Zzebra Discography of CDs

ZZEBRA were at the forefront of mid 70's Progressive/Afro/Jazz Rock/Funk and were not surprisingly created by an amalgamation of two highly rated bands (Dave Quincy from IF and Loughty Amao from OSIBISA). Add to that Liam Genockey, Steve Byrd and John McCoy who later played together in GILLAN and you had a driving creative band. Released for the first time on CD are the albums "ZZEBRA" recorded in 1975 and "PANIC" recorded in 1976 plus previously unreleased bonus tracks drawn from the archives of John McCoy.

Once again Angel Air comes up with a long lost piece of Rock history.From JOHN McCOY's seemingly endless supply of personal archive recordings comes "LOST WORLD" by ZZEBRA recorded in 1975 and unreleased until now. Also included are excellent live recordings from Europe in the same year. Zzebra were at the forefront of mid 70's Progressive/Afro/Jazz Rock/Funk/Folk. In fact there were not any other bands on the planet blending all of the above and more so successfully.Irresistible rhythms-virtuoso musicianship, great songs. Musicians-DAVE QUINCY (IF), LOUGHTY AMAO (OSIBISA), TOMMY EYRE (JOE cOCKER), ALAN MARSHALL (GONZALEZ), JOHN McCOY, LIAM GENOCKEY,and STEVE BYRD who later teamed up with IAN GILLAN to record the legendary GILLAN first album. Recorded in 1975. Personnel: Loughty Amao (vocals, flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion); Tommy Eyre (vocals, keyboards, bells); Liam Genockey (vocals, drums, percussion); Steve Byrd (guitar); Dave Quincy (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano). Recording information: Escape Studios, Kent, England. Zzebra includes: Dave Quincy, Loughty Amao, Tommy Eyre, Alan Marshall, John McCoy, Liam Genockey, Steve Byrd.

Zzebra CD discography A two-disc set repackages the first two albums by one of the most inventive Afro-funk prog bands of mid-'70s Britain -- a group that was best regarded at the time, perhaps, as a spin-off from the headlining glories of If (saxophonist Dave Quincy) and Osibisa (percussionist Loughty Amoa), but is now best-known for uniting future Gillan mainstays John McCoy, Steve Byrd, and Liam Genockey. Firmly cast within the shadows of Osibisa, with extra added punch, the band never really escaped from the pub and small club circuit in their homeland, which is a shame -- their debut album, in particular, is a delightfully varied set, throwing in everything from seething rhythms to gentle harmonies, and every mood in between. Certainly they caused a stir when they toured the U.K. with Chick Corea's Return to Forever, at the height of his dalliance with the prog movement, and good as these albums are, it would be even better to unearth a live recording of the band at its peak. For now, the last of six bonus tracks, especially "Liamo," meet that need. Elsewhere, two unreleased alternative mixes include a guest appearance from Jeff Beck, while we also find single mixes of the first album's "Mr J" and "Amuso Fi," plus the preposterously pompous (but irresistible all the same) "Zardoz (Beethoven Opus 92)," a funk groove that really should last longer than its allotted two-and-a-bit minute ...

Zzebra albums One Bar Town: Kent Nielsen (vocals, percussion); Stefan Kletezka, Andreas Jebberger, Skinny Kaspereit, Jerk Christiansen. Personnel: Kent Nielsen (vocals, percussion, background vocals); Stefan Kletezka (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, harmonica, background vocals); Jerk Christiansen (drums); Birgit Wiegandt (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Kent Nielsen. Recording information: Antfarm Studios, Aarhus, Denmark (11/04/2002-11/14/2002). Photographer: Birgit Wiegandt.