HAPPY THE MAN - Crafty Hands (1978-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Happy the Man is a superb american Progressive rock group, creating a hyper refined and elaborated music with lots of breaks and tempo changes, showing a rare instrumental richness (Two keyboards, saxophone, flute, guitar, vocals & percussions) and remarkable talents of composers. The Musea remastered reissues from the two first official albums present a music between Progressive rock and the Canterbury School, with complex and captivating writting, full of permanent surprises which make the eponymous opus and "Crafty Hands" real successes. "Death's Crown" is a "new" album taken out of the band's archives, and was due in 1974 before canceled by the record company. Available at last, it gives us the opportunity to enjoy the clever and subtle music played by a band capable of developping elaborated themes with loads of breaks and diverse suites in the style of Camel or even Caravan, with moreover the same incredible harmonies between saxophone, keyboards and guitar. The music is complex but always melodious and refined.

Tracklist :

1 Service With A Smile 2:44

2 Morning Sun 4:05

3 Ibby It Is 7:50

4 Steaming Pipes 5:30

5 Wind Up Doll Day Wind 7:06

6 Open Book 4:53

7 I Forgot To Push It 3:08

8 The Moon, I Sing (Nossuri) 6:16

Credits

Arranged By – Happy The Man

Bass – Rick Kennell

Drums, Percussion – Ron Riddle

Guitar, Vocals – Stanley Whitaker

Piano, Harpsichord, Saxophone, Flute, Voice – Frank Wyatt

Piano, Harpsichord, Synthesizer [Moog], Clavinet – Kit Watkins