Rock Workshop was a British brass-rock and blues band that released the 1970–71 CBS albums Rock Workshop and The Very Last Time. The first features Scottish singer Alex Harvey, pre-Sensational Band. Guitarist Ray Russell arranged both albums, which also feature trumpeter Harry Beckett. Members: Alan Greed, Alan Rushton, Alex Harvey, Bob Downes, Brian Miller, Bud […]
Songs for a Tailor is the debut solo album by ex-Cream bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, released in 1969 on Polydor/Atco. A1. “Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune” 3:41 | “Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune” is a song about an individual who defiantly rejects the expectations of society. The speaker feels alienated […]
Harry Beckett (May 30, 1935 — July 22, 2010) was a U.K.-based jazz trumpeter originally from the island of Barbados in the Lesser Antilles. During the late 1960s, he juggled England’s post-bop and jazz-rock camps with appearances on albums by Graham Collier, John Surman, Ray Russell, Jack Bruce, and Keef Hartley. In 1970, he made […]
Flare Up is an album by Barbadian jazz trumpeter Harry Beckett, released in 1970 on Philips. Zaragon provides a review of two tracks, “Scarlet Mine” and “Flare Up” from Harry Beckett’s 1970 jazz album Flare Up. Harry Beckett was a UK-based jazz trumpeter (7:32) originally from Barbados (7:40). Zaragon highlights several musical aspects: Instrumentation and […]
