RAY RUSSELL
Biography
Bands/Discography:
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John Barry Seven
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Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
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Mike Gibbs (Band)
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Mike Gibbs (1970, Deram) (CD reissue: Deram, 1999)
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Rock Workshop
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Rock Workshop (1970, CBS)
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The very last time (1971, CBS)
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Nucleus
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Running Man
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Running Man (1972, Neon) (CD reissue: Akarma, Jul
2000)
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Gary Windo Quartet
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Graham Bond
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Mouse
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Lady killer (1973, Sovereign)
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Chopyn
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Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited
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Joy Unlimited (1975, Cadillac)
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Memories of Bacares (1976, Ogun)
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Rock Follies
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Mackay/Russell/Stevens/Chatton/Van Hooke lineup:
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Stackridge
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Smith & D'Abo
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Smith & D'Abo (Oct 76, CBS)
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Rock Follies
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Mackay/Russell/Stevens/Parren/Van Hooke lineup:
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Rock Follies of 77 (Aug 77,
) (CD reissue: 2000, Riff, with 1 bonus track)
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(Frankie Miller's) Full House
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Double trouble (Apr 78, Chrysalis) (CD reissue: Repertoire)
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Aleksander John
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Greenbelt live! (1979, Marshall) (collective live)
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VV.AA. / The Secret Police
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(The Secret Policeman's Concert, 1982 - live, with
Jeff Beck, Neil Murray, Eric Clapton, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Phillips,
Mel Collins, Micky Moody)
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The British Orchestra
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The British Orchestra (Mole Jazz) (live) (CD reissue:
TAA, with 3 bonus tracks)
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RMS
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Gil Evans with RMS
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Take me to the sun (1990, LCM)
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Time (musical cast)
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Ray Russell Band
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This Side Up
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Protocol
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Simon Phillips Band
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different lineups:
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Symbiosis (1995, Lipstick)
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Another lifetime (1997, Lipstick)
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Simon Phillips (, DCI) (instructional video / book+CD)
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Simon Phillips returns (1992, DCI) (instructional
video / book+CD)
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Mo Foster Acoustic Band
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Simon Phillips & Band
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Tommy Eyre Benefit Band ("A little help from my friends"
band)
Solo albums:
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Turn circle (1968, CBS)
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Dragon hill (1969, CBS) (as Ray Russell Quartet)
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Rites & rituals (1971, CBS)
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June 11th 1971: live at the ICA (1971, RCA) (reissued
as a 2CD as Live at the I.C.A./Retrospective)
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Secret asylum (1973, Black Lion)
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Ready or not (1977, DJM)
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Childscape (Sep 94, B&W/Theta) (aka Why
not now)
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Live at the I.C.A./Retrospective (Feb 2000, Moikai)
(2CD, part live)
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A table near the band (1990, ) (CD reissue: Last Chance)
Library albums:
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Master format (, MLC)
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Reflections (Nov 87, Music House)
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Impressions (Nov 87, Music House)
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Illusions (Nov 87, Music House)
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Hi-band (Nov 87, Music House)
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First frame (Nov 87, Music House)
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Megabyte (Nov 87, Music House)
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Momentus (Nov 87, Music House)
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Orchestral impact (Feb 89, Music House)
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Video friendly 1 (Sep 89, Music House)
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Video friendly 3 (Sep 89, Music House)
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Goldrush (Nov 89, Music House)
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Strangescape (Jul 90, Music House)
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Spectacle (1991, Music House)
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Jazz FM (1991, Music House)
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Energy (1991, Music House)
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Rock guitar (Mar 91, Music House)
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Villain (May 91, Music House)
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Spectacle (Jan 92, Music House)
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Shorty 1 (Sep 92, Music House)
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Energy (Sep 92, Music House)
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Shorty 2 (Oct 92, Music House)
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The blues album (Mar 93, FirstCom)
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Promotions (Sep 93, FirstCom)
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Rainmakers (Sep 93, FirstCom)
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Dangerous games (Sep 93, Music House)
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Dramatic atmospheres I (Sep 94, FirstCom)
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Big scores (Dec 94, FirstCom)
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The corporate edge (Dec 94, FirstCom)
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Television today, vol. 3 (Mar 95, Music House)
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Leisure time (Sep 95, FirstCom)
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Promos and trailers, vol. 2 (Sep 95, Music House)
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The entertainment album (Dec 95, FirstCom)
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Pastimes (Dec 95, FirstCom)
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The news album (Jul 96, FirstCom)
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The comedy album (Jul 96, FirstCom)
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Feature first (Dec 96, FirstCom)
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Epic orchestra (Mar 97, FirstCom)
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Tone and textures (Jul 97, FirstCom)
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Atmospheric journeys (Jul 97, FirstCom)
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Dramatic rhythms (Dec 97, FirstCom)
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The big picture (Dec 97, FirstCom)
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Phusion (Aug 98, FirstCom) (with Simon Phillips)
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Jingles, bumpers and donuts (Oct 88, Music House)
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The r&b album (Mar 99, FirstCom)
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Ocean song (Jun 99, FirstCom)
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Dramatic orchestra (Dec 99, HollywoodMusic)
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Southern blues (Jun 2000, FirstCom)
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Stadium rock (Mar 2001, FirstCom) (with Simon Phillips)
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Perpetual motion (Jun 2001, FirstCom)
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E.S.P. (Aug 2001, FirstCom)
Incredible, veteran and very prolific guitarist, he
can play any style (you just have to take a look especially to his sessions
page to see how many different styles he can play), although I'd say his
best skills are on the jazz/fusion camp.
