"Dogface," "Deep Water" and "Steam Radio Tapes" collects the work of noted sax player and session man from decades past Gary Windo,
whose credits include a long line of the great and the good, not least
Nick Mason and Robert Wyatt. Inevitably filled with jazz chops and the
atmosphere of smoky late-night bars, the music (mostly instrumental,
though with vocal inclusions) evokes in particular the world of
Canterbury bands and the 'seventies jazz fusion scene. "Steam Radio
Tapes" has an astonishing guest list - Mason and Wyatt, plus Julie
Driscoll, and others. The story here is that Nick Mason wanted to test
the new Floyd studios, so he asked Windo to make an album there, ending
up playing all the drums. The music is jazzy and funky. "Deep Water" is a
different kettle of jazz fish - more of an eighties production, the
cuts not so inspired, with the exception of the violin-enhanced
'Breakfast In Bed.' "Dogface" is by far the best of the trio, with
energy to spare. A live feel pervades the whole album, though this is
studio work. Great stuff.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT GONZO:
 | Steam Radio Tapes CD - £9.99 |
 | Dog Face CD - £9.99 |
 | Deep Water CD - £9.99 |
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