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Mark-Almond
Sign in to saveMark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica, and Johnny Almond, who played saxophone, flute and bass flute and sang back-up. Various other musicians recorded and toured with the duo at various times, notably including drummer Dannie Richmond, a longtime associate of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Jon Mark
- Genre
- rock music
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Record label
- Blue Thumb Records
- Image
- John Mayall 1970-1281 06.jpg
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- inception
- 1970-01-01
- location of formation
- England
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
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- Mark-Almond
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Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica, and Johnny Almond, who played saxophone, flute and bass flute and sang back-up. Various other musicians recorded and toured with the duo at various times, notably including drummer Dannie Richmond, a longtime associate of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
==Early history== thumb|right|Jon Mark on acoustic guitar, Johnny Almond on saxophone, John Mayall on a Fender Telecaster guitar, Steve Thompson on bass, January 12, 1970 Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover In 1963, Jon Mark, using his given name John Michael Burchell, and a former schoolmate, Alun Davies, singer-songwriter, folk guitarist and skiffle musician (later of Cat Stevens' band), recorded as a duo an album entitled Relax Your Mind, on Decca Records.
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