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    Posted: October 22 2005 at 17:59
In Progarchives there should be place for english jazz-rock bands IF and KEEF HARTLEY BAND.
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Points: 441 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2005 at 06:55
Totally agree.
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Points: 3928 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2005 at 09:17

I agree 100% as well, but I rather think that their US counterparts, who predated these bands, Chicago and Blood, Sweat And Tears, should be here as well. They were pioneers in the development of 'brass rock', which combined the aesthetics of blues rock with jazz- very progressive for the era. I know that Dick Heath is a particularly knowledgeable forum member on this area- he posted a lengthy list of bands that fit the 'brass rock' criteria.

All of these acts could be added under 'jazz rock/fusion' without too many complaints, but Keef Hartley's first album, 'Halfbreed', is a superb album yet more in a blues rock vein.

By the way, two Keef Hartley albums are newly available on Eclectic Discs; 'The Time Is Near' and 'Overdog'. Both are superb albums, even masterpieces, of the genre. Even so, it seems odd to me that Eclectic chose to start with their 3rd and 4th albums for remastering- I hope they remaster the whole catalogue!
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Points: 452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2005 at 16:22

I'm very glad for your oppinion, absolutely agree that, especially in the case of Keef Hartley Band it's more blues-rock, therefore also there is place for Chicago and BS&T.

I personally possess all the original albums of KHB among which 'Halfbreed' is a real classic !

  
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Points: 3928 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2005 at 17:49
Yes, the possibility of a 'progressive blues' section was raised by us collaborators lately, and personally I'm all for it!
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Points: 2785 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2005 at 13:27
If seem to have a number of proponents, eh?

Never heard this band myself though!
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