Mark Almond Band

Mellow jazz/folk/blues blend from this early '70s British band.

Mark-Almond I (1970 - 1971)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals - b. Cornwall, England; formerly with Marianne Faithfull's band, Alun Davies (later guitarist with Cat Stevens), Sweet Thursday (with Nicky Hopkins, Brian Odgers, and Harvey Burns), and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute - b. July 20, 1946, Enfield, England; formerly with Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, the Alan Price Set, Johnny Almond's Music Machine, and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards/flute/percussion/guitar/vocals - b. Sheffield, England; formerly with Joe Cocker's band, Juicy Lucy, and Aynsley Dunbar.
  • Rodger Sutton - bass/percussion/vocals - b. England; formerly with Jody Grind.
Album:
  1. "Mark-Almond" (1971)

Mark-Almond II (1971 - 1972)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards/flute/percussion/guitar/vocals
  • Roger Sutton - bass/percussion/vocals
  • Dannie Richmond - drums/percussion/vocals - formerly with Charles Mingus.
Album:
  1. "Mark-Almond II" (1972)

Mark-Almond III (1972 - 1973)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards/flute/percussion/guitar/vocals
  • Roger Sutton - bass/percussion/vocals
  • Dannie Richmond - drums/percussion/vocals
  • Ken Craddock - keyboards
  • Colin Gibson - bass
Album:
  1. "Rising" (1972)

Mark-Almond IV (1971 - 1972)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute
  • Tommy Eyre - keyboards/flute/percussion/guitar/vocals
  • Roger Sutton - bass/percussion/vocals
  • Dannie Richmond - drums/percussion/vocals
Album:
  1. "Mark-Almond 73" (1973)

Mark-Almond V (1973)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute
  • Dannie Richmond - drums/percussion/vocals
  • Geoff Condon - horns
  • Alun Davies - guitar
  • Wolfgang Melz - bass
  • Bobby Torres - percussion
Group disbands.  Alun Davies later joins Cat Stevens.

Mark-Almond VI (1975 - 1978) (reformed)
  • Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.
  • Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute
Album:
  1. "To the Heart" (1976)
  2. "Other People's Rooms" (1978)
  3. "Last & Live" (1994)
  4. "Nightmusic" (1996)

Compilations:
  1. "The Best of Mark-Almond" (1991)

Jon Mark solo:
  1. "Songs for a Friend" (1975)

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Last Revised: September 7, 1998