Greek Fusion Orchestra Vol.2
Label | Teranga Beat – TBCD 023 |
Format | CD, Album, Deluxe Edition |
Barcode | 5213000760187 |
Country | Greece |
Released | 24 May 2019 |
Genre | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country |
Style | Fusion, Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk |
TERANGA BEAT proudly presents Vol.2 of Kyriakos Sfetsas' 1976 "Greek Fusion Orchestra" project. Sfetsas' vision behind the formation of GFO, was to create a piece of work that would expand the boundaries of Greek traditional music. The result was a Progressive-Jazz Fusion masterpiece comprising complex and intriguing compositions, performed by Athens' best musicians of the day.Following the success of Vol.1, Vol.2 is a compilation of musical pieces Sfetsas recorded with the group right upon the completion of the Vol. 1 material. Vol.2 is still reflective of his ambition of bringing together progressive jazz and traditional music, but it does so in a different manner. Although the element of traditional music remains present, it does not provide the compositional foundation for the songs (e.g. most pieces are no longer based exclusively on traditional musical forms). More jazzy and more complex than Vol.1, Vol.2 has a darker feeling, presenting Sfetsas not only as a musical experimentalist, but also as a demanding and distinctive composer, who truly puts his musicians through the test.
1 | Με Παραδοσιακό Τρόπο = On a Folk Mode | 6:37 |
2 | Η Χήρα = The Widow | 6:39 |
3 | 40 Βήματα = 40 Steps | 7:33 |
4 | Σέλιανη = Seliani | 5:20 |
5 | Από Ξένο Τόπο = From a Foreign Land | 5:32 |
6 | Σημάδια = Imprints | 5:04 |
7 | Εναλλακτική Άποψη = Alternative Aspect | 7:03 |
Bass – Γιώργος Θεοδωρίδης
Composed By, Directed By – Κυριάκος Σφέτσας
Drums – Δημήτρης Μαρινάκης
Guitar, Lute – Νίκος Τάτσης
Piano – Γιάννης Τερεζάκης
Recorded By – Γιάννης Συγλέτος
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Γιώργος Μανίκας