Mets Tes Lunettes Et Écoute Comme Ca Sent Bon!: Volume 1
Castle, 2024
9/10
Listen to Mets Tes Lunettes Et Écoute Comme Ca Sent Bon!: Volume 1
Originally released in 1976, this jazz fusion masterpiece from Coincidence has Jean-Claude Llabador, Jean Pierre Llabador, Jean Pierre Barreda and Jacky Cataldo showcasing their instrumental ways across 6 adventurous tracks.
The buzzing bass from Barreda opens with fluidity across “Berceuse Chinoise”, which also spotlights Jean- Claude’s frisky keys with prog-influences, and “Les Grenouilles” follows with Cataldo’s skilled drumming amid some funk flavor for the unpredictable 7+ minutes.
In the middle, “Soleils” relies heavily on soft acoustic guitar before soaring electric guitar enters alongside plenty of classic rock flavor, while “Séquences” comes with intimacy and grace via Jean- Pierre and Jean-Claude’s meticulous guitar interaction where grooves arrive spades.
The album ends with “Sucre D’orge”, as the precise rhythm section and radiant guitars sound far ahead of their time and display detailed musicianship.
Sadly, Jean-Claude was killed in a car accident not long after this record was made. His memory is very much alive thanks to this reissue on CD and LP for the first time, and it holds up well to this day in the area of vocal-less, jazz rock.
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