Kandahar — Long Live The Sliced Ham 1974 (Belgium, Progressive_Jazz Rock)

The group was formed in 1973 in Ghent, the capital of East Flanders. The founders are Karel Bogard and Jeff De Visscher. The first two albums were released on a small private label "Dwarf". The musicians play a fusion of jazz-rock with canterbury and some progressive influences. The group had some notoriety in their native country, but was practically unknown outside of it. During his heyday due to lack of funds, leader Karel Bogard released several solo works. The band disbanded in 1979 and reformed in the late 1980s to record the album Ghent, Somewhere In Europe (1991). The 1974 and 1975 albums were re-released on CD by Sony Music in 2009. A solid prog-jazz-rock album with strong, often dominant tunes. It is mainly copper, but occasionally a flute sounds.

Tracks:
01. Down At The Finckle’s — 4:23
02. Eyes Of Glass — 5:30
03. Outside Of Reality — 7:56
04. Survivin’ Boogie — 3:48
05. The Walkin’ Piles — 4:10
06. The Hobbit — 3:00
07. The Fancy Model — 5:33
08. While She Flies Away + hidden track — 9:24

Personnel:
Jeff De Visscher — lead guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar, woodblock, pianoframe, vocals
Karel Bogard — electric & acoustic piano, organ, Elka-Rhapsody 610 synthesizer, ARP 2701 synthesizer, Davoli synthesizer, celeste, harmonica, gongs, bells, whistle, vocals
Jacky Eddyn — baritone & tenor & alto saxophone, flute
Jean-Pierre Claeys — bass guitar, vocals
Etienne Delaruye — drums, tympani, cello, glockenspiel, tambourine, vocals
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Jan Desmet — trumpet (01-04, 08)
Clement Van Hove — trombone (01-04, 08)
André Goudbeek — alto saxophone (05, 07), cowbell (05)
Kjell Henricson — flute (05)
Vinagre — congas (01, 05), guiro (05), vocals (05)
Dominique Dee, Nancy Dee — backing vocals (08)
The Brussels Madrigal Singers — backing vocals (08)
Kandahar — producers