BEN

BEN - BEN (1971)

PROG MONSTER ORIGINALLY ON THE VERTIGO LABEL. RELEASED IN 1971 THE ALBUM FELL ON DEAF EARS BUT IN FACT A CLASSIC SLAB OF PROGRESSIVE JAZZ ROCK WITH ABOVE AVERAGE INSTRUMENTAL ABILITY. LONG TRACKS WITH A CONCEPT BASED ON GROWING UP. RANKS ALONGSIDE DR Z AS A LONG LOST PROG MONSTER

BEN'S SELFTITLED DEBUT IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF 70's BRITISH JAZZ ROCK, BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED. HERE ARE LENGTHY MULTI-PART SUITES, EXCELLENT MUSICANSHIP AND AN OVERALL VERY APPEALING EARLY 70's, VERY JAZZY PROGRESSIVE ROCK SOUND WITH LOTS OF FLUTE, SAX, KEYBOARDS AND GUITAR. THE GROUP'S HARMONICA BLEND OF JAZZ AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND THE CONSIDERABLE TALENT OF EACH MUSICIAN TAKES ON AN INSPIRED AND VIVID JOURNEY.