Affinity Coffret

Description

A new box set of four extended and remastered CDs by the legendary progressive rock/jazz group Affinity. The origins of the band date back to 1965 at the University of Sussex in Brighton when Lynton Naiff (keyboards), Grant Serpell (drums), and Nick Nicholas (double bass) formed the US Jazz Trio to perform at university events and local concerts. When Serpell graduated a year later, he was replaced by Mo Foster, who had previously played bass guitar in his school band but had now switched to drums. In 1968, Naiff, Serpell, and Foster recruited Mike Jopp on guitar and the exceptional singer Linda Hoyle for ex Affinity. The band made their live debut in October 1968 and quickly appeared on the BBC radio show Jazz Club. The legendary saxophonist and club owner Ronnie Scott heard a recording of this performance and subsequently agreed to manage them and give them regular bookings at his world-renowned jazz club. Affinity quickly began to attract significant media attention and signed with the new label Vertigo in 1969. Their self-titled debut album, produced by John Anthony, was released in 1970. Thanks to outstanding tracks such as "Three Sisters," "Night Flight," and imaginative covers of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" and Alan Hull's "I Am And So Are You" (with a brass arrangement by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin), Affinity received excellent reviews, with the Sunday Times praising the playing of organist Lynton Naiff and singer Linda Hoyle.