JOHN BARRY SEVEN
This was a r&b combo led by famous soundtrack
composer John Barry. In October 1963, Ray joins the band:
I don't know if there is any record made with this
lineup (I guess so), as the band changed members very soon. Anybody knows?
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Ray
Styles
Terry
Childs
Bob
Downes
Alan
Bown
Bobby
Graham
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
John
Barry
Tony
Ashton
GEORGIE FAME &
THE BLUE FLAMES
Ray also played as lead guitarist with Georgie
Fame & The Blue Flames, but I can't find info about it. Help, please!
MIKE GIBBS (BAND)
Avant-garde composer, Mike Gibbs has always used
superb musicians in his albums and bands, mostly from the British free
jazz scene. Ray plays in his self-titled album, Mike Gibbs,
recorded from September to December 1969, with a big ensemble, featuring
Chris Spedding (guitar), Ray Russell (guitar), Phil Lee (guitar), Jack
Bruce (bass), Brian Odgers (bass), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Derek Watkins
(trumpet), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Chris Pyne (trombone), John Surman
(reeds), Tony Roberts (reeds), Alan Skidmore (reeds), Ray Warleigh (reeds),
Barbara Thompson (reeds), Mick Pyne (keyboards), John Marshall (drums),
Tony Oxley (drums), Frank Ricotti (percussion).
In January 1970, this was the great lineup for
gigs:
And I don't know more lineups, as assorted info is
very difficult to compile. Any help, please?
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Mike
Gibbs
Chris
Pyne
John
Marshall
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Chris
Spedding
Henry
Lowther
Alan
Skidmore
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
Jack
Bruce
ROCK WORKSHOP
This was a strange project, a sort of loose agrupation,
where different musicians would join for the albums. I don't know if it
was just a studio project, or if they also played concerts. The first album
was recorded in 1970 by Ray's usual mates, plus the great Alex Harvey on
vocals:
The album was titled Rock Workshop.
Their second (and last album) was called The
very last time, with these musicians:
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Alan
Greed
Daryl
Runswick
Brian
Miller
Laurie
Baker
Harry
Beckett
Bud
Parkes
Tony
Roberts
Bob
Downes
Derek
Wadsworth
Alan
Rushton
Robin
Jones
Tony
Uter
Alan
Rushton
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
Alex
Harvey
NUCLEUS
Another free-jazz combo, led by trumpet player
Ian Carr. In May 1971, Chris Spedding leaves the band, and Ray Russell
gets the job:
And I don't know more lineups, as again, this info
is very difficult to compile. Any help, please?
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Ian
Carr
Roy
Babbington
John
Marshall
RUNNING MAN
This band was formed by Ray Russell, with some
of his friends, around 1972:
They released a self-titled album, Running Man.
Finally, after almost 30 years, it has been recently reissued on CD.
The band soon turned into Gary Windo Quartet.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Alan
Greed
Gary
Windo
Harry
Beckett
Alan
Rushton
GARY WINDO QUARTET
Approximately the same musicians:
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Gary
Windo
Mongezi
Feza
Alan
Rushton
GRAHAM BOND
I think Ray played with Graham Bond, but I can't
find info about it. Help, please!
