THE ECLECTIC MOUSE - Everything I’ve Got ( 1969 USA Jazz Rock / Prog rock ) Full Lp 5.1 Surround

The Eclectic Mouse biography THE ECLECTIC MOUSE was an American group from Highland Park, California led by classically trained composer and percussionist Steve FORMAN. It was FORMAN’S earliest excursion into rock waters while previously working mostly in classical music as well as jazz and before becoming a studio session musician on hundreds of albums. The group had its only album produced and recorded in Phoenix Arizona with an experimental approach and was eventually released through Capitol records, and it marked itself as a notable example of American progressive music in the late 60’s. The songs were arranged in orchestral movements of various lengths ranging from progressive pop pieces to more complex instrumental jazz, with some influences on FOREMAN at the time being people like MILES DAVIS and DON ELLIS on the jazz side, and BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS and FRANK ZAPPA and THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION on the rock side. The record has been relatively obscure and a collectible almost from the start, similar to a lot of bands in the early American scene, but it can be well recommended as an interesting genre experiment of jazz, rock and classical music in the early days of the progressive rock scene Studio Album, released in 1969 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. 1st Movement: Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You 00:00 2. 2nd Movement: Where Do The Hounds Go? 09:06 3. 3rd Movement: Trialogue I, II, III 12:18 4. 4th Movement: Discovery 19:47 5. 5th Movement: Pre-Dawn Retrospective Chant 23:58 6. 6th Movement: Spirit Singing 31:41 Total Time 34:22 Line-up / Musicians - Jack Wilkerson / vocals - John Smart / french horn - George Laibe / producer - Jack Miller / producer - Harry Anglum / vocals - Jerry Manfredi / bass - Barry Downs / trumpet - Billy Gonzales / trumpet - Dennis Lynde / guitar - John Renner / saxophone - Tim Downs / drums - Ben Harvey / trombone - Kristen Engstram / piano, organ - Joe N. Corral / flute - Ernie Santos / saxophone - Rick Felix / tuba - Steve Forman / writing, arrangements, conductor, percussion