Lucifer's Friend
Banquet (CD)
FormatCDLabelRepertoire RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Banquet was the fourth album by the legendary German rock band, fronted by British singer John Lawton. This album featured the band temper their usual hard rock style with a Santana-esque jazz-fusion edge, with help from a full brass section. Rated their most progressive album by fans. Five lengthy band-penned tracks, with standout opening pirate-themed 'Spanish Galleon' and the string-enhanced ballad 'Sorrow'.
Format
Originally released in 1974 as Vertigo 6360 618.
Recorded + mixed at Studio Maschen in January + June 1974.
Release notes
Originally released in 1974 as Vertigo 6360 618. Recorded + mixed at Studio Maschen in January + June 1974.
| 1 | Spanish Galleon | 11:50 | |
| 2 | Thus Spoke Oberon | 6:44 | |
| 3 | High Flying Lady-Goodbye | 3:40 | |
| 4 | Sorrow | 11:36 | |
| 5 | Dirty Old Town | 4:46 |
- Herb Geller
- Alto Saxophone
- Lucifer's Friend
- Arranged By, Producer
- Peter Hecht
- Arranged By [String + Brass], Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]
- Karl-Herrmann Lüer
- Baritone Saxophone
- Dieter Horns
- Bass, Backing Vocals
- Wilfried Schoberanzky
- Bassoon
- Kurt Donocik
- Cello [Violincello]
- Luigi Schaufuß
- Cello [Violincello]
- Walter Hillinghaus
- Cello [Violincello]
- Dave Brian
- Choir
- Elvira Herbert
- Choir
- Sheila McKinley
- Choir
- Herbert Bornhold
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Volker Heintzen
- Engineer
- Heinz Alves
- English Horn
- Klaus Holle
- Flute
- Rolf Lind
- French Horn
- Peter Hesslein
- Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Twelve-String Guitar
- Mark Brennan
- Liner Notes
- Franz Behle
- Oboe
- S.F.B. Dietrich
- Photography By
- Stefan v. Dobrzynski
- Tenor Saxophone
- Günter Fulisch
- Trombone
- Heinz Reese
- Trombone
- Waldemar Erbe
- Trombone
- Wolfgang Ahlers
- Trombone
- Bob Lanese
- Trumpet
- Heinz Habermann
- Trumpet
- Manfred Moch
- Trumpet
- Bruno Korzuschek
- Viola
- Günter Grünig
- Viola
- Werner Knupke
- Viola
- Fritz Köhnsen
- Violin
- Günter Klein
- Violin
- Günther Zander
- Violin
- Heinz Donocik
- Violin
- Helmut Jochens
- Violin
- Helmut Rahn
- Violin
- Ingeborg Kaufmann
- Violin
- Otto Kaufmann
- Violin
- Reinhold Gabriel
- Violin
- Senia Daschewski
- Violin
- John Lawton
- Vocals
