Burnin Red Ivanhoe

About

Danish progressive band mixing rock, blues and jazz elements into their heady brew. On 22 May 1967 the band performed at Munkekælderen (Copenhagen club) as ”M/S Mitte – The Burnin Red Ivanhoes”. The official debut comes on December 14, 1968 at the Brøndby Pop Club as support to Spooky Tooth. The concert collected such positive comments that the group obtained a contract with a record company, and in the summer of 1969 "M144" was released. The recordings aroused admiration not only in Denmark, but also in Germany and England and the band was the first, among the Scandinavian ones, to achieve international success. Burnin Red Ivanhoe toured abroad and in Denmark several times, but disbanded on April 10, 1972. Burnin Red Ivanhoe have reunited several times, each time with concerts and subsequent albums. The Band practiced a mixture of free jazz, blues and hard rock, made by fusing melodic and instrumental songs with more complex long-lasting compositions. The records made between 1969 and 1974, considered the best of their production, were released on Sonet.