The Flock

The Flock were a Chicago-based American jazz-rock band noted for their 1969 self-titled debut. The group featured violinist Jerry Goodman and guitarist Fred Glickstein and blended R&B, jazz, folk and progressive rock.

Chicago-based; notable album: The Flock (1969); members included Jerry Goodman and Fred Glickstein; Jerry Goodman later joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra; subsequent album: Dinosaur Swamps.

A 1969 DeBaser review highly praises The Flock's self-titled debut as a Chicago jazz-rock landmark. The review highlights violinist Jerry Goodman and guitarist Fred Glickstein, the album's genre-blending inventiveness, and recommends it to fans of R&B, soul, and progressive music. The band's later Dinosaur Swamps is noted but considered inferior to the debut.

For:Fans of jazz-influenced rock, violin-led fusion, collectors of late-1960s American progressive music and listeners who enjoy R&B/soul-tinged experimentation.