MOUSE
Another project. This was 1973:
They only released an album, Lady killer,
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Al
Clare
Jeff
Watts
Alan
Rushton
CHOPYN
This band was formed in 1974 by Ann Odell and
Ray. It marked the first chance for a young drummer who was to become one
of the best in music scene, Simon Phillips.
They released just one album, Grand Slam,
and they split after having big problems with management.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Denny
McCaffrey
Klyde
McMullin
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Ann
Odell
Simon
Phillips
HAROLD BECKETT'S JOY UNLIMITED
Great trumpet player Harold Beckett (also known
as Harry Beckett), and Ray Russell had played in several albums together.
The album called Joy Unlimited was recorded by:
But, for live concerts, this was another lineup:
They recorded a live album in November 1975, called
Memories of Bacares.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Harry
Beckett
Daryl
Runswick
Brian
Miller
Nigel
Morris
Marty
David
John
Webb
Robin
Jones
ROCK FOLLIES
In 1975, Andy Mackay (from Roxy Music) is asked
to compose the music for a TV series, "Rock follies", about a female trio
(one of the singers was the marvellous Julie Covington). Andy composed
the music, but a stable band was formed to play all the music as well as
appearing in the series. This band for the first season was:
An album was released from those performances, called
Rock follies.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Andy
Mackay
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Peter
Van Hooke
STACKRIDGE
In 1976, while the band was touring promoting their
album Mr. Mick (rumour has it about Ray playing some guitar
parts on it), his friend Pete Van Hooke (the drummer in the band) suggests
Ray to join them for the live lineup, thus Andrew Davis being able to concentrate
on keyboards:
The band folded soon after the tour finished.
(I have a question. Was Dave Lawson also in
this lineup, or had he left the band yet?)
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Andrew
Cresswell-Davis
Jim
'Crun' Walter
Michael
'Mutter' Slater
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Pete
Van Hooke
SMITH & D'ABO
This was a duo formed by Mike D'Abo and Mike Smith.
Mike D'Abo was a member of Manfred Mann. He also appears with Chris in
the 'Jesus Christ Superstar' album, playing King Herod role. Mike Smith
was the vocalist for 60s band Dave Clark Five. They recorded a very interesting
self-titled album, Smith & D'Abo, with great musicians:
Ray Russell (guitar), Mo Foster (bass), Dave Markee (bass), Chris
Mercer (sax), Jack Lancaster (sax), Malcolm
Griffiths (trombone), Barry De Souza (drums), among others.
(scan courtesy of Alex Gitlin)
They also toured to promote the album, with these
musicians:
They finished touring in November 1976. After that,
Smith and D'Abo went separate ways.
Great news! The album has finally been released
on CD!!
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Mike
D'Abo
Mike
Smith
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Barry
De Souza
ROCK FOLLIES (again)
The second season of the show, retitled Rock Follies
of 1977, saw a slightly different lineup:
Another album was released too, Rock Follies
of 77. The CD reissue has a bonus track.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Andy
Mackay
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Peter
Van Hooke
(FRANKIE MILLER'S) FULL HOUSE
Frankie Miller is a great Scottish singer. In March
1978, Ray replaces Micky Moody in the band:
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Frankie Miller (vocals)
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Ray Russell (guitar)
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Chrissie Stewart (bass)
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Chris Mercer (sax)
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Martin Drover (trumpet)
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Paul Carrack (keyboards)
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B.J. Wilson (drums)
They released an album, Double trouble
(with help by Ian Gomm on guitar, and backing vocals by Steven Tyler from
Aerosmith, Richie Supa, Eric Troyer and Lani Groves), as well as toured
only during March 1978 (Ray was replaced in May 1978 by a great musician:
Hughie Burns).
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Martin
Drover
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Chrissie
Stewart
B.J.
Wilson
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
Frankie
Miller
ALEKSANDER JOHN
In 1979, we find Ray playing for this artist:
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Aleksander John (guitar)
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Ray Russell (guitar)
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Bryn Haworth (guitar)
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Dave Wintour (bass)
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Mike Moran (keyboards)
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Craig Pruess (keyboards)
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Barry De Souza (drums)
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+
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Echoes of Joy (backing vocals)
There's a track appearing in a collective live album,
Greenbelt live!, recorded at the Greenbelt Festival in Odell,
Bedforshire, during August 1979. The track appearing is a live rendition
of Bittersweet song. Other artists and musicians appearing there:
Bryn Haworth (with Alan 'Bam' King, Tex Comer), Giantkiller, Lamb, Cliff
Richard (with Snowy White, Mike Moran, Graham Jarvis, Tony Rivers, Stu
Calver, John Perry), Kainos, Garth Hewitt, Vatten, Randy Stonehill, and
Larry Norman.
