After All-After All (1969)

This Florida band is another clear example of a short-lived group about which very little information is available. Formed in 1969, it was the product of the efforts of four experienced musicians, all of whom came from different bands in the Tallahassee area music scene. These four musicians were drummer Mike Ellerbee, keyboardist Alan Oro, bassist Bill Moon, and guitarist Charles Short. This band would only record one album, the self-titled "After All", released that same year, 1969. The style of "After All" is basically jazz-rock with progressive touches, mixing a wide variety of sounds: rock, pop, blues, psychedelic heavy metal, and Latin sounds. The album contains some very good moments, somewhat risky due to the ambitious mix they bring to their music, achieving the typical post-psychedelic sound of the era, which at times gives way to more progressive sounds. That variety and eclecticism are present in the funk track "Let It Fly", the jazzy "Blues Satin" and "Nothing Left To Do", and the progressive "Intangible She". Another highlight is the superb production of this LP, with its excellent sound quality, which has not required remastering in subsequent CD editions.