All in all, this isn’t an album to drive to on the motorway, nor is it one to work out to, as it demands some attention from the listener, but it does reward such attentive listening. Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley, for those who might understandably require some clarification, were (and indeed still are!) a..
JACK LANCASTER & ROBIN LUMLEY – Peter And The Wolf (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
Among the musical talent assembled on this record, you get Manfred Mann, Gary Brooker, Gary Moore, Alvin Lee, Stephane Grappelli, Chris Spedding, Brian Eno and Keith Tippett. Oh, and the drummers deserve their own mention: that would be Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Jon Hiseman and Cozy Powell. Not exactly a pub band, then… Peter And..
Simon Collins – Becoming Human (Frontiers)
It's been a bit since we've heard from Simon Collins. Seven years, in fact, since his band Sound Of Contact's debut album Dimensionaut and twelve since his third solo album U-Catastrophe were released to much acclaim. But on 4 September, the long-awaited solo followup Becoming Human was born, an hour-long platter of fresh new material..