Doug Hammond - 1975 - Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen

Doug Hammond 

1975

Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen

01. Fidalgo Detour 7:32

02. Space II 0:35

03. Wake Up Brothers 3:05

04. Reflections 4:23

05. For Real 2:56

06. Space I 2:00

07. Sea Of Nurnen 4:34

08. Moves 4:29

09. Venus Fly Trap 2:49

10. Kai 3:53

Alto Saxophone – Otis Harris

Percussion – Fredrick Boon, Thomas (Turk) Trayler

Piano, Electric Piano , Synthesizer – David Durrah

Violin – Charles Burnham, Trevis Mickeel

Violin [Bass], Electric Bass – Charles Metcalf

Vocals, Drums, Melodica, Synthesizer – Doug Hammond

An incredible session from the legendary Tribe Records scene -- an equal effort from leader Doug Hammond and keyboardist David Durrah, who contributes some ground breaking Fender Rhodes and moog work to the set! Hammond handles drums plus a bit of vocals and synthesizer on the session -- working alongside Durrah in a groove that mixes electric and acoustic instrumentation into a totally righteous sound with lots of heavy Afro Jazz leanings. A number of tracks feature great vocals from Hammond -- righteous, and with a beautifully soulful message-oriented approach -- and a few other tracks, such as the classic "Space I" and "Space II", feature a sparer all-electric sound. The whole thing's wonderful -- skittishly rhythmic, warmly flowing, and righteously beautiful.