JAN AKKERMAN: PLEASURE POINT
Pleasure Point was originally released on WEA Records in 1982 and actually turned out to be one of his most tasteful and finest recordings. There is some stellar playing to be heard on Pleasure Point not only from Akkerman himself but also from his sidemen Jim Capagnola on tenor sax as well as keyboardists Jasper Van’t Hof and Joachim Kuhn. Pleasure Point had all the potential for international recognition and if it weren’t for Akkerman’s unstable musical direction at the time it might have reached a larger audience. It definitely had a similar direction that some other stylistically liberal guitarists were taking at the time such as Pat Metheney, John Abercrombie or Bill Frisell.
Tracklist:
1.Valdez 2.Heavy Pleasure 3.Cool In The Shadow 4.Visions Of Blue 5.CS 6.Bird Island
Lineup:
Jan Akkerman - guitars, synth, acoustic bass, composer, production & mixing, Jasper Van't Hof - keyboards, Joachim Kuhn - keyboards, Jim Campagnola - tenor sax, Pablo Nahar - bass, Roland Zeldenrust - drums, Hans Waterman - drums, Martino Latupeirissa - percussion