Release 2013
Without Jazzrock inovator GRAHAM BOND (& his Organisation) this music field where not the same.
Hiseman and Heckstall-Smith split from Bond around 1967 or 68 to join John Mayall recording the
BARE WIRES album in 1968 (which was very much in the same vain), after that they left together
with Tony Reeves adding D.Greenslade (ex-Chris Farlowe, Geno) to form UKs premier progressive
jazzrock band COLOSSEUM.
End of 1971 the band split and was reformed twice and active in the new millenium.
The album Valentyne Suite was the first LP released on Prog-Rock label VERTIGO - Swirl
Style: Progressive Jazzrock ; Rock ;
see:
GRAHAM BOND; ALEXIS KORNER ; DEVIANTS ; SWEET PAIN ; JOHN MAYALL;
CHRIS FARLOWE ; MOGUL TRASH ; TEMPEST ; DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH ;
HAMBURG BLUES BAND ; BAKERLOO ; HUMBLE PIE; MONKEES ; Pete Brown;
GREENSLADE; BARBARA THOMPSON ; UNITED JAZZ & ROCK ENSEMBLE ;
ARTWOODS ; Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band ;
Musicians:
Jon Hiseman - drums; Dave Greenslade - keyboards, Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax;
Tony Reeves - bass; James Litherland - guitar, voc.;
(1st lineup with Jim Roche - guitar; Malcolm Pool - bass)
End of 1969-1971:
Dave Clempson - lead guitar; Mark Clarke - bass, voc.; Chris Farlowe - lead vocals;
Producers: Gerry Bron & Tony Reeves; Sleeve-Design: Linda Glover; Photos: Richard Sterling;
TRACKS :
Walking in the Park (G.Bond)
Plenty Hard Luck (Colosseum)
Mandarin (T.Reeves-Greenslade)
Debut (Colosseum)
Beware of the Ides of March (Colosseum)
The Road she walked before (Heckstall-Smith)
Backwater Blues (H.Leadbetter)
Those about to die (Colosseum)
Bonus-Tracks:
I cant live without you (J.Litherland) - Studio Outtake
A whiter Spade than Mayall - Jan1969 Top Gear
Walking in the Park (G.Bond) - Broadcast - Symonds On Sunday 16/03/1969
Beware of the Ides of March (Colosseum) - Broadcast - Symonds On Sunday 16/03/1969
Plenty Hard Luck (Colosseum) - Broadcast - Symonds On Sunday 16/03/1969
Walking in the Park (G.Bond) - Top Of The Pops - Voice: Brian Matthew;
