![]() ![]() 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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