240 chilometri da Smirne

Area · 1973 · Pièce de 5 min 10 aux couleurs orientales

Context

Side B track, a little over five minutes long; the record draws on Mediterranean and Near Eastern folklore. The title evokes Smyrna, though the page consulted does not specify the inspiration.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Free improvisation and European free. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (nero) (1973)
• Arbeit macht frei (1973)
• Consapevolezza (1973)
• L'Abbattimento dello Zeppelin (1973)

Sources

• EN: Arbeit macht frei (album)
• EN: Area (Italian band)

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