Genre: Jazz funk/ fusion
Places I remember: Chaldon Books and Records (Caterham on the hill)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Do It Again
Gear costume: West 42nd Street
Active compensatory factors: I have a soft spot for Brazilian keyboard player, Eumir Deodato.
He's funky, a shape shifter, jazz cool and pretty weird (check out the severed head portrait on the cover - what the heckfire's going on there?).
He's also wildly prolific - I count over twenty albums in the seventies, with a staggering five albums released in 1973 alone.
The musicians are usually cream of the crop: Whirlwind is no exception - John Tropea, Tony Levin and Billy Cobham all add their brilliance.
This one is a solid contributor to the canon, featuring some revamped Glenn Miller swing (Moonlight Serenade), alongside Ave Maria and a funky version of Steely Dan's Do It Again. And that's just side one!
Weird, but it works.
Where do they all belong? In the cosmic stew of the jazz genre there is a spot for Deodato.
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