First of the Big Bands - BBC Live in Concert 1974

First of the Big Bands - BBC Live in Concert 1974 is a live album recorded on September 12, 1974 at the London Palladium by Tony Ashton

Tony Ashton

Tony Ashton was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer and artist.-Biography:...

and Jon Lord

Jon Lord

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

and their all-star band featuring Ian Paice

Ian Paice

Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...

, Carmine Appice

Carmine Appice

Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...

, Dick Parry

Dick Parry

Richard 'Dick' Parry is an English saxophonist. He has appeared as a session musician on various albums by modern bands and artists, and is probably best known for his solo parts on the Pink Floyd songs "Money", "Us and Them", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out"...

and Max Middleton

Max Middleton

David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...

among others. The setlist features mainly songs off the album First of the Big Bands

First of the Big Bands

First of the Big Bands is a studio album by Tony Ashton of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, released in April 1974 by Purple Records. The project was Ashton's and Lord's brainchild and continuation of their working relationship after Ashton Gardner & Dyke helped out on Jon Lord's...

by Ashton & Lord, released in 1974. The live album was released in 1993 by Windsong International.

Track listing

"We're Gonna Make It" (4.29)
"I've Been Lonely" (4.15)
"Silly Boy" (5.23)
"The Jam" (5.20)
"Downside Upside Down" (6.11)
"Shut Up" (3.42)
"Ballad of Mr. Giver" (7.12)
"Celebration" (5.29)
"The Resurrection Shuffle" (7.11)

Production notes

Recorded live at the London Palladium on September 12, 1974
Produced by Jeff Griffin
All tracks written by Jon Lord and Tony Ashton, except "I've Been Lonely" and "The Resurrection Shuffle" written by Tony Ashton
An original sound recording made by BBC1 Radio 1 "Live in Concert"
Compiled and co-ordinated by Jo Bourhill

Personnel

Tony Ashton - Hammond organ, piano, vocals
Jon Lord - Hammond organ, piano
Ian Paice - Drums
Carmine Appice - Drums
Pat Donaldson - Bass guitar
Jim Cregan - guitar
Ray Fenwick - guitar
Dave Caswell - Trumpet
Mike Davis - Trumpet
Howie Casey - Saxophone
Dick Parry - Saxophone
Geoff Dolby - Saxophone
John Mumford - Trombone
Max Middleton - Electric piano
Jimmy Helms - Backing vocals
Madeline Bell - Backing vocals
Jo-Ann Williams - Backing vocals
Graham White - Backing vocals
Kenny Rowe - Backing vocals
Tony Ferguson - Backing vocals
Roger Willis - Backing vocals

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.