The Bridge-Overdrive Rock/Jazz Party (1972)

The Bridge was a German jazz fusion trio that only released the album we're discussing on this blog today. Led by the excellent keyboardist Kristian Schultze, and supported by drummer Joe Nay and bassist Pawet Jarzębski, they recorded this superb electric piano-driven jazz fusion album with subtle funk rhythms in 1972. This recording features a series of highly consistent and catchy compositions, delivered with exquisite sound worthy of the best jazz productions of the early 1970s. Appealing melodies such as "Ambivalens", "Stupsi", and "Recreation" clearly demonstrate the quality of Schultze's compositions and his talent on the electric piano, something that did not go unnoticed by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger, who the following year recruited him to join his legendary band Passport, with whom he recorded the albums "Looking Thru" (1973), "Cross-Collateral" (1975), and "Infinity Machine" (1976).