SWEET SMOKE - JUST A POKE (1970) EMI engineered by CONRAD (KONNY) PLANCK

For some strange reason I thought I had about 3 copies of this record and was going to give it out one of them in our first competition - Unfortunately I don't so something else will have to do.

Anyway while we're at it here's a little a bit about a band which some have hailed as one of the pioneers of fusion and had something of a cult following during the 60's and 70's and maybe in the 80's. Sweet Smoke were an American progressive jazz group. The Brooklynites moved over to Germany in the 60's and formed a commune of  about 15 - 20 people who apparently always came on stage when the five piece band played live. Shortly after their arrival in Germany they recorded their debut album Just a Poke which featured just two tracks both a mammoth 16 minutes or so long. - Baby Night being the stand out (Hear it below).

Well worth the listen and well worth purchasing, the album all of a sudden seems to be popping up everywhere and therefore is relatively cheap. Their other albums - one being a live album (I hate live albums) unfortunately don't carry the same weight as this but still hold some pretty heavy tunes.

Think Jethro Tull -

SWEET SMOKE - BABY NIGHT

Players 

Andrew Dershin - bass

Jay Dorfman - drums and percussion

Marvin Kaminowitz - solo guitar, vocals

Michael Paris - tenor sax, alto recorder, vocals, percussion

Steve Rosenstein - rhythm guitar, vocals

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