Solution was a Dutch jazz-rock-soul band that released the 1971–72 Harvest albums Solution and Divergence, followed by the 1975–77 Rocket titles Cordon Bleu and Fully Interlocking. Members: Tom Barlage (saxophone, keyboards), Willem Ennes (piano, keyboards), Ad Kooi (bass, 1966-70), Ap “Appie” Alberts (saxophone, 1966), Frits Lagerwerff (trumpet, cornet, 1966-68), Frits Schmidt (drums, 1967), Hans Waterman […]
Cordon Bleu is the third album by the Dutch jazz-rock/soul band Solution, released on December 2, 1975, on Rocket. Recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales under producer Gus Dudgeon, the album refines the band’s earlier progressive leanings into a polished, brighter fusion that balances extended instrumental workouts with concise vocal tracks, all unified by pristine […]
Solution is the debut album by the Dutch jazz-rock band Solution, released in July 1971 as a two-LP set on Catfish. Recorded in three days at Bovema Studio in Heemstede and produced by John Schuursma and Joop Visser, the double album captures the newly formed quartet in a bold, almost entirely instrumental statement that prioritizes extended […]
