John Martyn - The Tumbler (2005) flac

Tracklist:

[2:20] 01. John Martyn - Sing A Song Of Summer (Album Version)
[2:55] 02. John Martyn - The River (Album Version)
[3:09] 03. John Martyn - Goin' Down To Memphis (Album Version)
[3:13] 04. John Martyn - The Gardeners (Album Version)
[2:31] 05. John Martyn - A Day At The Sea (Album Version)
[2:36] 06. John Martyn - Fishin' Blues (Album Version)
[3:03] 07. John Martyn - Dusty (Album Version)
[2:34] 08. John Martyn - Hello Train (Album Version)
[2:21] 09. John Martyn - Winin’ Boy Blues (Album Version)
[2:31] 10. John Martyn - Fly On Home (Album Version)
[2:53] 11. John Martyn - Knuckledy Crunch And Slippledee-Slee Song (Album Version)
[4:05] 12. John Martyn - Seven Black Roses (Album Version)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:34:00
Main artist: John Martyn
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Genre: Pop/Rock, Pop
© 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation
℗ 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Following an inauspicious first release for Island, John Martyn's unique brand of acoustic music began to take some sort of shape with the Al Stewart-produced The Tumbler. Martyn, whose debut was a solo acoustic offering, here employs a second guitar, bass and, most notably, jazz flautist Harold McNair to create his blend of folk, blues and jazz. While his songs show only marginal development from London Conversation, it's his arrangements and, especially, vocals which are the real differences, each becoming increasingly more idiosyncratic. Although nowhere near the caliber of his later recordings, The Tumbler is an important step in Martyn's varied career.
© Brett Hartenbach /TiVo

John Martyn – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Harold McNair – flute
David Moses – double bass
Paul Wheeler – guitar



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