Daryl Runswick / Tony Hymas big bands 1974-1978

 

Tony Hymas for sure needs no intro on this blog, there's been a lot posted by him over the years.  I added the label so in theory you can search for all the times he's been mentioned.

Daryl Runswick:

Profile: English bass player, pianist, tenor singer, writer, arranger, producer, born 12 October 1946

With regards to this blog, he was in Atlantic Bridge, the Henry Lowther just posted, and notably in Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited which was great, but not posted here, and then the long-running prog band called IF which all prog fans are familiar with, I'm sure.

These hail from two sessions, one in 1974 and the other called Senor Funk, from 1978:

1 to 4: Live recording, 22nd May 1974, at Golders Green Hippodrome, London

5 to 10: Studio recording 1978 at Lansdowne Studios, London

Track 1 is called When the Bough Breaks and is by Tony Hymas

The remainder is by Runswick.  Rather than big band, it's leaning more towards the usual funky fusion we love and expect here.  Enjoyable stuff, but definitely and not necessarily top of the line.