Dutch experimental jazz fusion quintet formed September 1971. Banten made just the one album in 1972, a very wide-ranging one, from free-jazz avant-garde through to to complex jazz fusion, including classical themes and a Thelonius Monk cover. All the musicians became better-known later, not least Henny Vonk in The Chris Hinze Combination. <br /> <br />Cello – Ernst Reijseger (tracks: A2) <br />Cello [Electric Cello] – Ernst Reijseger <br />Double Bass – Arnold Dooyeweerd (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3) <br />Drums, Voice, Harmonica [Mouth Organ], Whistle – Jurre Haanstra <br />Piano – Henny Vonk (tracks: B1b) <br />Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Rob van den Broeck <br />Vocals, Kazoo, Percussion – Henny Vonk <br /> <br />http://www.discogs.com/artist/3121547-Banten
