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JOACHIM KUHN ~ SUNSHOWER WOUNDED BIRD 9193 (Barcode: 664140919327) ~ GERMANY ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 1978Released: 2008 Virtuoso German keyboardist Joachim KuhnFind albums by this artist is one of the greatest representatives of European Jazz and his illustrious career and numerous recordings are a source of inspiration for any true music lover. Strongly influenced by his older brother Rolf KuhnFind albums by this artist, an exquisite clarinetist, Joachim started to play Jazz professionally in the 1960s and was one of the founding fathers of the great modern German Jazz scene. In his early days Kuhn played mostly modern Free Jazz. But by the 1970s he flirted extensively with Jazz-Rock Fusion recording a series of wonderful albums in that genre first for the legendary MPSFind albums on this label label and later for AtlanticFind albums on this label. This album finds Kuhn in a quintet setting with two guitarists: the brilliant Dutch Jan AkkermanFind albums by this artist and American Ray GomezFind albums by this artist, bassist Tony NewtonFind albums by this artist and drummer Glenn SymmondsFind albums by this artist. All the music was written by Kuhn and it is absolutely stunning, this time more Rock influenced that his previous releases, but as always, performed with passion and exquisite taste by all the musicians. Kuhn´s extended acoustic piano solos are breathtaking, as are the solos by the guitar players and the entire album is an absolute must to any serious Jazz-Rock Fusion fan, especially those open to the European branch of the genre. Essential stuff!
