Quiet Sun is a British group of the Canterbury scene , the style of which contained elements of progressive rock and jazz rock . The group included Phil Manzanera ( guitars ), Bill McCormick ( bass ), Dave Jarett (keyboards) and Charles Hayward ( drums ).
| Quiet sun | |
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| Genres | progressive rock Canterbury jazz fusion |
| Years | 1970 - 1972, 1975 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
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| Former the participants | Phil Manzanera Bill McCormick Dave Jarett Charles Hayward |
| Other projects | Roxy Music , Matching Mole , This Heat |
History
Quiet Sun formed in 1970 from a team called Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, after McCormick made friends with Robert Wyatt , who was the son of his mother’s girlfriend.
The group combined elements of jazz and brilliant keyboard sounds into complex structured music in the spirit of Soft Machine . But Manzanera's energetic guitar made a significant difference between Quiet Sun and Soft Machine , which did not use the guitar on albums until 1975, focusing on wind and keyboard instruments.
Quiet Sun broke up in 1972. Manzanera went to Roxy Music , McCormick went to Matching Mole , Hayward went to This Heat , and Jarrett became a math teacher.
In 1975, Manzanera rented a studio to record the Diamond Head solo album, and at the same time reunited Quiet Sun to record the band's old material. This first and only album by Brian Eno and Ian McCormick , titled Mainstream, has received critical acclaim and even became the album of the month according to New Musical Express magazine.
One of Quiet Sun’s songs is on Robert Wyatt’s album Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard , titled Team Spirit. In addition, the revised versions of the songs “Rongwrong” and “Mummy was an asteroid, Daddy was a small non-stick kitchen utensil” were included in the album 801 Live , which was recorded by Manzanera , Ino and Bill McCormick .
Discography
- Mainstream (1975)