- ReleaseProduct
- First Wind
- Artist
- Ricotti & Albuquerque
- Label
- Think Like A Key Music
- Catalogue Number
- TLAK1192
- Release Date
- 31 January 2025
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CD
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TLAK1192.2
- CD in a groovy digipak (Time machine sold separately)
- 20-page booklet featuring track-by-track commentary by Michael de Albuquerque (Reading glasses from 1971 recommended for full effect)
- 9 bonus tracks, including their complete and previously unreleased John Peel Sunday Concert BBC session (Extra socks recommended - these tracks will knock your current ones off)
- Fully remastered audio by Prof. Stoned
Estimated release date: 31 January 2025
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Here's a blast from the past that's more refreshing than a gust of wind on a stuffy 70s disco floor. "First Wind" by Ricotti & Albuquerque is the jazz-rock love child you never knew you needed, finally escaping from its 1971 time capsule to blow your mind in the present day.
Picture this: UK's top vibraphonist Frank Ricotti and guitarist/vocalist Michael de Albuquerque decide to throw a musical party. They invite jazz, rock, and folk, spike the punch with experimental vibes, and let the good times roll. The result? An album that rocks harder than a jazz cat on a hot tin roof while maintaining more cool than a cucumber in a bow tie. With an all-star lineup that reads like the guest list for the coolest jam session in history, "First Wind" serves up a smorgasbord of sounds. From taut and laconic originals that'll make you "Give A Damn" to covers smoother than a Cat Stevens impersonator at a James Taylor convention, this album is a kaleidoscope of auditory delights, newly remastered by Prof. Stoned.
But don't just take our word for it. The critics of yesteryear were tripping over their bell-bottoms to praise this "absolute must" for jazz-rock enthusiasts. Record Mirror called it "very nice" (high praise in British speak), while Cream magazine noted its "immaculately organised" sound (because who doesn't love a well-organized revolution?). So, whether you're a longtime jazz-rock aficionado or a curious newcomer, "First Wind" is your ticket to a bygone era when genres blended as smoothly as a well-mixed martini. Grab this reissue faster than you can say "vibraphone solo," and let the wind of change blow through your playlist.
Digital Tracklist
- 1 Ratsa (Don't Know Why) Ricotti & Albuquerque 4:49
- 2 Lo And Behold Ricotti & Albuquerque 3:15
- 3 Go Out And Get It Ricotti & Albuquerque 3:53
- 4 Don't You Believe Me Ricotti & Albuquerque 5:15
- 5 New York Windy Day Ricotti & Albuquerque 4:43
- 6 Bobo's Party Ricotti & Albuquerque 6:10
- 7 Didn't Wanna Have To Do It Ricotti & Albuquerque 3:09
- 8 Old Ben Houston Ricotti & Albuquerque 3:08
- 9 The Wind Has No Love Ricotti & Albuquerque 3:59
- 10 Give A Damn Ricotti & Albuquerque 4:09