Mark-Almond
| Mark-Almond | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Great Britain |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock , jazz |
| founding | 1970, 1975, 1996 |
| resolution | 1973, 1996 |
| Founding members | |
| Jon Mark | |
| Johnny Almond | |
| Tommy Eyre (until 1972) | |
| Roger Sutton (until 1972) | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Dannie Richmond (until 1973) |
Drums |
Billy Cobham (1976) |
Flugelhorn |
Geoff Condon (1972-1973) |
guitar |
Alun Davies (1973) |
Mark-Almond was a British folk rock - jazz - band , which in 1970 by acoustic guitarist Jon Mark and saxophonist and flutist Johnny Almond was founded. The two got to know and appreciate each other in 1969 as band members of John Mayall , with whom they recorded the 1969 albums The Turning Point and Empty Rooms . The Mark-Almond Band, which initially consisted of bassist Roger Sutton and keyboardist Tommy Eyre, has undergone several line-up and name changes over the years: "Jon Mark / Johnny Almond", "The Mark / Almond Band", " Jon Mark / Mark-Almond Band ”or“ Mark-Almond Band ”.
Discography
- Mark-Almond (1971)
- Mark-Almond II (1972)
- Rising (1972)
- 73 (1973)
- To the Heart (1976)
- Other Peoples Rooms (1978)
- Tuesday in New York (1980)
- Best of ... Live (1981) (LP)
- Best of ... Live (1981) (DoLP)
- The Last & Live (1987) (CD version of Best of ... Live )
- Night Music (1996)
Compilations
- The Best of Mark-Almond (1990) (Black Sun)
- The Best of Mark-Almond (1991) ( Rhino )
- Mark-Almond ("Mark-Almond I" plus most of "Mark-Almond II" and "Lonely Girl" from the album "73") (2007) (Bodyheat Records)
Band members
- Johnny Almond (saxophone, vibraphone, vocals, drums, flute)
- Bill Berg (drums)
- Billy Cobham (drums)
- Geoff Condon (flugelhorn)
- Ken Craddock (keyboard instruments)
- Mark Cranny (drums)
- Alun Davies (guitar)
- Tommy Eyre (keyboard instruments, flute, drums, guitar, vocals)
- Steve Gadd (drums)
- Bob Glaub (bass)
- Colin Gibson (bass)
- Jerry Hey (flugelhorn)
- Larry Knechtel (piano)
- Will Lee (bass)
- John Leftwich (bass)
- Jay Lewis (guitar)
- Ralph MacDonald (drums)
- Jon Mark (guitar, bass, drums, vocals)
- Dave Marotta (bass)
- Jeannie McLaine (backing vocals)
- Wolfgang Melz (bass)
- Roberto Pattacia (drums)
- Leon Pendarvis ( Fender Rhodes , concert piano)
- Dannie Richmond (drums, vocals)
- Carlos Rios (guitar)
- Mark Ross (keyboard instruments)
- Jim Salargie (piano)
- Roger Sutton (bass, vocals)
- Tommy Tedesco (mandolin)
- Bobby Torres (drums)
- John Tropea (guitar)
- Bobby Vega (bass)
- Larry Williams ( synthesizer )
literature
- Ingeborg Schober : Jon Mark: Markings. In: Sounds . The music magazine. August 1974. pp. 10-13.
- Arne Schumacher: Mark-Almond. In: Taxim. No. 22 May 1982. pp. 34-46.
Web links
- Mark, Jon & Almond, Jo ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in: Rowohlt-Rocklexikon
- Popmuseum: Jon Mark and Johnny Almond. Rolling Stone Forum, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- Andreas Weigel : Jon Mark and Johnny Almond. John Mayall's forgotten master class. ORF , Ö1 , Spielräume , April 21, 2013, accessed on May 1, 2013 .
- Mark-Almond. Neither blues nor jazz. Music circus, accessed May 14, 2013 .
- Mark-Almond Band. Rolling Stone Encyclopedia, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- Bruce Eder: Johnny Almond. allmusic, accessed on May 1, 2013 .
- Bruce Eder: Jon Mark. allmusic, accessed on May 1, 2013 .
- Steve Huey: Mark-Almond. allmusic, accessed on May 1, 2013 .
- David E. Miller: Mark-Almond. with numerous contemporary newspaper reports ( Rolling Stone , Down Beat etc.). Accessed May 1, 2013 .
- Franco: Mark-Almond. Accessed May 1, 2013 .
- Fifty-year anniversary edition Mark-Almond .
Individual evidence
- ↑ This album is not a compilation, but a concert recording in which the "best of" repertoire was recorded live.
- ↑ This album is not a compilation, but a concert recording in which the "best of" repertoire was recorded live.