John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
Dutch guitar master Jan Akkerman meets blues singer Kaz Lux on their 1976 collaborative album entitled Eli. An unusual mixture of styles come together on this concept album including jazz, pop, and funk with Akkerman’s always interesting heavily effected guitar driving the compositions and Lux’s vocals providing a wild intensity that makes for a truly unique listen. The highlight here is definitely the atmospheric “Naked Actress” which features a steady CR-78 drum box rhythm and gorgeous chords and a killer pentatonic blues lick from Akkerman. Eli would win the Netherlands’ Edison Award in 1976 for Best Album.
Recommended – B4 Naked Actress
Tags: Concept Album / Guitar / Jazz-rock
Tracklist:
A1 Eli
A2 Guardian Angel
A3 Tranquillizer
A4 Can’t Fake A Good Time
B1 There He Still Goes
B2 Strindberg
B3 Wings Of Strings
B4 Naked Actress
B5 Fairytale
Credits:
Arranged By – Jan Akkerman
Art Direction – Hans Tonino
Artwork [Frame-maker] – Mr. Kurvers
Artwork [Retouch] – Four Color*
Backing Vocals – Maggie MacNeal, Margriet Eshuis*, Patricia Paay
Bass Guitar – Jan Akkerman, Warwick Reading
Design – Hans Tonino, Harry van Zijl
Drums – Pierre van der Linden, Richard DeBois*
Engineer [Recording] – Jan Schuurman
Guitar – Jan Akkerman
Keyboards – Jasper van ‘t Hof*, Rick van der Linden
Lyrics By – Kaz Lux
Mastered By – Henk Horden, Jacques Delemarre
Painting [Backside Lyricsheet] – Paul Elshout
Percussion – Neppie Noya*
Photography By – Joost Noordhoek
Producer – Jan Akkerman, Richard DeBois*
Remix – Jan Schuurman, Richard DeBois*
Vocals – Kaz Lux
