Eden Rose

1970's French rock band, they later changed into Sandrose.
In the late 60s three musicians from Marseille - Christian Clairefond (bass), Henri Garella (keyboards) and Michel Jullien (drums) - went to Paris with the hope of recording an album. They were no beginners, in fact they already had a good career behind them. In the French capital they came into contact with Jean-Pierre Alarcen, a renowned guitarist, quite famous at the time as one of the most gifted session musicians of his generation. In March 1970 the newly formed Eden Rose recorded and released their only album "On The Way To Eden" on the small label Katema. The music of the group is a kind of instrumental blues-rock based on long improvisations mainly centred on Hammond organ (in the style of the best Brian Auger). The band went on tour throughout France with a concert also in Algeria. Unfortunately, the already difficult relationship with the label deteriorated more and more, especially over the payment of royalties, and eventually Eden Rose decided to disband. Shortly after Jean-Pierre Alarcen together with his bandmates in Eden Rose gave birth to the Sandrose, but this is a completely different story musically.