The Pillory

Jasun Martz - The Pillory

This was found somewhere on the interweb tubes about a couple of years ago and thought I would bring this to your attention. The title track is Jasun Martz's signature piece and notably Martz is not prolific having only very few pieces of music to his credit. He focuses more on painting and scuplture. "The Pillory" is epic in every sense of the word and you can see below the number of musicians and instruments involved. This track was originally released on vinyl in 1978 and split for both LP sides due to length obviously. Despite the number of instruments, this piece doesn't come off as overindulgent. "In Light, In Dark, In Between" is another pleasant piece, but with a tighter ensemble of only three musicians and three instruments. It was added as a bonus track to this release.

Performers:

The Pillory

The Neoteric Orchestra:

Jasun Martz - synthesizers, Mellotrons, organ, vocals, grand piano, zil, saxophones, flute, recorders, wind hoses, gongs, electronics, implemental percussion

Eddie Jobson - solo violin, synthesizer

William Botrell - cello

John Luttrelle - clarinet, recorders, electric piano, synthesizers

Ruth Underwood - marimba, concert bells, implemental percussion

Paul Whitehead - bowed cymbal, percussion

plus another 35 musicians (including strings, winds, brass, percussion, and vocals)

In Light, In Dark, In Between

Jasun Martz - grand piano

Eddie Jobson - electric violin

John Luttrelle - clarinet

Tracklisting:

1. The Pillory {44:15}

2. In Light, In Dark, In Between {20:29}

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