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Heaven (British band)

February 13, 2024

Heaven were a British jazz-influenced rock band from Portsmouth who appeared at the Isle of Wight Festivals in 1969 and 1970, when managed by festival compere Rikki Farr. The band released one album in 1971 before splitting up.

History edit

The band was formed in 1968 by Brian Kemp (bass guitar, banjo, vocals) (b. 1945 d. September 25, 1992, Oueen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Hampshire, England), Andy Scarisbrick (lead guitar, vocals) (b. 1951 now deceased), Ray "Ollie" Holloway (tenor saxophone, flute) (b. 1947), Dave Gautrey (trumpet, flugelhorn) (b. 1945), Ray King (baritone & tenor saxophone, clarinet, penny whistle, vocals) (b. 1946), Mick Cooper (piano, organ) (b. 1945), and Malcolm "Nobby" Glover (drums) (b. 1948, d February 5, 2018). Several members had previously played in a soul band, the Universal Trash Band. They stated their influences to be West Coast bands such as Love and Moby Grape, and after performing on the opening free day of the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival they recorded unissued tracks in the Spark Records studio below Southern Music in Denmark Street, London.[1][2]

The original band split up in early 1970. However, King, Gautrey and Glover then reconstituted Heaven with new members Terry Scott Jr. (vocals) (b. 1949, Southampton, Hampshire, England), Barry Paul (lead guitar), and John Gordon (bass), who had all previously been in another band, Paper. Farr took over as manager, and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Free, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Moody Blues. By that time, Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett (lead guitar), and the band added Dave Horler (keyboards, trombone), Butch Hudson (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Derek Somerville (saxophone, flute, trombone), giving the band a much more brass-oriented sound that was sometimes compared to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.[3] They were immediately offered a recording contract by CBS Records, and recorded their only album, Brass Rock 1, a double album with a lavish gatefold sleeve which appeared in 1971.[1][4][5] Most of the tracks were written by Eddie Harnett.[3] The band also appeared in the final edition of the BBC 2 music show Disco 2 in July 1971.[6]

The band is described at Allmusic as "progressive with nary a commercial bone in their body, a wild amalgamation of bluesy, R&B inspired prog rock, with pastoral leanings and a strong improvisational bent". The reviewer described the album as "stunning", and "an awe-inspiring set, a jazz-rock-folk-blues fusion that trod down virtually unexplored musical avenues. But even for the time, the album was just too adventurous, with poor sales leading to Heaven's demise."[3] Despite critical acclaim the record failed to sell, and the band split up soon afterwards.[1]

Later activities edit

Singer Terry Scott Jr. formed a third version of Heaven which toured in Europe, then signed a contract as a solo singer with CBS in France. He released several singles in France in the 1970s and a solo album, Survivor, in 1979.[7] He continues to perform with his band in Normandy.[1]

After the original Heaven split up, Mick Cooper continued to play in local bands.[1] Lead guitarist Andy Scarisbrick was in several local bands, including Alice and country rock outfit Panama Red, eventually relocating to Bristol in the mid 70s and joining the Overlanders of 'Michelle' fame. He later moved to London and was a founder member of the Mental Health Act. He died in Islington, North London in 2006. Guitarist and songwriter Eddie Harnett also played in various local bands before emigrating to the US where he died in 2011.[8] Barry Paul was later a member of the Heavy Metal Kids, then joined Savoy Brown in the early 1980s and later ran a recording studio in Los Angeles. John Gordon went on to play with Highway, and then with Alan Price, Bill Haley, and Joe Brown. He currently works with Bernie Marsden and various gigging bands around London. The other members worked outside the music business. Brian Kemp died in 1992 following a road accident; subsequently Cooper, Holloway, Scarisbrick, Glover, and Somerville reunited as Heaven for a one-off tribute performance.[1]

Brass Rock 1 was reissued on CD by Cherry Red Records in 2008.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Mick Cooper, Heaven - The first group. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  2. ^ British Music Archive: Heaven. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  3. ^ a b c Review by Jo-Ann Greene at Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  4. ^ a b Cherry Red Records, Brass Rock 1, liner notes 29 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  5. ^ Brass Rock 1 at Discogs. Retrieved 6 November 2013
  6. ^ Rock On TV: Disco 2 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 November 2013
  7. ^ Terry Scott Jr. at Discogs.com
  8. ^ Eddie Harnett page. Retrieved 6 November 2013

