Mike Elliott is a saxophonist who was born in Jamaica on 6 August 1929. He played on ska recordings in the early 1960s and on pop and soul music hits in the late 1960s. He is best known as a co-founding member of the British band The Foundations, and played on their hit singles "Baby, Now That I've Found You" and "Build Me Up Buttercup".
Elliott was a member of Rico's Combo who were a house / studio band led by Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez. Besides Rodriguez on Trombone and Elliott on saxophone, the band included another saxophonist Lovett Brown and Jackie Edwards on piano etc. They played on early 1960s Jamaican Ska recordings issued on the Planetone label such as "Hitch & Scramble" (recorded in 1962).
He had also recorded a handful of records under his own name, two of them on the Planetone label in 1963. These two Planetone singles were shared with other artists. His recording "This Love of Mine" appeared on the flip side of Terry Moon's "Moon Man" and it would actually appear again later appear on the Carnival label in 1964 as the flip side to Young Satchmo's "Things Are Getting Better".
By 1967 he was a member of the multi-racial English soul group The Foundations who had million selling hits with "Baby, Now That I've Found You" and "Build Me Up Buttercup" etc. At 38 years of age he was the oldest member of the group and was nearly 20 years older than the youngest member of the group 18-year-old Tim Harris. He was part of their three-man brass section playing Tenor Sax alongside fellow Jamaican tenor saxophonist and flautist Pat Burke and Dominican trombonist Eric Allandale.[3] He played on their first three hit singles, "Baby, Now That I've Found You", "Back on My Feet Again" and "Any Old Time (You're Lonely And Sad)". He also played on their PYE debut album "From The Foundations", a live album "Rocking The Foundations" and on three Foundations tracks at a John Peel session in January 1968.[4]
In 1968 The Foundations were experiencing some problems within their group as well as problems with their songwriter and producer Tony Macaulay who wouldn't allow them to record their own compositions. Around that time the band had recorded a track called "It's All Right", a live favourite of theirs and quite possibly the last Foundations recording he played on. He left around the same time as the Foundations lead singer Clem Curtis, who left to pursue a solo career.[2] Some sources say that Elliott's departure signalled the internal dissatisfaction.[1] He wasn't replaced.[5]
1970s
In 1972 Elliott had a Reggae styled single, "Milk & Honey" released on the Ackee record label. The flip-side was "Burst A Shirt" which is credited to Mike Elliot With Harvey And Errol.[6] "Milk And Honey" would turn up as the flip side of Junior English's "One And Only" which was produced by Lord Koos.[7]
It is also rumored that Elliott had some involvement with another Reggae single released on Supreme SUP 225 by Eugene And Burst and backed with a track by Denzil And Burst. The songs were "Let It Fall" on side 1 and "Can't Change" on side 2. This was released on the label in 1971. The Denzil on this recording is Denzil Dennis.[8] Elliott along with Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton and Sonny Burke had previously recorded with Denzil Dennis.
Discography
Singles
Terry Moon – "Moon Man" / Mike Elliot – "This Love of Mine" – Planetone RC11, 1963
Basil John – "Drink And Drive" /Mike Elliott – "J.K. Shuffle" – Planetone RC12, 1963
Mike Elliott – "This Love of Mine" / Young Satchmo – "Things Are Getting Better" – Carnival CV 7008, 1964
Mike Elliott – "Milk & Honey" / Mike Elliott & Errol – "Burst A Shirt" – Ackee ACK151, 1972
Junior English – "One And Only Lover" / Mike Elliott – "Milk & Honey" – Gee's Records GE45-1053[9]
Compilation
"This Love of Mine" appears on the various artists compilation – The Ska's The Limit – Carnival CX 1000[10]
"Milk And Honey" appears on a Various Artists album – Slim Smith – The Memory of Slim Smith – Lord Koos Records KLP 1[11]
References
^ abNME NME Artists The Foundations 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ abDopson, Roger. Baby Now That I've Found You, Sequel Records NEECD 300 (1st ed.). UK: Sequel Records.
