Toto Blanke - Toto Blanke's Electric Circus (1979)

Toto BLANKE (or Hans Otto BLANKE) was a German jazz and experimental guitarist from Paderborn. He first became known as the member of ASSOCIATION P.C. formed by Dutch musician Jasper VAN'T HOF but soon became more active as a band leader in his own right. He released his first solo album 'Spider Dance' in 1975 (featuring future RETURN TO FOREVER drummer Gerry BROWN) and very soon followed it up with 'Electric Circus', which morphed into a side project of sorts featuring musicians like VAN'T HOF. The project changed line-up again in later 70's and continued as TOTO BLANKE's ELECTRIC CIRCUS which played original but more conventional fusion unlike the first iteration and experimental live performances. His career overall while jazz influenced does contain more avantgarde work which might be interesting to various audiences while fans of progressive jazz fusion can be recommended his earlier work and albums that are related to ELECTRIC CIRCUS in any combination.