HEAD
Jazz Related Rock • United Kingdom
Jazz music community with review and forums
Sometimes known as "the haggis of jazz fusion bands," the small combo Head were active in Glasgow in the '70s. The rhythm section of drummer Billy Kyle and bassist Graham Mince were consistent factors in the three albums released by the group over a five-year period, as was the presence of multi-instrumentalist John Davies, who doubled on keyboards and trumpet. Other members of the group changed from album to album, guitarist Charles Alexander drifting away to be replaced by Lachlan McColl, saxophonist Gordon Cruickshank taking up where previous honker Howard Copland had left off. Self-determination, an important concept in documenting improvised music during the '70s, was vital to the Head liturgy. The group's debut release -- entitled GTF in reference to a crude Scottish way of suggesting someone should depart quickly -- was released through SRT, basically a vanity consortium. The band started up its own label, Head Records, for its
read more...
Thanks to snobb for the addition
HEAD Online Videos
No HEAD online videos available. Search and add one now.
Buy HEAD music
More places to buy jazz & HEAD music
HEAD Discography
HEAD albums / top albums
0.00 |
0 ratings
GTF
Jazz Related Rock
1973
2.50 |
1 ratings
Red Dwarf
Jazz Related Rock
1975
HEAD EPs & splits
HEAD live albums
HEAD demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
HEAD re-issues & compilations
![]()
HEAD singles (0)
HEAD movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
HEAD Reviews
No HEAD music reviews posted yet.
HEAD Movies Reviews
No HEAD movie reviews posted yet.
HEAD Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!