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ALMOND, John

(b 20 July '46, Enfield, Middlesex, England) Reeds, keyboards, vibes. Played with John Mayall '69; own LP Hollywood Blues made in Hollywood '69: group called Johnny Almond and the Music Machine was lucky to incl. Curtis Amy and Joe Pass (Music Machine Patent Pending '69). Teamed with guitarist Jon Mark: the Mark Almond Band made lightweight vocal jazz-rock LPs '70s, anticipating new ege music first on Harvest/ Blue Thumb, then Rising and Mark Almond 73 on Nova and other labels (Rising on Columbia USA), To The Heart '76 on ABC, Other People's Rooms '78 on Horizon/A&M, Tuesday In New York '80 on Line.