The
United Jazz & Rock Ensemble
sought to blend the best elements of avant-garde jazz with rock when it
was formed in the 1970s. With the presence of such talented musicians
like keyboardist
Wolfgang Dauner, trombonist
Albert Mangelsdorff, alto saxophonist
Charlie Mariano, electric bassist
Eberhard Weber, and trumpeter
Ian Carr, they had a hit with this live album (which was also their debut). Guitarist
Volker Kriegel's funky "Circus Gambet" is a solid opener, while
Carr's repetitious "Hey Day" takes its time to get going.
Dauner's
adventurous "Steps of M. C. Escher" has intricate horn charts, while
his "The Love That Cannot Speak Its Name" proves to be rather
pedestrian. The group lasted for a few years with some personnel
changes, but
Live im Schutzenhaus remains the album to obtain.
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