First of the Big Bands

First of the Big Bands is a studio album by Tony Ashton of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, released in April 1974 by Purple Records in the UK and Europe and Warner Bros. Records in the US. The project was Ashton's and Lord's brainchild and continuation of their working relationship after Ashton Gardner & Dyke helped out on Jon Lord's soundtrack album The Last Rebel from 1971. Stylistically, First of the Big Bands was the precursor to Paice Ashton Lord's Malice in Wonderland album from 1977.

First of the Big Bands resulted in just two live performances, one of which was for the BBC. This was issued in 1993 as First of the Big Bands - BBC Live in Concert 1974.

In November 2010 a remastered edition of the album was released by Purple Records. It contains two bonus tracks â€“ the single b-side "Sloeback" and an alternative version of "Down Side Upside Down".

Track listing

No.	Title	Recording Date and Studio	Length
1.	"We're Gonna Make It"	November 17th 1971, Apple Studios	3.52
2.	"Downside Upside Down"	October 31st 1972, De Lane Lea/March 1973, Island	4.01
3.	"Band of the Salvation Army Band" (incl. Bringing In the Sheaves)	Autumn 1973, Air Studios	3.55
4.	"Silly Boy"	August 29th 1973, Air Studios	3.23
5.	"Surrender Me"	1972	3.55
6.	"Celebration"	November 18th 1971, Air Studios	4:27
7.	"I Been Lonely"		3.52
8.	"Shut Up"	November 1972, De Lane Lea	3.55
9.	"Ballad of Mr. Giver" (Featuring a reprise of "Celebration")	November 1972, De Lane Lea/March 1973, Island	6.09

Production notes

All songs written by Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, except "Surrender Me" and "I Been Lonely" written by Tony Ashton
Recorded at Air and Apple Studios, London
Engineered by Martin Birch, Geoffrey Emerick, Alan Harris, John Middleton, John Mills and Bill Price
Produced by Tony Ashton and Jon Lord

Personnel

Tony Ashton - Hammond organ, piano, vocals
Jon Lord - Hammond organ, piano
Carmine Appice - Drums
Cozy Powell - Drums
Terry Cox - Drums
Ian Paice - Drums
Frank Ricotti - Percussion, vibraphone
Jim Cregan - Guitar
Jerry Donahue - Guitar
Peter Frampton - Guitar
Pat Donaldson - Bass guitar
Dave Caswell - Trumpet
Mike Davis - Trumpet
John Mumford - Trombone
Dick Parry - Saxophone
Howie Casey - Saxophone
Madeline Bell - Backup vocals
Tony Ferguson - Backup vocals
Jimmy Helms - Backup vocals
Kenny Rowe - Backup vocals
Graham White - Backup vocals
Jo Ann Williams - Backup vocals
Roger Willis - Backup vocals

Jon Lord

Studio albums	Gemini Suite (1972) First of the Big Bands (1974) Windows (1974) Sarabande (1976) Before I Forget (1982) Pictured Within (1998) Beyond the Notes (2004) Boom of the Tingling Strings (2008) To Notice Such Things (2010)

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