Puzzle - N.Y.C. (1974) [Jazz-Rock]
Along with Chicago and BS&T, Puzzle were an early purveyor of jazz-rock's commercial and progressive possibilities, though unlike the former they actually spent most of their time around Chicago and were signed by Motown in 1972.
Their second album was remastered awhile back and I bought it without knowing much about them or the tunes. Luckily, it's pretty damn good, even swinging with a bit of a free jazz sensibility amidst all the yacht rockery. N.Y.C. bookends the album as the point where their more progressive and pop-oriented tendencies gel most harmoniously, especially with that Pharoah Sanders-esque opening stanza that builds into the main melody. Noice!
Last edited by Anteater; 05-27-2020 at 03:03 PM.
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