Just a Poke is the first album by the band Sweet Smoke,
released in 1970, engineered by Conny Plank.
* Andrew Dershin - bass guitar
* Michael Paris - tenor saxophone, alto recorder, vocals, percussion
* Jay Dorfman - percussion and drums
* Marvin Kaminovitz - lead guitar, vocals
* Steve Rosenstein - rhythm guitar, vocals
Sweet Smoke biography:
Although everybody agrees that SWEET SMOKE is of an international nature, they were formed in NYC, but were most popular in Germany and Benelux. Their music is one of the most loosely arranged happy-hippy-rock, very \"jammy\" as well as being very jazz-tinged also. Their average tune was 20 min long with the notable exception of their second studio album where shorter tracks (some were still 12 or 13 min long) are more common and they recorded all of them in CONNY PLANK 's studio Germany. Their short career will end with a live album (recently re-released with extra tracks) but very worthy of them since it was new non-studio material.
Highly recommended to people who love good time happy music, very danceable but very suited for more intimate moments with your partner too.
: : : Hugues Chantraine, BELGIUM
from
\"The Crack In The Cosmic Egg\"
Sweet Smoke est un groupe du début des années 70, avec tout ce
que cela implique, une fusion d'idées jazz et de rock psychédélique
et expérimental underground avec des consonances de soul,
Il y a énormément deffets sonores, de travail en expérimentation instrumentale, de longs thèmes aux développements instrumentaux
jazzy ou ethniques façon 70's, surtout venus de la musique indienne.
