Arbeit macht frei

Area · 1973 · Morceau-titre de l'album, 7 min 56

Context

Title track, which takes up the inscription on the gates of Nazi camps as a provocation and a critique of capitalist society. The album blends free jazz, progressive rock and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern folk music.

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)
• Consapevolezza (1973)
• 240 chilometri da Smirne (1973)
• L'Abbattimento dello Zeppelin (1973)

Sources

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

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