Archive number: 120
Title:
Focus 9
Main
Album: Focus 9 (New Skin)
Track
number: 8
Genre:
Jazz Rock Instrumental
Studio:
Fieldwork Studios, Schoten, Belgium
Length:
07:53
Composer:
Thijs van Leer
Musicians:
Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, piano, flute; Niels van der Steenhoven – Guitars; Bobby Jacobs – Bass; Pierre van der Linden
– Drums
Producer:
Bobby Jacobs and Thijs van Leer
Engineer:
Han Nuijten
Label:
Red Bullet
Date
of recording/release: Summer 2006
Alternative
version: None
Notes: The track begins with a rather simple, fairly halting and jazz style
solo piano introduction (00:00-00:29). The organ, bass and brushed
drums then join in with a staccato 4 or 5 note theme reminiscent of
Focus 3 (00:30-00:55). The acoustic guitar and piano take up the
halting jazz theme (00:56-01:24) before the organ, bass and drums
return (01:25-01:49). The bulk of the track, all the way from 01:50
to 05:49, is taken up by the guitar and piano, with the theme growing
slightly more melodic at times but remaining very much a jazz piece.
At 03:15-03:49 and 04:19-04:50 the flute is dubbed in with the other
two instruments. At around 05:53 the organ, bass and drums return
with the Focus 3-style element. At 06:20 the acoustic jazz guitar
starts to take the lead. From 07:14 it is the Hammond organ's turn.
The track is almost done by 07:36 except for two piano trills and a
final resounding bass note from the piano (7:37-07:53).
