Since we are celebrating per last post this week the 20th Anniversary of the Twilight Zone blog this post fell right into place. Under their daily comments link posting I had found all the Jackson Heights releases then later someone had posted the two vinyl I ripped for this post so was time to kick into gear. One blog had written from the text file within: When Keith Emerson disbanded The Nice, Lee Jackson decided to hang up his bass guitar and go back to 'simpler' music. With this in mind he gathered together some musicians he had known for a number of years: Charlie Harcourt, Tommy Sloane and Mario Tapia. The result being the first Jackson Heights album King Progress, on which Jackson sang and played acoustic guitar......A major problem in touring with the album was reproducing the orchestral sound. Jackson approached Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard wizard with a view to him touring with the band. He declined but suggested Jackson might consider forming a band with him. Moraz had the record deal and other finances in place. In view of his own 'money problems' Jackson agreed and with Moraz and ex Nice drummer Brian 'Blinkey' Davison formed Refugee.
by Jim Sutherland
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For King Crimson since my recent cassette post wasn't all that great and not sure if vinyl ripped earlier post I did has good link, going to recommend last week's post by Kostas over in Greece at his outstanding blogspot on my lower right links--Thank You Kostas!:
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