A few weeks ago , rHil & Fab-E went on a digging mission in Eastern Europe (Budapest and Krakow). It’s time now to discover the music they brought back. This show is all about Jazz, Jazz-Fusion, Jazz-Rock and Progressive Rock released in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia in the 70’s.

As an introduction, here is Modry Efekt playing at “Lucerne” music hall in 71:

And now get ready for a musical journey behind the iron curtain selected and mixed by rHil.

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Zbigniew Namyslowski - Kujaviak goes funky
Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer born in Warsaw.

Michal Urbaniak - Always Ready
Polish jazz musician who emigrated in 1973 to the United States.
Many consider he played a central role in the development of jazz fusion in the 70s and 80s.

Extra Ball - Siodemka
Extra Ball was founded in ‘74 by Polish jazz guitarist, Jaroslaw Smietana.

Jazz Q - Carodej (Wizard)
Czech Jazz quintet with a track from their ‘73 album “Symbiosis”.

Bergendy - Kikapcsolom az idegrendszerem
Bergendy - Fagypant folott mienk a vilag
Hungarian Jazz.

Kati Kovacs - El ne hagyd magad
Kati Kovács is a Hungarian singer and actress.

Niemen - Zechcesz mnie zechcesz
Czesław Niemen was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters.

Urszula Sipinska - Fortepian w rzece
Polish singer-songwriter and pianist.

Marie Rottrova - Ring of light
Marie Rottrova debuted in one of the first soul band of Czechoslovakia, Flamingo.

Skorpio - Lead me through the night
Hungarian progressive rock band.

Syrius - Igen, szep volt (yeah, that was nice)
Hungarian jazz-rock featuring guitar player Jackie Orszaczky who later moved to Australia.

General - Kapj elo egy lemezt
Out of their 77 album “Zenegep” (Hungary).

September - Za tvoj rodjendan
Jazz-Rock Band from Ljubljana (Slovenia).

The Flamingo Group - Chain of fools
Czechoslovakian cover of a classic Aretha Franklin track.

Czerwone Gitary - Coda
One of the most popular rock bands in the history of Polish popular music.

Locomotiv GT - Es jott a doktor
Metro - A penz
Two of the most influential bands from the 60s/70s Hungarian rock scene.

Niemen - Enigmatyczne impresje
Niemen switched to progressive rock while recording the album “Enigmatic” in ‘69.

Czerwone Gitary - Rytm ziemi
Another track from polish rock band Czerwone Gitary.

Modry Efekt - Ma hra
Progressive bands from Czechoslovakia.