc. Overall, not much sign of use. # jazz funk # fusion