Release 2003
Formed in 1967 by jazz drummer Ed Cassidy who had played with the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk,
Gerry Mulligan and his stepson Randy California (ex-Blue Flames & Red Roosters), after four recommended LPs only
Cassidy and Locke produced with the Staehely brothers one forgettable album named FEEDBACK and split after that.
Andes and Ferguson went to Mainstream Rocker JO JO GUNNE.
Around 1974 California and Cassidy reformed the band, which exist till the death of Randy California in Jan. 1997,
Style: Great US Psych-Rock with Jazz Elements
see :
Red Roosters ; Gerry Mulligan ; T.Monk ; Rising Sons ; C.Adderley ; Jimi Hendrix ; Jay Ferguson ;
Kapt. Kopter & Twirlybirds ; Merrell Funkhauser & MU ; Jo Jo Gunne ; Firefall ; HMS Bounty ;
Musicians :
Mark Andes - vocal, bass; Ed Cassidy - drums; Jay Ferguson - keyboards, voc.; John Locke - keyboards;
Randy California - guitar, voc.;
1972: Cassidy, Locke & Jim & John Staehely
1974-1979:
California, Cassidy + Larry Fuzzy Knight, Mark Andes, Barry Keane - bass, voc.;
Matt Andes (9-75) - guitar;
Disc One :
America the Beautiful (Bates-Ward)
The Times they are a Changing (B.Dylan)
Victim of Society (California-Cassidy)
Lady of the Lakes (California-Cassidy)
Tampa Jam (Pt. 1) (California-Cassidy)
Maunaloa (California)
What do I have? (California)
Sunrise (California-Cassidy)
Walking the Dog (R.Thomas)
Tampa Jam (Pt.2) (California-Cassidy)
Joker on the Run (California-Cassidy-Keene)
When? (California)
Like a Rolling Stone (B.Dylan)
Disc Two :
Once again (California-Cassidy)
Feeling in Time (California-Cassidy)
Happy (Jagger-Richards)
Jack Bond (Shonberg)
My Road (California)
Tampa Jam (Pt.3) (California-Cassidy)
Thank you Lord (California)
Urantia (California-Cassidy)
Guide me (California-Cassidy)
Veruska (R.California) 1967
Hey Joe (Roberts-Valente)
Jack Bond (Pt.2) (Shonberg)
The Star spangled Banner (Key)