Johnny Almond Music Machine - Hollywood Blues (1969, 2008)

Artist: Johnny Almond Music Machine
Title: Hollywood Blues
Year Of Release: 1969/2008
Label: Vocalion
Genre: Jazz-Blues, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless
Total Time: 45:54

Tracklist:
1. It's The Water
2. Funkyville USA
3. Agadir Sunset
4. Blues For Helen
5. Hot Rod
6. Slipping Easy
7. Kwei Ying Fu
8. Perdido

Line-up:
Alto Saxophone – Vi Redd (tracks: 4, 8)
Bass Guitar – Ray Neapolitan
Drums – Earl Palmer (tracks: 1, 2), Joe Harris (3) (tracks: 3 to 8)
Guitar – Joe Pass
Organ [Hammond] – Charles Kynard
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute, Organ [Hammond], Vibraphone – Johnny Almond
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Hadley Caliman (tracks: 1, 2)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Curtis Amy (tracks: 3 to 8)

Johnny Almond (29 July 1946 – 18 November 2009) was a British saxophonist, who is best known for his recordings with the Alan Price Set, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall and Mark-Almond.

A wicked rare album including loads of funky jazz cuts such as the Gilles Peterson/Dingwalls classic 'Blues for Helen'.

The music of British multi-instrumentalist Johnny Almond is the focus of this Vocalion release, containing his 1970 album recorded for Decca’s legendary Deram subsidiary