SUNBIRDS — Zagara (1973-2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Fusion from Munich, some smoothly relaxed kind of music with Latin influences. After the first Sunbirds LP from 1971, with Philip Catherine on guitar, the album at hand is the band's second and last one, recorded in 1972 and released in 1973 (Finger 2396101). It is the first CD version, drawn from the master tapes, including the bonus track "Mbira" which was then recorded during the same session. All of the musicians were masters of their trade. Drummer Klaus Weiss, keyboardist Fritz Pauer and bassists Jimmy Woode and Ron Carter were world-famous even back then, and the others were in no way inferior. The nine artists were so skilled that nearly all recordings were perfect at the first attempt. Unfortunately, the two studio albums should remain the band's only releases. There weren't any Sunbirds gigs for lack of time. GOD
Tracklist:

1. Fire Dance 4:41

2. Homecoming 4:09
3. Ocean Song 4:09
4. Stillpointing 2:55
5. Zagara 2:59
6. My Dear Groovin 4:09
7. I Don't Need 4:07
8. African Sun 11:00
- BONUS TRACK -
9 Mbira 1:48
Credits :
Bass – Jimmy Woode (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8)
Bass [Fender] – Ron Carter (tracks: 1, 6, 7)
Congas – Norman Tolbert (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8)
Drums – Klaus Weiss
Electric Piano, Piano, Organ – Fritz Pauer
Flute – Leszek Zadlo (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8)
Flute, Alto Flute – Ferdinand Povel
Guitar – Lucas Costa (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8), Rafael Waeber (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
Producer – Klaus Weiss
Written-By – Fritz Pauer (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8), Jimmy Woode (tracks: 2, 4)

SUNBIRDS — Sunbirds (1971-2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The fusion group Sunbirds was founded by the jazz musicians Klaus Weiss (drums) and Fritz Pauer (keyboards) in Munich in 1971, when the two of them had already made a name for themselves. Musically the Sunbirds' albums can best be qualified as "flute groovers". That is to say, they are seasoned in the jazz idiom, but also wanted to venture into the psychedelic sounds of the day. But the Sunbirds also had that Krautrock thing going on. Plenty of wild fuzz guitar and electric piano. Especially on the first album, the Sunbirds could have easily fit on the Brain label, and may have had they come around a year or two later. progarchives 

The fusion group Sunbirds was founded by the jazz musicians Klaus Weiss (drums) and Fritz Pauer (keyboards) in Munich in 1971, when the two of them had already made a name for themselves. They got Ferdinand Povel on flute, Jimmy Woode on bass and the world-famous guitarist Philip Catherine to join them. The band name Sunbirds was Fritz Pauer’s idea, as well as the songs in E major and E minor, carrying titles including the word “sun”. E is the sound representing the sun in esotericism. Due to their good connections, they could soon sign a contract with the then newly-founded BASF label. The LP was released in that same year of 1971, simply under the name of “Sunbirds” (BASF 2021110-2). The two as yet unreleased bonus tracks are from the same master tapes as the LP/CD tracks and were recorded at the same time. The second Sunbirds LP, “Zagara” is to follow on CD at a later point. GOD
Tracklist :
1. Kwaeli 3:43
Written-By – Philip Catherine
2. Sunrise 5:26
Written-By – Fritz Pauer
3. Spanish Sun 12:10
Written-By – Ferdinand Povel, Fritz Pauer, Jimmy Woode, Klaus Weiss, Philip Catherine
4. Sunshine 6:46
Written-By – Fritz Pauer
5. Sunbirds 9:31
Written-By – Fritz Pauer
6. Blues For D.S. 7:53
Written-By – Jimmy Woode
- BONUS TRACKS -
7. Dreams 9:42
Written-By – Ferdinand Povel, Fritz Pauer, Jimmy Woode, Klaus Weiss, Philip Catherine
8. Fire Dance 6:54
Written-By – Fritz Pauer
Credits :
Bass [Baß] – Jimmy Woode
Concert Flute [Querflöte], Alto Flute [Altflöte] – Ferdinand Povel
Drums [Schlagzeug], Producer [Produced By] – Klaus Weiss
Guitar [Gitarre] – Philip Catherine
Keyboards [Tasten] – Fritz Pauer
Percussion [Uncredited On Tray Card] – Juan Romero