BOB DOWNES OPEN MUSIC ELECTRIC CITY LP VERTIGO SWIRL
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EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE "ELECTRIC CITY" LP BY BOB DOWNES OPEN MUSIC
1970 VERTIGO RECORDS 6360 005
One of the hippest albums of the British jazz rock generation -- a set that stretches out in ways that definitely live up to the "open music" in the title! Bob Downes heads up the group on vocals and saxes -- and he's working here with a great array of players who include Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett, and Ian Carr on trumpets; Chris Spedding and Ray Russell on guitars; and the great Latin player Robin Jones on percussion! Although many tracks have a rock-like structure and composition, there's also a fair bit of jazzy influences going on here too -- especially on the album's funkier moments, which often mix some great work from the larger horn section with tighter rhythms at the core of the ensemble. Downes handled all arrangements, and often shows a vision that's not unlike that of Johnny Cameron at the time on similar projects. Groovers include the jazzy "Dawn Until Dawn", the Latiny groover "West II", the guitar/drum workout "Go Find Time", and the modal "Crush Hour" -- plus "Don't Let Tomorrow Get You Down", "In Your Eyes", and "Gonna Take A Journey".
DISC IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (writing on "A" side label)
"SWIRL" INNER SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (writing on one side)
GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (spine intact,slight shelf wear)
LOW START AND NO RESERVE
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