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.
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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
