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tadd scott | new york, new york | 01/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

""WATERFALLS" A SONIC & SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE!

KLEMMER ESTABLISH'S HERE HIS UNIQUE & ORIGINAL SOUND OF "SAX WITH DELAY EFFECTS"-A GORGEOUS, LUSH, RICH & PLEASANT OTHER-WORLDLY

SOUND ENHANCING HIS MELODIC & PASSIONATE PLAYING. BACKED BY A SUPERB BAND THIS RECORDING CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT & ENTHRALLING EXPERIENCE OF A LIVE KLEMMER CONCERT."

Still viable,

Norm Hall | California | 03/05/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As somone who was first exposed to jazz in the 1970s, I fell in love with this album. I mainly prefer acoustic straight-ahead jazz but this music really moves me in a way I can't explain fully. It is like listening to a rainbow. There are just so many colors going on here. The band is excellent. You have people like Victor Feldman on percussion and Mike Nock on piano. Diana Lee has some beautiful vocalise parts. Besides tenor, Klemmer also plays some soprano sax which is one of my favorite instruments. Every cut on this album is a winner. If you are not familiar with 1970s fusion jazz and would like to hear how it sounds, buy this album. This is tops!"

Road to Utopia

TSK | NY | 05/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of Klemmer's greatest pre-smooth records and arguably one of the best records of the early '70s in any category, Waterfalls was recorded on June 17, 1972--the very day of the Watergate break-in. But unlike the Nixon gang, this record is all about peace, love and optimism--the music is a perfect reflection of the Terry Lamb album art. Mike Nock's Rhodes is particularly outstanding, the great Wilton Felder from the Crusaders is on Fender bass, and Klemmer's Echoplexed tenor ripples like concentric circles of psychedelia. If you prefer AAC to MP3, it's on iTunes for 8 bucks, excellent sound quality."