Rhesus O — Rhesus O 1971 (France, Jazz Rock/Fusion) Full Album

The only and completely instrumental album of the group from Paris. After the breakup, Francois Moze and Jean-Pol Asseline joined the Magma group.

The French band Rhesus O was formed in 1971 by future Magma keyboarder Jean-Pol Asseline with musicians from the jazz and jazz-rock field and released one self titled record. Soft Machine is the main influence to be found on the record and to a lesser extent Magma, Miles Davis and Frank Zappa. The record presents a melodic jazz-rock with folk and classical elements, based on an instrumentation of two keyboarders: Alain Monier on organ and Jean-Pol Asseline on e-piano and harpsichord, two bass players: Guy Pedersen on double bass and Francis Moze on electric lead bass, Thierry Blanchard on drums and Alain Hatot's sax & flute arrangements.

Tracks:
01. Cigüe - 00:00
02. Maldonne - 02:53
03. Crier Pour Donner - 09:50
04. Le Prophète Egaré - 15:26
05. Préambule - 17:40
06. Éveil - 24:04
07. Outre-Tombe - 28:43
08. Parcours - 31:26
09. Nos Baignoires Sont Enchantées - 35:31

Personnel:
Alain Monier - organ, percussion
Alain Hatot - soprano, tenor & barytone saxophones, flute
Jean-Pol Asseline - electric piano, harpsichord
Francois Moze - electric bass, acoustic guitar, xylophone
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Serge Lenoir - electric bass
Thierry Blanchard - drums, percussion
Guy Pedersen – double bass, electric bass
Jean Stout – choir conductor
Claude Delcloo – artistic director