Nucleus-We´ll Talk About It Later (1971)

“We’ll Talk About It Later” is considered one of the best jazz fusion albums, on par with any by Miles Davis, Mahavishnu, or Return to Forever, and is also Nucleus’s best album, though not far behind their debut. This British band, founded in the late 1960s by trumpeter Ian Carr, along with Brian Smith on winds, Karl Jenkins on keyboards, Chris Spedding on guitar, Jeff Clyne on bass, and John Marshall on drums, remained largely unchanged for a considerable time. This helped them develop the necessary confidence and a fluidity of interaction among its members that dwarfed their contemporaries. From their inception, the band gained considerable notoriety, winning first prize at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 1970, and becoming a sensation at the Newport Jazz Festival and the renowned Village Gate Jazz Club. In 1970, Nucleus released their debut album, "Elastic Rock", and that same year came "We'll Talk About It Later" (both with covers by Roger Dean), which received high praise from the specialized press, hailed as one of the pinnacles of jazz-rock. After their impressive first album, they created this incredible work, an amalgamation of great tracks featuring dark sounds of oboe, trumpet, and guitars with hypnotic passages performed by these virtuoso musicians. In fact, most of the members later became renowned musicians in other top-tier bands. The quality of the compositions is very high, with a superb musicianship that is not only about flashy virtuosity but also about restraint, fluidity, space, breath, feeling, and interplay. This allows the band to open their melodious compositions with intricate improvised sections, resulting in a brilliant album of engaging jazz music that seamlessly blends the energy of rock with the powerful melodies and captivating musicianship of jazz. An album that is essential for any serious music collection.