Consciousness! (Eric Kloss album)

This article is about the album by Eric Kloss. For the state of awareness, see Consciousness.

Consciousness! is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss with guitarist Pat Martino and rhythm section Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette which was recorded on January 6, 1970 and released on Prestige later that same year. Kloss had recorded his previous album, To Hear Is to See!, six months previously with the same rhythm section.^[1][2]

Consciousness!
Studio album by Eric Kloss
Released	1970
Recorded	January 6, 1970
Studio	New York City
Genre	Post-bop, jazz fusion
Length	42:17
Label	Prestige PR 7793
Producer	Don Schlitten
Eric Kloss chronology
To Hear Is to See! (1969) Consciousness! (1970) Doors (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunshine Superman"	Donovan	10:14
2.	"Kay"	Eric Kloss	10:24

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outward Wisdom"	Pat Martino	6:05
2.	"Songs to Aging Children"	Joni Mitchell	6:58
3.	"Consciousness"	Danny DePaola Kloss	8:36

Personnel

• Eric Kloss – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Pat Martino – guitar
• Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 8, 2013
2. Eric Kloss discography accessed May 26, 2015
3. AllMusic listing accessed April 8, 2013
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 120.