Zephyr was a blues-based difficult rock band formed inwards 1969 inwards Boulder, Colorado past times guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlin on drums together with Candy Givens on vocals. Although the charismatic performances past times Candy Givens were originally the focal scream for for the band, it was the flashy guitar function of Tommy Bolin that the band is best remembered for.[1] After Bolin left, he was replaced past times Jock Bartley, together with the band recorded the album Sunset Ride, their minute for Warner Brothers Records. The album is nonetheless inwards impress together with is much loved past times a small-scale but loyal following. On Sunset Ride, Candy Givens displayed her gifts every bit a singer, composer, together with harmonica player. The album was produced past times David Givens who also authored the bulk of the tunes. As a outcome of his stint amongst Zephyr, Bartley went on to a successful career amongst Gram Parsons together with Firefall together with drummer, Michael Wooten, went on to play for several years amongst Carole King. Various versions of Zephyr continued to play inwards Colorado until Candy's decease inwards 1984. The unloose of "Heartbeat" inwards 1982 was promoted past times a video that incorporated really early on examples of analog estimator animation combined amongst alive action.
Other Zephyr members of banknote include trance blues maven, Otis Taylor, who played bass during the mid-1970s, Kenny Wilkins (Drums) together with also afterwards on every bit (guitarist), guitarist Zack Smith (founder of Columbia Records band Scandal), together with blues guitarist, Eddie Turner, who played guitar inwards the concluding incarnation during the early on 1980s. Candie together with David, Tommy, together with John Faris were all founding members of The Legendary 4Nikators, Boulder's oldest together with best loved political party band. Taylor together with Turner were afterwards additions to The Legendary 4Nikators - Taylor noted for playing motorbike on phase during "Leader Of The Pack" together with performing inwards a kilt together with Turner for his renditions of Jimi Hendrix classics.
forty years after, Zephyr's music is nonetheless inwards impress together with continues to locomote played inwards the diverse media. YouTube has brought novel eyes together with ears to the band.
In 2014, tape producer, Greg Hampton together with David Givens collaborated on a projection that resulted inwards the unloose of a express edition boxed laid that included a remastered version of the "bathtub" album, 2 albums of alive cloth - mostly previously unreleased, together with a booklet featuring liner notes past times Givens together with photos from his person collection. The remastered laid out album is an unqualified improvement over the original together with the alive cloth justifies the high esteem the band accrued amongst the audiences that witnessed their performances. The boxes sold out inwards less than a month.
I saw this band on PBS when i was 12. They played Cross The River so St. James Infirmary, consummate amongst the 'echoplex' segue (i tin nonetheless encounter Tommy siding the 'speed' bar). I was hooked. Bought the album a brusque fourth dimension later. Side 2 opens amongst the tracks i saw them play on boob tube together with i nonetheless spin that first. Always seemed correct to me.
Great band, Tommy doing the chameleon thing on guitar. Rock, blues, jazz? All acquaint together with accounted for.
I know Candy doesn't bring many fans here. Heck, my Mom didn't similar her together with neither does my Wife. No matter-mind to me. I honey the sheer abandon when she sings. Plus, i ever idea she was cute.
Great laid out for Tommy. He formed this band when he was 17 or 18.
I bring Spectrum, Teaser together with Private Eyes. This First Zephyr unloose volition ever locomote my fave.
This was Tommy Bolin's laid out album, together with his playing on this heavy blues stone album is pretty impressive. He had a cracking guitar tone, together with occasionally his playing actually reminds me of Jimmy Page's way on precisely about of the slower early on Zeppelin blues numbers. The remainder of the band is impressive every bit well, together with I actually bring to give kudos to the organist for precisely about pretty wild soloing. The songwriting is by together with large strong, together with volition appeal to fans of early on 70's progressive blues rock. In my opinion, the solely thing belongings this band dorsum from truthful greatness are the actually grating vocals of Candy Givens. She tries to audio similar Janis Joplin, along amongst the blues moaning of Robert Plant. The work is amongst her Robert Plant fixation. Plant was commonly successful inwards escaping full embarrassment amongst his vocal excesses only because he had a rigid voice. Candy Givens sings on-key together with all, but she sings also much from the pharynx when she does her Plant-style moaning, thence producing an irritating, sparse tone that sounds to a greater extent than similar screaching rather than blues-moaning. Simply put, it's absolutely horrible. If y'all tin become past times this, so past times all means, cheque out this album. Like I say....the band rocks!
Track listing
"Sail on" (Tommy Bolin, Candy Givens) – 7:22
"Sun's a Risin'" (Bolin, David Givens) – 4:45
"Raindrops" (Dee Clark) – 2:40
"Boom-Ba-Boom" (D. Givens) – 1.20
"Somebody Listen" (D. Givens, C. Givens, Bolin, John Faris) – 6:10
"Cross the River" (C. Givens, D. Givens) – 4:43
"St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) – 5:15
"Huna Buna" (C. Givens, Bolin) – 2:26
"Hard Chargin' Woman" (Bolin, Robbie Chamberlin, Faris, C. Givens, D. Givens) – 8:40
Personnel
Candy Givens – Pb vocals, harmonica
Robbie Chamberlin – drums, backing vocals
David Givens – bass, backing vocals
John Faris – keyboards, flute
Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals
EmoticonEmoticon