I'm still checking Ray's appearances in
several of Aleksander albums.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Aleksander
John / Alexander Melzek
Bryn
Haworth
Dave
Wintour
Craig
Pruess
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mike
Moran
Barry
De Souza
THE SECRET POLICE
In 1981, several musicians and actors (from Monty
Python) arranged to play 4 concerts in benefit of Amnesty International.
There were great performers there, like Jeff
Beck & Eric Clapton (playing together!!), Phil Collins, Sting (his
first solo appearance, he still was in The Police), Donovan, Bob Geldof,
etc.
Pete Townshend, although appearing in the video,
was not on that year (1981)'s show, but the previous one 'The Secret Policeman's
Ball'.
The grand finale of these shows consisted of a
massive jam playing Dylan's "I shall be released". The unusual lineup
of this band was (be ready!):
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Sting (lead vocals, guitar)
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Jeff Beck (guitar)
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Eric Clapton (guitar)
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John Etheridge (guitar)
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Neil Innes (guitar)
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Ray Russell (guitar)
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John Altman (keyboards)
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Chas Jankel (keyboards)
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Mo Foster (bass)
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Neil Murray (bass)
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Simon Phillips (drums)
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Mel Collins (sax)
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Paul Cosh (horns)
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Jeff Daly (horns)
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Martin Drover (horns)
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Digby Fairweather (horns)
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Malcolm Griffiths (horns)
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Mike Henry (horns)
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Mark Isham (horns)
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+ The Secret Police Choir:
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Sharon Campbell
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Doreen Chanter
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Phil Collins
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Chris Cross (from Ultravox,
not soloist Christopher Cross)
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Donovan
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Sheena Easton
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Bob Geldof
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Micky Moody (hey!!)
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Tom Robinson
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Linda Taylor
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Midge Ure
As I've said, there is also a video from that concert,
but the tracks are slightly different. At least in my copy, the Beck/Clapton
appearance is reduced to 2 songs, and Pete Townshend appears here, with
a performance from 1980.
The setlist for the live album is: Sting (2 tracks),
Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton (3 tracks), Bob Geldof (1 track), Phil Collins
with Daryl Stuermer (2 tracks), Donovan with Danny Thompson (2 tracks),
the all-star band (1 track).
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
John
Etheridge
Neil
Innes
John
Altman
Chas
Jankel
Paul
Cosh
Jeff
Daly
Martin
Drover
Digby
Fairweather
Malcolm
Griffiths
Mike
Henry
Mark
Isham
Sharon
Campbell
Chris
Cross
Sheena
Easton
Bob
Geldof
Linda
Taylor
Midge
Ure
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Simon
Phillips
Mel
Collins
Micky
Moody
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
Sting
Eric
Clapton
Phil
Collins
Donovan
Tom
Robinson
THE BRITISH ORCHESTRA
This was a huge lineup assembled by Gil Evans:
There's a live album, The British Orchestra,
recorded on March 1983. Since then, it has been reissued on CD (under the
subtitle The complete concert), with 3 additional tracks.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Gil
Evans
John
Taylor
Guy
Barker
Miles
Evans
Malcolm
Griffiths
Rick
Taylor
John
Sruman
Chris
Hunter
Stan
Sulzmann
Don
Weller
John
Marshall
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Henry
Lowther
RMS
The name of the band stands for the first letters
of Ray, Mo & Simon:
What a powerful team!
This was the wonderful lineup as they appeared
at Montreux Festival on July 1983:
After their set, they also played backing Gil Evans
that same night:
The set included a lenghty rendition of my Jimi Hendrix
favourite, 'Little wing'. This concert was later released, credited
to Gil Evans with RMS, under the title Take me to the sun,
assembled with another studio track recorded in 1988, also featuring Ray
Russell.
