Progress (Michael Giles album)
Progress is a solo album recorded by original King Crimson drummer Michael Giles. It was recorded in 1978, but unreleased until 2002.
Overview
The album was recorded in the 70s in Giles home studio after he and former King Crimson keyboardist and woodwind player Ian McDonald recorded their 1970 collaborative album McDonald and Giles. It was released in 2002, 24 years after being completed. It was only released on CD, with no vinyl or digital release.The album features extensive contributions from Caravan multi-instrumentalist Geoffrey Richardson, who plays guitar, viola, flute, and fretless bass. The album also features Giles, Giles and Fripp alumni and Giles' brother, Peter Giles, who plays bass guitar on most tracks. With the exception of track 6, John G. Perry played bass on some of the remaining songs. Keyboards were played by Giles, Canterbury-based keyboardist Dave MacRae and Strawbs keyboardist John Mealing
Giles handles vocals & voices on 4 of the 12 tracks on the album with 6 of the tracks being instrumentals and the other 2 tracks feature voices by folk singer Catherine Howe. The album features a small brass section on two tracks which was arranged by Derek Wadsworth and features the alto sax, trumpet, flugelhorn and trombone.
Track listing
All words and music composed, recorded and produced by Michael Giles.Personnel
Per DiscogsMusicians
- Michael Giles – drums, percussion, keyboards, piano, electric piano, clavinet, vocals & voices, "naive guitar"
- Geoffrey Richardson – guitar, flute, viola, voice, fretless bass
- Dave MacRae – piano solo, electric piano, Hammond organ
- John Mealing – electric piano solo, electric piano, piano
- Peter Giles – bass guitar
- John G. Perry – bass guitar, voice
- Catherine Howe – voice
- Ray Warleigh – alto saxophone
- Martin Drover – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Pete Thoms – trombone
- Michael Blakesley – trombone
- Colin Bryant – clarinet
- Jimmy Hastings – tenor saxophone
Production
- Derek Wadsworth – brass arranger
- Rob Ayling – coordination
- Hugh O'Donnell – design
- Michael Giles – liner notes, photograph
- Simon Heyworth – Mastering at HDCD mastering
- William Giles – painting
- David K. Wells – photograph
- Hugh Padgham – post production