''Profile'' is an album by Dutch jazz guitarist
Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz fusion in ...
.
Track listing
# "Fresh Air" (Akkerman) – 19:55
##(a) Must Be My Land
##(b) Wrestling to Get Out
##(c) Back Again
##(d) This Fight
##(e) Fresh Air – Blue Notes for Listening
##(f) Water and Skies Are Telling Me
##(g) Happy Gabriel?
# "Kemp's Jig" (anonymous) – 1:34
# "Etude" (
Matteo Carcassi
Matteo Carcassi (8 April 1796 – 16 January 1853)Raffaele Carpino, Mario dell'Ara: "Matteo Carcassi. Un nuovo aggiornamento biografico", in: ''Il Fronimo'' no. 184 (2018), p. 5–9. was an Italian guitarist and composer.
Life
Carcassi was born i ...
) – 1:33
# "Blue Boy" (Akkerman) – 2:26
# "Andante Sostenuto" (
Anton Diabelli) – 4:09
# "Maybe Just a Dream" (Akkerman) – 2:35
# "Minstrel/Farmers Dance" (Akkerman) – 1:46
# "Stick" (Akkerman) – 3:41
Personnel
*
Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz fusion in ...
– guitar, bass
* Ferry Maat – piano (track 8)
* Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
* Jaap van Eik – bass guitar (track 8)
*
Pierre van der Linden
Pierre van der Linden (born 19 February 1946) is a Dutch drummer, songwriter and member of the band, Focus.
Biography
Van der Linden was influenced by his childhood hero Buddy Rich. He finds inspiration in French philosophers and classical comp ...
– drums
* Frans Smit – drums (track 8)
References
External links
Jan Akkerman's official website
1972 albums
Jan Akkerman albums
Instrumental albums
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