Caldera – Dreamer, 1979 Capitol Records – ECS-81242 Japan Vinyl LP
Dreamer Review by Alex Henderson
Caldera's fans -- something it didn't have nearly enough of -- hoped that Dreamer would be the LP to make the band famous in the jazz-fusion world. But Caldera continued to be obscure, despite providing an adventurous, captivating mixture of jazz, funk, rock, and Latin music. True to form, the writing is excellent on this album: One cannot accuse Caldera's members of weak writing on the South American-influenced "Rain Forest," the samba-minded "Celebration," the flamenco-influenced "Brujerías," or the Carlos Santana-ish opener, "To Capture the Moon." For Caldera, the term "Latin music" meant a variety of things -- everything from Spanish flamenco and Afro-Cuban salsa to Brazilian samba and Andean music -- and on this LP, all of those things successfully interact with jazz, funk, and rock. Like Caldera's three previous Capitol albums, Dreamer went out of print after the band's breakup and has yet to be reissued on CD.
ORIGIN : Japan
LABEL : Capitol Records – ECS-81242
CONDITION OF COVER & INSERT : EX+
CONDITION OF RECORD : EX+
RECORD GRADING DEFINITIONS
MINT: Never opened, still in original shrink wrap.
NM: Opened, appears unplayed.
EX: A few very light surface hair-line marks with no major deterioration to the sound quality.
VG: A few light scratches and/or scuffs creating audible background noise. There is no skipping or jumping on this record unless indicated in the condition description.
A plus or minus (+ or -) denotes slightly better or slightly less than a grade, eg. VG+.
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