| Relationships | Original members (1968-1970):
Brian Kemp - founder, bass guitar, banjo, vocals,
Andy Scarisbrick - guitar, vocals,
Ray 'Ollie' Holloway - saxophone, flute,
Dave Gautrey - trumpet, flugelhorn,
Ray King - saxophone, clarinet, penny whistle, vocals,
Mick Cooper - piano, organ
Malcolm 'Nobby' Glover - drums
Members (1970-1971):
King, Gautrey, Glover,
Terry Scott Jr - vocals,
Barry Paul - guitar (quickly replaced by Eddie Harnett)
John Gordon - bass,
Dave Horler - keyboards, trombone,
Butch Hudson - trumpet, flugelhorn,
Derek Somerville - saxophone, flute, trombone |
| Biography | Heaven were a British jazz-influenced rock band from Portsmouth who appeared at the Isle of Wight Festivals in 1969 and 1970, when managed by festival compere Rikki Farr. The band released one album in 1971 before splitting up.
The band is described at Allmusic as "progressive with nary a commercial bone in their body, a wild amalgamation of bluesy, R&B inspired prog rock, with pastoral leanings and a strong improvisational bent". The reviewer described the album as "stunning", and "an awe-inspiring set, a jazz-rock-folk-blues fusion that trod down virtually unexplored musical avenues. But even for the time, the album was just too adventurous, with poor sales leading to Heaven's demise." Despite critical acclaim the record failed to sell, and the band split up soon afterwards.
Singer Terry Scott Jr. formed a third version of Heaven which toured in Europe, then signed a contract as a solo singer with CBS in France. He released several singles in France in the 1970s and a solo album, Survivor, in 1979. He continues to perform with his band in Normandy. |