First Step, by Bhakti Jazz

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	1.	Glimpses Of Truth 02:50
	2.	An Answer To My Soul 05:38
	3.	Opes De Salsa 06:18
	4.	First Step 03:54
	5.	Nitter One Pearl Too 02:45
	6.	Die Zeitmaschine 05:00
	7.	Eastern Mood 04:01
	8.	Tutankhamun 06:41
	9.	Crystallization 1 05:34

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Born in Donauwörth, a small town in Bavaria in 1951, Götz Tangerding studied piano to concert level at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg. In the 1970s he started to make a name for himself on the local Munich jazz scene and traveled through East Europe with drummer Rudi Roth. In 1976 he came to New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to study compositions with George Russell and Jaki Byard with whom he played in the New York Big Band in 1978.

In 1980 he returned to Munich, Germany and founded his formation Bhakti Jazz as well his own record label Bhakti Records. „First Step“, recorded at the Loft in Munich on May 1st and 2nd that same year, was the debut album and showcases the huge talent of the young and gifted band leader.

The two best known tracks are probably „Glimpses of Truth“ and „Eastern Moods“ which have been re-released back to back on 45RPM single by another german reissue label in the late 2000s. However, these are just two out of nine outstanding compositions from the prolific pianist to be found on this album. Tangerding‘s tasty style of playing, combined with the psychedelic maze created by his fellow band members on flute (Alan Ett), sax (Alan Ett again!), drums (Rudi Roth), and bass (Urs Hämmerli) plus Lisa Dawson's exotic vocal harmonies are sure grab your ear for a mind-blowing experience.

Götz Tangerding, who died much too young early in 1991, left us with dozens of wonderful compositons. „First Step“ does not contain a single weak track. It's a true masterpiece and definitely one of the finest independent german jazz albums from the 1980s.

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