Sometimes (probably when Simon is not available),
Gary Husband played with RMS from time to time:
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Mark
Isham
Malcolm
Griffiths
Gil
Evans
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Simon
Phillips
Henry
Lowther
Ron
Aspery
Gary
Husband
"TIME"
In April 1986, we can find Ray playing in the musical
Time, starring Cliff Richard. This was the original cast:
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Cliff Richard (vocals)
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+
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Ray Russell (guitar)
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Chris Ray (guitar)
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Alan Jones (bass)
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Mike Moran (keyboards, musical
director)
-
Allan Rogers (keyboards)
-
Dave Arch (keyboards)
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Andy MacIntosh (sax, flute)
-
Barry Castle (tuba, flugelhorn)
-
Frank Ricotti (percussion)
-
Gary Kettel (percussion)
-
Brett Morgan (drums)
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+
-
backing vocals by:
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Keith Murrell
-
Sonia Jones
-
Valerie McKenna
-
Michael Mullins
-
Phil Nicoll
An album was released from the musical in 1986, although
with different members, The album features Cliff Richard, Freddie Mercury,
Leo Sayer, Julian Lennon, Ashford & Simpson, Murray Head, Chris Thompson,
Miriam Stockley, among others. Ray Russell is also featured on it, along
with Mike Moran (keyboards), Brett Morgan (drums), etc.
After some time, the musical carried on with David
Cassidy instead of Cliff Richard, but I guess that's when maybe Ray left
too.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Chris
Ray
Alan
Jones
Allan
Rogers
Dave
Arch
Andy
MacIntosh
Barry
Castle
Gary
Kettel
Brett
Morgan
Sonia
Jones
Valerie
McKenna
Michael
Mullins
Phil
Nicoll
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mike
Moran
Frank
Ricotti
Someday,
these musicians will have a short tribute here:
Cliff
Richard
RAY RUSSELL BAND
For his album A table near the band,
he assembled a superb lineup:
He was invited to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival
in July 1988. He played with a slightly different lineup:
This concert was recorded, and sometime later, it
appeared a collective live album, appropiately called Live at the
Montreux Jazz Festival. I'm happy of having got it, as it seems
it's a hard to find item, as it was released by B&W (the loudspeakers
brand) own label.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Iain
Ballamy
Stuart
Brookes
Tony
Roberts
Jeff
Daly
Greg
Knowles
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Tony
Hymas
Simon
Phillips
THIS SIDE UP
This was the name of Ray's band, assembled to play
in Montreux Jazz Festival in 1989.
As it happened with the 1998 edition of the festival,
this one also saw how a collective live album was released, but sadly I
haven't been able to find it myself, so I can't explain details about it.
Other bands featured are The Festa Group and The Hungarian Bop-Art Orchestra.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Dill
Katz
Tony
Roberts
Iain
BallamySomeday, these musicians will be fully covered here:
Scarlet
Rivera
PROTOCOL
Protocol is the name for a powerful lineup assembled
around 1992:
They released Force majeure in 1993.
The live album was recorded in Germany in June 1992, and it was produced
by Ray Russell and Simon Phillips.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Anthony
Jackson
Tony
Roberts
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Simon
Phillips
SIMON PHILLIPS (BAND)
Always the best of friends, Ray and Simon kept
on playing together, this time under Simon's leadership. They released
Symbiosis, recorded with Ray Russell (guitar), Jimmy Johnson (bass),
John Pena (bass), Mike Porcaro (bass), Mitchell Forman (keyboards), Wendell
Brooks (sax), Sheila E. (percussion), Chris Trujillo (percussion), as well
as Simon Phillips (drums), of course.
The lineup for the 1997 tour was:
But due to problems with dates, Ray is not able to
play the whole of the tour promoting the album, where he's replaced by
the mighty Andy Timmons.
After the tour, Simon started recording a new album,
Another lifetime, again featuring Ray. The album was recorded
with this lineup:
A great album, with intrincate playing. It contains
a tribute track (Another lifetime, co-written by Ray and Simon)
to drummer Tony Williams, who died while the album was being recorded.
The producers are Ray and Simon too.
The Japanese edition contains two bonus live tracks
(taken from their 1996 tour), but sadly, this is not the edition I have,
so I can't know if Ray is featured there (I don't think so, anyway).
