The Tumbler
1968 studio album by John Martyn
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Studio album by John Martyn | ||||
Released | October 1968 | |||
Recorded | 11 July 1968 | |||
Studio | Regent Sound, Denmark Street, London | |||
Genre | Folk music Folk rock | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Al Stewart | |||
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The Tumbler was John Martyn's second album released on Island Records in 1968. The album shows a progression from his previous solo folk offering to a more expansive sound including significant contributions from jazz flautist Harold McNair.[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.
- "Sing a Song of Summer" – 2:22
- "The River" – 2:59
- "Goin' Down to Memphis" – 3:12
- "The Gardeners" (Bill Lyons) – 3:15
- "A Day at the Sea" – 2:35
- "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) – 2:37
- "Dusty" – 3:07
- "Hello Train" – 2:36
- "Winding Boy" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 2:22
- "Fly on Home" (Martyn, Paul Wheeler) – 2:33
- "Knuckledy Crunch and Slippledee-slee Song" – 2:55
- "Seven Black Roses" – 4:02
Personnel
- John Martyn – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
- Harold McNair – flute on "The River", "Dusty", "The Gardeners" and "Fly On Home"
- David Moses – double bass
- Paul Wheeler – guitar
- Technical
- Francine Winham - photography
References
External links
- The Official John Martyn Website
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- London Conversation (1967)
- The Tumbler (1968)
- Bless the Weather (1971)
- Solid Air (February 1973)
- Inside Out (October 1973)
- Sunday's Child (1975)
- One World (1977)
- Grace and Danger (1980)
- Glorious Fool (1981)
- Well Kept Secret (1982)
- Sapphire (1984)
- Piece by Piece (1986)
- The Apprentice (1990)
- Cooltide (1991)
- And (1996)
- The Church with One Bell (1998)
- Glasgow Walker (2000)
- On the Cobbles (2004)
- Heaven and Earth (2011)
- Stormbringer! (February 1970)
- The Road to Ruin (October 1970)
- Live at Leeds (1976)
- So Far So Good (1977)
- Ain't No Saint (2008)
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