Colosseum

band (organ, saxophones, guitar, bass, drums)

Founded in early 1968 in England by drummer Jon Hiseman and saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith, who came from the Graham Bond Organisation, the group blends blues, rock, and jazz improvisation. Colin Larkin credits it with the commercial acceptance of jazz-rock in the United Kingdom.

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Styles

• Canterbury scene and British jazz-rock
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• The Valentyne Suite (1969)

Sources

• Source

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