Wynder K. Frog

Wynder K. Frog was a jazz/blues music group arranged in 1967 by key pad participant Mick Weaver. The account of the group — that was billed as Wynder K. Frogg in another of its first London gigs (starting for the after that newly-formed Visitors) — was relatively fluid, specifically in the first component of its background, and their documenting background is a lot more confusing, due to the type of their initial album, Sunlight Super Frog. Aside from being among the rarer long-players through the Island Information catalog of 1967, the last mentioned record was essentially Mick Weaver using several uncredited session music artists (from NY, believe it or not) beneath the general guidance of manufacturer Jimmy Miller. The group’s most well-known incarnation arrived a little afterwards, coalescing around ex-Bluesology guitarist Neil Hubbard, Alan Spenner on bass, saxophonist Chris Mercer (previously of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers), Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah on percussion, and Bruce Rowland in the drums. Weaver’s Hammond B-3 body organ was central with their audio, however, and the first choice acknowledged himself with the non-public alias “Wynder K. Frog.” This lineup impressed viewers and critics as well, and surely got to record an LP, From the Frying Skillet (1968), co-produced by Miller and Gus Dudgeon. That record presented them covering founded compositions which range from “Alexander’s Ragtime Music group” to “Jumpin’ Jack port Flash,” and a couple of Mick Weaver items. They got a good amount of see for his or her pounding rendition of “Green Door,” and their instrumental edition of “Jumpin’ Jack port Adobe flash” also accomplished considerable cult recognition as an individual. And their single-only launch of “I’m a guy” has demonstrated enduringly popular aswell. Like a large amount of jazz/blues cross sets of the period, Wynder K. Frog could actually achieve serious acknowledgement in London, but had been operating against a musical tide from America that was relocating the path of arena rock and roll and big-scale, high-volume noises with that they could by no means compete, at least using their make of music. The traditional lineup began to break up in past due 1968, however, not before Shawn Phillips arrived aboard on acoustic guitar and vocals for a while. Spenner continued to become a part of Joe Cocker’s Grease Music group along with Rowland, both in that capability playing a protracted tour of america, culminating using the Woodstock event in August of 1969, plus they and Neil Hubbard had been subsequently the primary from the reorganized, free-standing Grease Music group. Meanwhile, following dissolution of Wynder K. Frog, Weaver and his record label released the posthumous record Into the Fireplace (1969). The group’s popularity was mostly restricted towards the London music community, although reality that they held arriving in accounts from the Grease Band’s and Joe Cocker’s background probably provided them more worldwide publicity, at least as an object of interest, than their music ever do at that time. Amongst their three LPs, From the Frying Skillet continues to be re-released on Compact disc.