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Heaven (British band)
Heaven were a British jazz-influenced rock band from Portsmouth who appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, when managed by festival compere Rikki Farr. The band released one album in 1971 before splitting up.
==History==
The band was formed in 1968 by Brian Kemp (bass guitar, banjo, vocals), Andy Scarisbrick (lead guitar, vocals), Ray "Ollie" Holloway (saxophone, flute), Dave Gautrey (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ray King (saxophones, clarinet, penny whistle), Mick Cooper (piano, organ), and Nobby Glover (drums). Several members had previously played in a soul band, the Universal Trash Band. They stated their influences to be West Coast bands such as Love and Moby Grape, and after performing on the opening free day of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival they recorded unissued tracks in London.〔( Mick Cooper, ''Heaven - The first group'' ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕〔( British Music Archive: Heaven ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕
The original band split up in early 1970. However, King, Gautrey and Glover then reconstituted Heaven with new members Terry Scott Jr. (vocals), Barry Paul (lead guitar), and John Gordon (bass), who had all previously been in another band, Paper. Farr took over as manager, and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Free, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Moody Blues. By that time, Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett (lead guitar), and the band added Dave Horler (keyboards, trombone), Butch Hudson (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Derek Somerville (saxophone, flute, trombone), giving the band a much more brass-oriented sound that was sometimes compared to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.〔( Review by Jo-Ann Greene at Allmusic.com ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕 They were immediately offered a recording contract by CBS Records, and recorded their only album, ''Brass Rock 1'', a double album with a lavish gatefold sleeve which appeared in 1971.〔( Mick Cooper, ''Heaven - The first group'' ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕〔〔(''Brass Rock 1'' at Discogs ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕 Most of the tracks were written by Eddie Harnett.〔 The band also appeared in the final edition of the BBC 2 music show ''Disco 2'' in July 1971.〔( Rock On TV: Disco 2 ). Retrieved 5 November 2013〕
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.〔( Mick Cooper, ''Heaven - The first group'' ). Retrieved 6 November 2013〕
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