The basis for Ekseption is already late fifties laid by trumpeter Rein van den Broek. The strap which rumbles on (under a different name by the way) and pass it through the organ virtuoso Rick van den Linden joins in 1967 with the group. Ekseption makes classical pieces based prog. Also, a large portion of jazz is not shunned. The band has a few big hits like 5th (the symphony) and Peace Planet (to
… Bach's Suite no. 2). The band grows in a few years to enormous proportions, but the success was short-lived. In 1973 gets figurehead and musical director Rick van der Linden and Ekseption dies a quiet death.more