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Heaven were a British jazz influenced rock band from Portsmouth who appeared at the Isle of Wight Festivals in 1969 and 1970 when managed by festival compere Rikki Farr The band released one album in 1971 before splitting up History editThe band was formed in 1968 by Brian Kemp bass guitar banjo vocals b 1945 d September 25 1992 Oueen Alexandra Hospital Cosham Hampshire England Andy Scarisbrick lead guitar vocals b 1951 now deceased Ray Ollie Holloway tenor saxophone flute b 1947 Dave Gautrey trumpet flugelhorn b 1945 Ray King baritone amp tenor saxophone clarinet penny whistle vocals b 1946 Mick Cooper piano organ b 1945 and Malcolm Nobby Glover drums b 1948 d February 5 2018 Several members had previously played in a soul band the Universal Trash Band They stated their influences to be West Coast bands such as Love and Moby Grape and after performing on the opening free day of the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival they recorded unissued tracks in the Spark Records studio below Southern Music in Denmark Street London 1 2 The original band split up in early 1970 However King Gautrey and Glover then reconstituted Heaven with new members Terry Scott Jr vocals b 1949 Southampton Hampshire England Barry Paul lead guitar and John Gordon bass who had all previously been in another band Paper Farr took over as manager and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix Leonard Cohen Free Donovan Jethro Tull Pentangle and The Moody Blues By that time Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett lead guitar and the band added Dave Horler keyboards trombone Butch Hudson trumpet flugelhorn and Derek Somerville saxophone flute trombone giving the band a much more brass oriented sound that was sometimes compared to Chicago and Blood Sweat amp Tears 3 They were immediately offered a recording contract by CBS Records and recorded their only album Brass Rock 1 a double album with a lavish gatefold sleeve which appeared in 1971 1 4 5 Most of the tracks were written by Eddie Harnett 3 The band also appeared in the final edition of the BBC 2 music show Disco 2 in July 1971 6 The band is described at Allmusic as progressive with nary a commercial bone in their body a wild amalgamation of bluesy R amp B inspired prog rock with pastoral leanings and a strong improvisational bent The reviewer described the album as stunning and an awe inspiring set a jazz rock folk blues fusion that trod down virtually unexplored musical avenues But even for the time the album was just too adventurous with poor sales leading to Heaven s demise 3 Despite critical acclaim the record failed to sell and the band split up soon afterwards 1 Later activities editSinger Terry Scott Jr formed a third version of Heaven which toured in Europe then signed a contract as a solo singer with CBS in France He released several singles in France in the 1970s and a solo album Survivor in 1979 7 He continues to perform with his band in Normandy 1 After the original Heaven split up Mick Cooper continued to play in local bands 1 Lead guitarist Andy Scarisbrick was in several local bands including Alice and country rock outfit Panama Red eventually relocating to Bristol in the mid 70s and joining the Overlanders of Michelle fame He later moved to London and was a founder member of the Mental Health Act He died in Islington North London in 2006 Guitarist and songwriter Eddie Harnett also played in various local bands before emigrating to the US where he died in 2011 8 Barry Paul was later a member of the Heavy Metal Kids then joined Savoy Brown in the early 1980s and later ran a recording studio in Los Angeles John Gordon went on to play with Highway and then with Alan Price Bill Haley and Joe Brown He currently works with Bernie Marsden and various gigging bands around London The other members worked outside the music business Brian Kemp died in 1992 following a road accident subsequently Cooper Holloway Scarisbrick Glover and Somerville reunited as Heaven for a one off tribute performance 1 Brass Rock 1 was reissued on CD by Cherry Red Records in 2008 4 References edit a b c d e f Mick Cooper Heaven The first group Retrieved 6 November 2013 British Music Archive Heaven Retrieved 6 November 2013 a b c Review by Jo Ann Greene at Allmusic com Retrieved 6 November 2013 a b Cherry Red Records Brass Rock 1 liner notes Archived 29 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 November 2013 Brass Rock 1 at Discogs Retrieved 6 November 2013 Rock On TV Disco 2 Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 November 2013 Terry Scott Jr at Discogs com Eddie Harnett page Retrieved 6 November 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heaven British band amp oldid 1100740998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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