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The Tumbler

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Released
  
October 1968

Label
  
Island

Genre
  
Folk musicFolk rock

Producer
  
Al Stewart

Recorded
  
11 July 1968Regent Sound, Denmark Street, London

The Tumbler(1968)
  
Stormbringer!(with Beverley Martyn, 1970)

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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

  1. "Sing A Song of Summer" – 2:22
  2. "The River" – 2:59
  3. "Goin' Down to Memphis" – 3:12
  4. "The Gardeners" (Bill Lyons) – 3:15
  5. "A Day at the Sea" – 2:35
  6. "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) – 2:37
  7. "Dusty" – 3:07
  8. "Hello Train" – 2:36
  9. "Winding Boy" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 2:22
  10. "Fly on Home" (Martyn, Paul Wheeler) – 2:33
  11. "Knuckledy Crunch and Slippledee-slee Song" – 2:55
  12. "Seven Black Roses" – 4:02

Personnel

  • John Martyn – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Harold McNair – flute
  • David Moses – double bass
  • Paul Wheeler – guitar

    • References

    The Tumbler Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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