![]() ![]() Christensen extended to his more abstract/avante garde material. One musical note I would like to share has to do with the abilities of Jon Christensen (drums). ![]() I feel very much a part of the proceedings when listening to the cd. Whatever fun and enjoyment was felt by these musicians at the moment of recording spills out into my living room when I put Solstice on. There is a joy and exuberance that comes across on Solstice, owing to the absolute freedom to experiment in the studio musically. However, I can't remember the last time I listened to a cd recorded in the seventies that does as great a job capturing the spirit of those times. Indeed, in the United States he was largely unheard! However, from listening to Solstice, I can now see that the music emanating from ECM was music whose significance would outlive much of the popular music of the times. Ralph Towner and his cronies did not emerge from the seventies as household names. ![]() Mildly oblivious to the incredibly adventurous environment in which I breathed and lived, I was, not unlike most twenty-somethings of that decade, under appreciative of the historical significance music of that decade would carry! In 1974 when this cd was recorded, I was a brash confident 21 yr. ![]()
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