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Tonton Macoute - Flying South in
Winter, taken off their
self-titled debut, and only,
album, released in 1971. Tonton
Macoute were one of the best bands
to be released on RCA's sadly
shortlived progressive Neon label,
alongside the likes of Spring,
Indian Summer and Dando Shaft, all
of who's albums are quite
collectable today. Musically in
the progressive jazz/rock genre,
Tonton Macoute's roots go back to
1968 when drummer Nigel Reveler
and vocalist/keyboard player Paul
French answered a "musicians
wanted" advert in Melody Maker.
They joined up with
guitarist/bassist Chris Gavin and
woodwind player Dave Knowles and
were initially signed to Vertigo
Records, but relocated to RCA when
most of Vertigo's staff members
moved to RCA. Their excellent
debut album was released shortly
afterwards ( in May of 1971), but
the band folded a while later, as
did the Neon label. Tonton Macoute
were one of the finest examples of
British jazz/rock, and it's a
shame that they didn't go any
further. Paul French went on to
feature with Voyager in the late
seventies/early eighties.
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