QUINTEPLUS
QUINTEPLUS (VAMPISOUL)
Founded after the "New Jazz Collective" movement in Argentina in the late 60's, Quinteplus was a space for reflection and rehearsal to determine the paths that Jazz should take.
An experiment with Folk genres in a Jazz key, and the exploration of African rythms, as a bridge between both musical worlds.
This set contains the only studio album they ever released (in 1972) and a a great bonus: a complete live at a gig from the same year, unreleased until now.
The record is a sophisticated exhibition of the musical cocktail that characterized the band -tunes composed by its members, fluent jazz language, experimentation with folk rhythms, funky touches by the amplified upright bass and electric piano, compact sound, great solos by the group's brass players...
The music sounds fresh, attractive, unprejudiced and dexterously played. A work ahead of their time.
Available on CD and double LP, both with complete band bio and liner notes.