Eric Kloss - Life Force (1967) [vinyl>flac]

Much of this music is unconventional, avant-garde by the standards of anyone reared in the structural tradition of 12-bar blues, 16- and 32-bar pop standards, and infinite variations thereon. Here, other structures and idioms are freely borrowed and explored, and the listener can never be sure what avenue the boys will ramble down next. But experiment, free experiment, has ever been the soul of jazz (as of the Life Force itself, according to its admirers). At 18, Eric Kloss is a worthy representative of both conceptions, and a welcome newcomer to the ranks of those select pros who can usually be counted on for something fresh and exciting in almost any vein they choose. ~ Extract from Liner Notes by Ralph Berton.

Prestige Records, PRST 7535, 1968

Recorded 18^th September, 1967

Musicians:

Eric Kloss - Alto Sax (#A2,B1,B3), Tenor Sax (#A1,A3,B2)

Jimmy Owens - Trumpet, Flugelhorn (except #B1)

Pat Martino - Guitar

Ben Tucker - Bass

Alan Dawson - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Soul Daddy {Charles Austin} (3:55)

A2. You're Turning My Dreams Around {Eric Kloss} (4:54)

A3. Life Force {Eric Kloss} (11:23)

B1. Nocturno {Bud Shank} (6:37)

B2. St. Thomas {Sonny Rollins} (5:23)

B3. My Heart Is In The Highlands {Eric Kloss} (8:28)

Credits:

Producer - Don Schlitten

Recording Engineer - Richard Alderson

Design - Don Schlitten

Artwork - Irving Riggs

Liner Notes - Ralph Berton (Jan. 1968)