Kenso - In The West CD (album) cover     Jazz Rock/Fusion  4.63
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rock music website  Squire Jaco 5 stars An instrumental, jazzy
Yes.  I know, I know....that's oversimplifying things. But that
was my first impression when I heard this cd (in much the same
way that many people have characterized the sound of the group
Niacin as "an instrumental, jazzy ELP"). Even though the Kenso
sound is probably better compared to groups like Happy the Man,
Focus or Bruford, there seems to be a lot more symphonic-
progginess to their jazz-fusion music that sets them apart from
those bands. Imagine Yes playing prog-fusion instrumentals.
Their unique sound is further differentiated by the interjection
of Japanese scales and melodies in many of the compositions.
Plus they have TWO keyboard players (Kenichi Mitsuda and Kenichi
Oguchi), which is unusual for a jazz fusion ensemble, and adds
to the symphonic prog references. Masayuki Muraishi plays some
monster drums with