Dedalus' debut, despite being the first album released from one of Italy's premiere independent progressive rock labels, is actually a pure jazz rock play. The rhythm section is fast, energetic, and super tight. The soloists - namely saxophone, guitar, and cello - are loose and improvised. Odd combination that at times is highly successful, and at others quite tedious. Very much an album worth owning, but not top tier in my estimation.
Ownership: LP: 1973 Trident. Gatefold. Acquired online from a friend (1997).
My introduction to the album was via the Vinyl Magic CD (1990). In 1994, I obtained a brand new LP that was unsold from a shop in Cheyenne! The owner had since moved to Tucson, Arizona, and I acquired it from her a few months later after tracking her down (with help from an antique market in Cheyenne). I made the unfortunate decision to trade that copy off (I was still desperate for new sounds, and I already owned the CD). Fortunately only three years later I acquired another copy that was also close to mint. That one is going nowhere. Occasionally I'll place it on my wall of albums.
1990; 7/3/94; 1997; 8/8/15 (new entry)
1990; 7/3/94; 1997; 8/8/15 (new entry)
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