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Following an inauspicious first release for Island, John Martyn's unique brand of acoustic music began to take some sort of shape with the Al Stewart-produced The Tumbler. Martyn, whose debut was a solo acoustic offering, here employs a second guitar, bass and, most notably, jazz flautist Harold McNair to create his blend of folk, blues and jazz. While his songs show only marginal development from London Conversation, it's his arrangements and, especially, vocals which are the real differences, each becoming increasingly more idiosyncratic. Although nowhere near the caliber of his later recordings, The Tumbler is an important step in Martyn's varied career.
© Brett Hartenbach /TiVo
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John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist - Jelly Roll Morton, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Martyn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Stewart, Producer
℗ 1968 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Following an inauspicious first release for Island, John Martyn's unique brand of acoustic music began to take some sort of shape with the Al Stewart-produced The Tumbler. Martyn, whose debut was a solo acoustic offering, here employs a second guitar, bass and, most notably, jazz flautist Harold McNair to create his blend of folk, blues and jazz. While his songs show only marginal development from London Conversation, it's his arrangements and, especially, vocals which are the real differences, each becoming increasingly more idiosyncratic. Although nowhere near the caliber of his later recordings, The Tumbler is an important step in Martyn's varied career.
© Brett Hartenbach /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:00
- Main artists: John Martyn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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