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Romantic Warrior ReviewBack in 1976, albums like Romantic Warrior were the norm in jazz. Bebop and hardbop jazz had "gone underground" as fusion ran its natural course. For older jazz fans, the connection between free form innovation and electronical pyrotechnics often spelled confusion and misunderstanding. For those of us who grew up with bands like Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis and E.L.P., the album was something of a find. It allowed us to develop "ears" for listening to older jazz. For me, it didn't take long to backtrack to Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isle album or Wayne Shorter's See No Evil after hearing this landmark release. All by way of saying that, even after close to twenty-five years, this album holds up remarkably well (when so many other fusion experiments now sound somewhat stilted and comical). There should be little doubt in readers minds that this is heady, trippy, mind-expanding stuff. Its use of electronics (especially synths) and the fire brought to the interplay of guitars, bass and drums, make it a tough listen for those who think jazz is all brush-stroke drums and soft, muted trumpets. Listening to it again, however, I heard elements of Coltrane and Monk, Mingus and Bitches' Brew-era Davis...things I hadn't the first time because I hadn't experienced them. And hearing those elements here "for the first time" as it were, deeply enhanced my listening pleasure. Make no mistake, this was, is and always will be, a jazz album. It may be a highly idiosyncratic release, definitely a product of its time, but it still sounds soaring, inventive, playful, intense, winning. A perfect remastering job rounds out the experience. All told, it achieves what every good reissue should: it allows a recontextualization of what made it important and reaffirmed what made it essential. Its intensity, wryness and bold strokes a great romp through diverse fields in search of 3-D windmills and Moog jesters. Exceptional.Romantic Warrior OverviewNo Description Available.Genre: Jazz MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 8-FEB-2000

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