Eric Kloss - Doors/Now (1972/1978) [vinyl>flac]

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Doors
Originally on Cobblestone this has been issued on a now out of print Japanese CD. However this is from the Muse LP.

Dusty Groove review:
"One of the grooviest Eric Kloss albums from the Muse years – thanks to some great keyboards from Neal Creque! Creque's presence always makes any date sparkle – and here, he brings a bit of a funky sound to the record – sliding in nicely behind Kloss on the solos, but also pushing the overall groove of the set with his rhythms."

01 - Doors
02 - Waves
03 - Quasar
04 - Sweatin' It
05 - Love
06 - Libra

Eric Kloss (as,ts) Neal Creque (kybds) Gene Taylor (b,el-b) Ron Krasinski (d,tamb)
NYC. January 1, 1972

Now
After a fine series of albums for Prestige and Muse, another who then disappeared from view. I think this is much better than Scottie's lukewarm review, as KingCake has remarked 'this grows on you'.

"Tenor/altoist Eric Kloss recorded often from 1965-1981 before disappearing from jazz. His sound was fairly original, he was technically skilled, and, even though his impact was fairly minor, he did record many worthwhile sessions, most of which are currently hard to find. On this LP, Kloss (joined by keyboardist Mike Nock, bassist Mike Richmond, and drummer Jimmy Madison) performs six of his originals, none of which caught on. The music is generally lyrical and the leader plays well, even if the rhythm section is fairly anonymous, but little all that memorable occurs."~AMG

01 - We Are Together
02 - Now
03 - Morning Song
04 - Hey, Hey, Whatta You Say
05 - Autumn Blue
06 - Booga Wooga Woman

Eric Kloss (as,ts) Mike Nock (kybds) Mike Richmond (b) Jimmy Madison (d) Efrain Toro (cowbell)
Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. January 4&5, 1978