Schoenherz – What A Night
Selected by Discotchari: “A staple among both Armenian and jazz collectors, this album reflects the musical magic brewing at the turn of the decade. It is the product of a major label effort to turn John Berberian into an ethnic crossover success (“the next Ravi Shankar”) by pairing him with another virtuoso already established in the field, i.e. Joe Beck. These two masterminds recorded the whole album in one session, aided by elite colleagues including Souren Baronian on woodwinds and Chet Amsterdam on bass.” Interestingly, the time signature of each track is listed out along with the title presumably to emphasize the unique qualities of Middle Eastern rhythms.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Armenia / Psychedelic Rock / Rare Groove
Tracklist:
A1 The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4)
A2 Tranquility (6/8)
A3 Chem-OO-Chem (6/8)
B1 Iron Maiden (2/4)
B2 Flying Hye (9/8)
B3 3/8+5/8=8/8
B4 The Magic Ground (2/4)
Credits:
Art Direction – Sid Maurer
Artwork [Cover Art] – Jim O’Connell (2), Sandy Hoffman
Bass [Fender Bass] – Chet Amsterdam
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Souren Baronian
Drums – Bill LaVorgna
Electric Guitar [Amplified Rock Guitar], Guitar [Fuzz] – Joe Beck
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Engineers] – David Greene, Tony Maye
Goblet Drum [Dumbeg] – Steve Pumilian
Leader, Oud – John Berberian
Liner Notes – Jack Maharian
Percussion, Vocals – Bob Tashjian
Producer – H.H. Cowen, Peter Spargo*
Rhythm Guitar – Ed Brandon
