Pentangle - Basket Of Light (+4 Bonus Tracks)

Artist:

Pentangle

See Also:

Beatles (The) Thompson, Danny Jansch, Bert Hardin, Tim Renbourn, John

Description:

Pentangle: Jacqui McShee (vocals); Bert Jansch (guitar, banjo, background vocals); John Renbourn (guitar, sitar, background vocals); Terry Cox (glockenspiel, drums, cymbals, percussion); Danny Thompson (acoustic bass).
Recorded at IBS Studios, London, England in 1969. Includes liner notes by Laurence Aston.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
CD contains 4 bonus tracks.
Though they had fellow British folk-rockers like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span for company, Pentangle explored a musical world of their own design. Their all-acoustic sound combined traditional British folk with jazz, rock and Indian music, much as American groups like the Airplane and the Dead were mating their roots with other influences. BASKET OF LIGHT is perhaps the finest of Pentangle`s excellent early recordings.
As always, the focal point is crystal-voiced singer Jacqui McShee, capable of giving peer Sandy Denny a run for her money. Master guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn`s interplay is magical throughout, and when they take to banjo and sitar respectively on "House Carpenter," they sound equally at home. Much of the jazz feel is provided by eminently swinging bassist Danny Thompson (the only man capable of making "Sally Go Round the Roses" groove) and loose-limbed drummer Terry Cox. Whether contributing jazzy rhythmic punctuation or delicate glockenspiel ("Once I Had a Sweetheart"), Cox is a gem. BASKET OF LIGHT belongs right alongside LIEGE AND LEIF and PLEASE TO SEE THE KING.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Light Flight - Theme From Take Three Girls
2. Once I Had a Sweetheart
3. Springtime Promises
4. Lyke-Wake Dirge
5. Train Song
6. Hunting Song
7. Sally Go Round the Roses
8. Cuckoo
9. House Carpenter / Salley Go Round the Roses
10. Sally Go Round the Roses
11. Cold Mountain
12. I Saw an Angel

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

British Folk Rock

Label:

Sanctuary (USA)

Catalog Number:

CMRCD207

Original Release Year:

1969

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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