Hello Old Friends: John Payne and Randy Roos

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:15:29 GMT  <== Entertainment ==> 

In the late seventies, I bought three of John Payne's albums and the first solo album, Mistral by Randy Roos. On vinyl, of course. My turntable broke many years ago, so I haven't heard them in 10 or 20 years. They've crossed my mind multiple times since I started using my computer as my main music source. I've done Google searches, but never found anything until today. I found YouTube videos for two thirds of the tracks on the three John Payne albums, and I found a limited edition CD reissue of Mistral from Laser's Edge. I downloaded and converted to audio the YouTube videos, listed below, and expect the CD in a week or less (shipping from New Jersey). Yay!

These were some of my first fusion jazz albums. I bought a lot more fusion in the early eighties, and learned that for most of it, the first two plays through an album were glorious, and then it was done, no longer interesting. Not so John Payne and Randy Roos. They've stayed in my memory for nearly 40 years. Glad to get reacquainted with these old friends.

If you know where I can find the missing tracks (no link) from the John Payne albums below, or, even better, a CD, please let me know.

The John Payne Band - Bedtime Stories (1975)

  1. Snow
  2. Fancy Free
  3. Song For Love
  4. African Brother
  5. Scenes From A Journey
  6. Thelonious Funk
  7. Rush

The John Payne - Louis Levin Band (1977)

  1. Before the Dawn
  2. Lonely Space Person
  3. Touchdown Café
  4. Nueva Campaña
  5. Night Set / Tower Road
  6. Dreams / Zone 9
  7. Freefalling
  8. Woman in the Shadow

The John Payne Band - The Razor's Edge (1979)

  1. Lolita
  2. Sounds From The Sea's Edge
  3. Himiola
  4. Ariadne
  5. The Razor's Edge
  6. New Spaces
  7. Electric Lush
  8. Past Days
  9. Reaching

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