Supersister-To The Highest Bidder (1971)

Alongside bands like Focus, Kayak, Shocking Blue, Golden Earring, and Finch, Supersister were one of the best Dutch groups, although they received less media attention than the others. This quartet, comprised of Robert Jan Stips (vocals and keyboards), Sacha van Geest (flute and vocals), Ron van Eck (bass), and Marco Vrolijk (drums), oriented their style towards the Canterbury sounds, jazz-rock, and the complex, humorous satire of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. With "To the Highest Bidder", their second release, they continue down the musical path laid out on their debut album, where flautist Van Geest's role is as essential as it is entertaining, showcasing the dynamics of free jazz and progressive jazz. This progressiveness is reflected in the expansive tracks "A Girl Named You" and "Energy (Out of Future)", distinctly avant-garde pieces with exotic and Latin elements, imbued with a certain instrumental grandiosity. The rest consists of more introspective and calm tracks that navigate between Caribbean music and jazz rock.