Eef Albers - Birds Of The Night

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:04
Size: 138,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:27)  1. Bulgaria
( 6:26)  2. Witchcraft
(10:52)  3. The Dream
( 7:06)  4. Morning
( 6:38)  5. Birds Of The Night
( 9:12)  6. Rakajou
( 7:20)  7. Twilight

Dutch guitarist Eef Albers is an enigmatic genius, recognized among musical experts as one of the best improvising jazz fusion guitarists of Europe. Born 1951, he started 1972 a trio with John Lee and Gerry Brown, later expended with Daryl Thompson. In 1975 he released his first album ‘Blue Capricorn’. He also played with Rogier van Otterloo, Bo Stief, Frans Elsen, Peter Herbolzheimer, Metropole Orkest and the BBC Orchestra. Together with Philip Catherine, he was a member of Dutch Progrock group Focus, replacing Jan Akkerman. Combining elements of jazz, rock, blues, afro and classical music, Albers developed an unique, thrilling and highly recognizable style, which made him the most admired guitarist in The Netherlands of his days. He played with Kraan, Jasper van ‘t Hof, Ack van Rooyen, Bob Malch, Stanley Clarke, Toots Thielemans, Steve Smith and Simon Phillips. In the Netherlands Eef Albers often meets with Leo Janssen, Karel Boehlee, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, Thijs van Leer, Koos Wiltenburg and Stormvogel, the latter joining at his Festival de Muzen 2007 and later on in his epic jazzbarock project called ‘Atuatuca’. https://stormvogel.org/eef-albers/

Personnel:  Eef Albers: Guitar;  Christoph Erbstoesser: Keyboards;  Boudewijn Lucas: Bass;  Roy Dackus: Drums;  Bob Malach: Saxophone;  Ack Van Rooyen: Flugelhorn;  Ali Ndiaye Roser: Percussion

Birds Of The Night

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Eef Albers - Pyramids

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:30
Size: 99,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. Flamingo's Dance
(5:15)  2. Chrystal Dreams
(5:35)  3. Marathon
(6:01)  4. It Still Is
(7:17)  5. Everlasting
(5:53)  6. Pyramids
(6:09)  7. ''27 ''
(1:52)  8. Marathon Ii

Dutch guitarist Eef Albers is an enigmatic genius, recognized among musical experts as one of the best improvising jazz fusion guitarists of Europe. Born 1951, he started 1972 a trio with John Lee and Gerry Brown, later expended with Daryl Thompson. In 1975 he released his first album ‘Blue Capricorn’. He also played with Rogier van Otterloo, Bo Stief, Frans Elsen, Peter Herbolzheimer, Metropole Orkest and the BBC Orchestra. Together with Philip Catherine, he was a member of Dutch Progrock group Focus, replacing Jan Akkerman. Combining elements of jazz, rock, blues, afro and classical music, Albers developed an unique, thrilling and highly recognizable style, which made him the most admired guitarist in The Netherlands of his days. He played with Kraan, Jasper van ‘t Hof, Ack van Rooyen, Bob Malch, Stanley Clarke, Toots Thielemans, Steve Smith and Simon Phillips. In the Netherlands Eef Albers often meets with Leo Janssen, Karel Boehlee, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, Thijs van Leer, Koos Wiltenburg and Stormvogel, the latter joining at his Festival de Muzen 2007 and later on in his epic jazzbarock project called ‘Atuatuca’. https://stormvogel.org/eef-albers/

Pyramids

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John Lee, Gerry Brown, Eef Albers, Daryl Thompson - Brothers

Size: 100,4 MB
Time: 40:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1980/1997
Styles: Jazz: Jazz Rock
Art: Front

01. Uptown Express (6:15)
02. Brothers (4:27)
03. Rita (5:10)
04. Rise On (4:28)
05. For Bill (5:38)
06. Close The Door (4:44)
07. Uncle William (8:07)
08. Bury My Heart (1:20)

Personnel:
John Lee (electric bass)
Gerry Brown (drums)
Eef Albers (electric guitar)
Daryl Thompson (electric guitar)

John Lee and Gerry Brown have been friends since high school. When they recorded their album "Mango Sunrise" in 1972, they enlisted Dutch guitar master Eef Albers. In the mid seventies, guitarist Daryl Thompson was added to this formidable trio, and thus the genesis of "Brothers".

In the fall of 1980, John Lee, Gerry Brown, Eef Albers and Daryl Thompson embarked on a seven-week tour of Europe. The soaring fusion of jazz and rock performed by this well-rounded group of musicians was enthusiastically received by sold-out audiences all over the continent. During one such performance, the great German pianist Wolfgang Dauner heard the group and fell in love with their music. He asked John Lee if the group would like to record at the Sugar Factory Studio (Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik) in Stuttgart, Germany, and the result was one of the most outstandingrecords of the fusion era.

After seven weeks on the road, the band was absolutely tight and the music was second nature. The session lasted two days, around the clock. John Lee and Daryl Thompson mixed the album in twelve hours! Though labourious, the recording was "a labour of love". "Brothers" was chosen as the name of the band as well as the name of the recording, as it exemplifies the feeling that the group has for each other as well as for humankind.

"Brothers" was recorded and mixed at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, Germany in December 1980.

Brothers

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