Mike Nock Quartet – In, Out and Around (Timeless/Timeless Muse, 1978)

Mike Nock (p); Michael Brecker (ts); George Mraz (b); Al Foster (d)

Recorded on July 7, 1978

In the late-60s and early-70s, New Zealander Mike Nock was a member of The Fourth Way, a pioneering electric jazz fusion group with Michael White, Ron McClure, and Eddie Marshall based in San Francisco.  While in the group, Nock largely focused on the Fender Rhodes electric piano.

That's not the case with In, Out and Around.  This Timeless LP is an all-acoustic set.  The compositions are interesting, and the band is exceptional.

More Mike Nock

- Werwolf (Harvest, 1970) - with The Fourth Way

- Between or Beyond (MPS, 1971) 

- The Opal Heart (Enja, 1979) - with David Liebman

- Talisman (Enja/Inner City, 1979) - solo piano