★Round 2
Saluki
The jewel in the crown of Compendium Records’ brilliant back catalog is the eponymous album from the progressive jazz- funk band Saluki, released in 1977. Featuring members from the highly signi cant proggers Junipher Greene, Saluki is a much loved rare groove classic and a crate digger favourite.
The album consists of eight advanced and ambitious tracks showcasing Saluki’s blistering fusion of prog rock, jazz, west- coast harmonies and funk, as well as great songwriting abilities. Extreme…
Bleak House
** Deluxe (and pricey) edition, remastered from the original tapes ** Recorded over three sessions in 1968, Bleak House marks Terje Rypdal departure from psychedelic group The Dream and off to explore further territories. He would later become one of the most recognisable instrumentalist in european jazz, with releases on the Ecm label filled to the brim with his searingly exciting future-tundra guitar sounds.By this time in 1968, he was already in an almost unique position in the Norwegian musi…