Recreation

We all know we should recreate our soul and become more relaxed. Stress is a contributing factor in many health problems: high blood pressure, overeating, diabetes, heart disease, etc. What is good for the soul is good for the body and vice versa. In this rush-rush world of ours, maybe we have not taken enough time to think about recreation of our souls, what it means and how to acquire it. When we are at peace within, we are at peace with others. No doubt this has an overall impact on our overal health. Let's therefore listen to some relaxing music for recreating our soul. This music will help us to fight stress and to find relaxation.

The Kristian Schultze Set album, with the original title Overdrive, was initially released in 1972 on Tempo Records. Group members include Joe Nay, Pawel Jazerbski, Olaf Kübler, and Dusko Goykovich. It was an absolute exception in German jazz music and much sought-after in jazz and rare groove circles. This re-issue Recreation contains one additional, previously unreleased track with a sax and trumpet. The line-up for this album is simply called Kristian Schultze Set. All of Kristian Schultze compositions deny any rigid classification. His smooth keyboard-playing leads to an undreamt-of tension when meeting with the rough and tough electronic sounds of his Fender piano and synthesizer.
Kristian Schultze was also one half of the German New Age band Cusco; member of Snowball and Passport.

Originaire d'une famille de musiciens lyonnais, Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) fut, après avoir abandonné une carrière de danseur, un grand violoniste virtuose en même temps qu'un grand voyageur. De Versailles à Paris, de Londres à La Haye, il prodigua son art en jouant notamment ses Sonates pour violon seul ou ses Concertos. Sa fin fut tragique. Il mourut assassiné alors qu'il regagnait en pleine nuit son domicile."Parfaite synthèse des styles italien et français, son œuvre, précise Thomas Leconte, représente sans doute le véritable apogée des "goûts réunis" chers à François Couperin.