Elastic Menu

by Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra

Elastic Menu cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: MPS
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 39:41
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The German guitar virtuoso leads his impeccably tight ensemble through a breezy, highly melodic set of instrumental fusion. 'Elastic Menu' leans into accessible jazz-funk rhythms and slick studio production, showcasing Kriegel's fluid, tasteful soloing and complex compositional flair.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion

Tracklist

  1. Elastic Menu (11:47)
  2. Sweet Forecast (4:39)
  3. Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (4:13)
  4. Hot Nuts (5:35)
  5. Uma Vez Um Caso (4:22)
  6. Start Different (5:19)
  7. Bring It Up To Zero (3:46)

Credits

  • Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra - primary artist
  • Hans Peter Str枚er - bass guitar, synthesizer, flute, voice, music by, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, soloist [second and fourth solo], vocal
  • Evert Fraterman - drums
  • Thomas Bettermann - electric piano, synthesizer, grand piano, synthesizer [string ensemble], clavinet, music by
  • Helga B. Platen - other [cockers]
  • Helga M. Platen - other [cockers]
  • Nippy Noya - percussion
  • Carla Bley - music by

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