There are also two instructional videos by Simon
Phillips, with this trio lineup:
The titles are Simon Phillips and Simon
Phillips returns.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Jimmy
Earl
Jeff
Babko
Wendell
Brooks
Peter
Michael Escovedo
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Andy
Timmons
Simon
Phillips
MO FOSTER ACOUSTIC
BAND
In 1998, we find Ray touring with Mo Foster:
They recorded the album Time to think
inside a church (due to fantastic acoustic conditions), during two days
in July 1999.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Simon
Chamberlain
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Mo
Foster
Frank
Ricotti
SIMON PHILLIPS
& BAND
In April 2000, Simon Phillips played a German festival
with these incredible people:
I'd have loved to be there!!
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Andy
Timmons
Gary
Willis
Simon
Phillips
TOMMY EYRE BENEFIT
BAND ("A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" BAND)
In order to raise funds for Tommy Eyre and Scarlet
Rivera, a concert was scheduled by many of his friends and colleagues,
in London. This was the stellar cast of friends who played there just for
friendship.
The concert was held on 30th April, 2001, at The Cafe
de Paris in London. I'm sure Tommy was happy to know how his friends remembered
him.
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for short, additional info on bandmates:
Simon
Eyre
Hilaire
Penda
Mark
Fisher
Pete
Gordeno
Paul
Spong
Simon
Gardener
Rick
Taylor
Neil
Sidwell
Steve
Sidwell
Jamie
Talbot
Dave
Bishop
Nigel
Hitchcock
Danny
Cummings
Ian
Thomas
Janet
Sidwell
Gee
Bello
Hamish
Stuart
Martyn
Fry
Someday,
these musicians will be fully covered here:
Hugh
Burns
SOLO ALBUMS
These are the albums credited to Ray Russell so
far:
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Turn circle (1968, CBS)
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Dragon hill (1969, CBS) (as Ray Russell Quartet)
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Rites & rituals (1971, CBS)
-
June 11th 1971: live at the ICA (1971, RCA)
-
Secret asylum (1973, Black Lion)
-
Ready or not (1977, DJM)
-
A table near the band (1990, ) (CD reissue: Last Chance)
-
Childscape (1994, B&W) (aka Why not now)
-
Retrospective: live at the ICA (2000, Moikai)
Turn circle is Ray's first solo album,
and it was recorded by:
Dragon hill is credited to Ray Russell
Quartet, recorded in 1969 and comprising the same musicians:
Other musicians appearing on it are: Harry Beckett
(trumpet), Bud Parkes (trumpet) Lyn Dobson (sax), Nick Evans (trombone).
Rites and rituals was recorded in
August 1970 by:
June 11th 1971: live at the ICA is a
live album with:
Live at the I.C.A. / Retrospective is
the CD reissue of June 11th 1971: live at the ICA. But that's not all.
While the 1st CD is the original live concert, the 2nd CD shows unreleased
live and studio material recorded from 1968 to 1978. Other musicians appearing
in the bonus tracks Ron Matthewson (bass), Pete Lemer (keyboards), Brian
Miller (keyboards), Gary Windo (sax).
Secret asylum was recorded in 1973
by:
Ready or not was released in 1977. The
list of musicians appearing is:
Childscape (also known as Why
not now) was recorded with:
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LIBRARY ALBUMS
These are the albums credited to Ray Russell so
far:
Stadium rock also features his mate
Simon Phillips, as well as Mike Porcaro on bass.
First frame is credited to Ray Russell,
Errol Reid, Geoff Bastow and Aaron Harry.
Spectacle is credited to Ray Russell,
Alan Hawkshaw, Patrick Wilson, Adam Routh, Russell Emmanuel, Dolph Taylor,
Bradley & Stewart James.
Jazz FM is credited to Ray Russell,
Ron Aspery, Pete Van Hooke, Aaron Harry and Derrick Parris.
Megabyte is credited to Ray Russell,
Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, Pete Van Hooke, Z. Laurence, Trevor Bastow.
Momentus is credited to Ray Russell,
Mo Foster, Steve Gray and Trevor Bastow.
Energy is credited to Ray Russell,
Paul Hart, Patrick Wilson, Adam Routh.
Impressions is credited to Ray Russell
and Alan Hawkshaw.
Sessions
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Ray Russell sessions
Related links:
From the always interesting
Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin),
we have:
From the superb site Knights
in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar
& Vanja), we have:
Musicians
mentioned in this page that I have projected to cover in my site someday:
And short tributes to:
Family tree
Coming soon (I hope so!).
Thanks section
Very special thanks to: .
Special thanks to: Alex
Gitlin, for help with scans and albums, as always.
Thanks to:
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on: 22/August/2001. Last modified on: 03/September/2001.