^NME NME Artists, The Foundations 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^"BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 08/01/1968 The Foundations". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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For other people named Mike Elliott see Mike Elliott disambiguation Mike Elliott is a saxophonist who was born in Jamaica on 6 August 1929 He played on ska recordings in the early 1960s and on pop and soul music hits in the late 1960s He is best known as a co founding member of the British band The Foundations and played on their hit singles Baby Now That I ve Found You and Build Me Up Buttercup Mike ElliottBorn 1929 08 06 6 August 1929 age 93 JamaicaGenresPop soul jazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s SaxophoneYears active1960s 1970sLabelsAckee Carrival Planetone Pye Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early 1960s 1 2 Mid to late 1960s 1 3 1970s 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Compilation 3 ReferencesBiography EditEarly 1960s Edit Elliott was a member of Rico s Combo who were a house studio band led by Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez Besides Rodriguez on Trombone and Elliott on saxophone the band included another saxophonist Lovett Brown and Jackie Edwards on piano etc They played on early 1960s Jamaican Ska recordings issued on the Planetone label such as Hitch amp Scramble recorded in 1962 He had also recorded a handful of records under his own name two of them on the Planetone label in 1963 These two Planetone singles were shared with other artists His recording This Love of Mine appeared on the flip side of Terry Moon s Moon Man and it would actually appear again later appear on the Carnival label in 1964 as the flip side to Young Satchmo s Things Are Getting Better He had also been a member of The Cabin Boys led by Colin Hicks the brother of British rock n roll singer Tommy Steele 1 and had played with jazz saxophonists Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott 2 Mid to late 1960s Edit By 1967 he was a member of the multi racial English soul group The Foundations who had million selling hits with Baby Now That I ve Found You and Build Me Up Buttercup etc At 38 years of age he was the oldest member of the group and was nearly 20 years older than the youngest member of the group 18 year old Tim Harris He was part of their three man brass section playing Tenor Sax alongside fellow Jamaican tenor saxophonist and flautist Pat Burke and Dominican trombonist Eric Allandale 3 He played on their first three hit singles Baby Now That I ve Found You Back on My Feet Again and Any Old Time You re Lonely And Sad He also played on their PYE debut album From The Foundations a live album Rocking The Foundations and on three Foundations tracks at a John Peel session in January 1968 4 In 1968 The Foundations were experiencing some problems within their group as well as problems with their songwriter and producer Tony Macaulay who wouldn t allow them to record their own compositions Around that time the band had recorded a track called It s All Right a live favourite of theirs and quite possibly the last Foundations recording he played on He left around the same time as the Foundations lead singer Clem Curtis who left to pursue a solo career 2 Some sources say that Elliott s departure signalled the internal dissatisfaction 1 He wasn t replaced 5 1970s Edit In 1972 Elliott had a Reggae styled single Milk amp Honey released on the Ackee record label The flip side was Burst A Shirt which is credited to Mike Elliot With Harvey And Errol 6 Milk And Honey would turn up as the flip side of Junior English s One And Only which was produced by Lord Koos 7 It is also rumored that Elliott had some involvement with another Reggae single released on Supreme SUP 225 by Eugene And Burst and backed with a track by Denzil And Burst The songs were Let It Fall on side 1 and Can t Change on side 2 This was released on the label in 1971 The Denzil on this recording is Denzil Dennis 8 Elliott along with Eddie Tan Tan Thornton and Sonny Burke had previously recorded with Denzil Dennis Discography EditSingles Edit Terry Moon Moon Man Mike Elliot This Love of Mine Planetone RC11 1963 Basil John Drink And Drive Mike Elliott J K Shuffle Planetone RC12 1963 Mike Elliott This Love of Mine Young Satchmo Things Are Getting Better Carnival CV 7008 1964 Mike Elliott Milk amp Honey Mike Elliott amp Errol Burst A Shirt Ackee ACK151 1972 Junior English One And Only Lover Mike Elliott Milk amp Honey Gee s Records GE45 1053 9 Compilation Edit This Love of Mine appears on the various artists compilation The Ska s The Limit Carnival CX 1000 10 Milk And Honey appears on a Various Artists album Slim Smith The Memory of Slim Smith Lord Koos Records KLP 1 11 References Edit a b NME NME Artists The Foundations Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine a b Dopson Roger Baby Now That I ve Found You Sequel Records NEECD 300 1st ed UK Sequel Records NME NME Artists The Foundations Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine BBC Radio 1 Keeping It Peel 08 01 1968 The Foundations Bbc co uk Retrieved 8 August 2020 AllMusic The Foundations Biography 45 Cat Artist Mike Elliot Milk And Honey Deadly Dragon Sound System Junior English My One and Only Lover Discogs Denzil Dennis Collectors Frenzy Junior English One And Only Lover Mike Elliot Milk Honey 7 Discogs Various The Ska s The Limit Tapirs LORD KOOS ALBUMS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Elliott saxophonist amp oldid 1037342371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
