Gilgamesh-Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into (1978)

Gilgamesh was one of the leading bands of the so-called Canterbury sound, yet they never achieved the fame or recognition of other contemporaries like Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, National Health, or Caravan. Founded in the early 1970s by the extraordinary keyboardist and composer Alan Gowen, their style leaned towards jazz-rock and light jazz fusion, which they brilliantly showcased across a series of exuberant albums. Their first album, the self-titled "Gilgamesh", didn't arrive until almost the end of 1975, and it managed to capture the attention of the general public and music critics in England and Europe. Three years later, with the addition of veteran Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper, who replaced Jeff Clyne, they released their second and final album, "Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into". The lineup, in addition to Hopper and Gowen, included drummer Trevor Tomkins and guitarist Phil Lee. With this second album, the band completed the circle of their magnificent jazz style, from the light and dynamic "Darker Brighter", "Play Time", and "T.N.T.F.X". to the epic and emotive "Bobberty Theme from Something Else", and including the acoustic beauty of "Waiting" in short, a great album made by talented British musicians. Sadly, several years later, Alan Gowen passed away from leukemia, thus bringing Gilgamesh's promising adventure to an end.