Clear Air Turbulence is an album by British jazz-rock fusion

Jazz fusion

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 band Ian Gillan Band

Ian Gillan Band

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, released in 1977 with cover by Chris Foss

Chris Foss

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. The album was reissued in 1989 by Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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 on CD.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Ray Fenwick
  Ray Fenwick
  Ray Fenwick is an English guitarist and session musician, best known for replacing Steve Howe in The Syndicats, and as the lead guitarist of Ian Gillan's post Deep Purple solo project, the Ian Gillan Band.-Biography:...
  
  , Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
  
  , John Gustafson
  John Gustafson (musician)
  John "Gus" Gustafson also known as Johnny Gustafson is an influential bass player who has had a thirty eight year recording and live performance career...
  
  , Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef , is a drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily, Thin Lizzy, to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with many notable musicians from all...
  
  , Colin Towns
  Colin Towns
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Side 1

1. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 7:35
2. "Five Moons" – 7:30
3. "Money Lender" – 5:38

Side 2

1. "Over The Hill" – 7:14
2. "Goodhand Liza" – 5:24
3. "Angel Manchenio" – 5:17

Personnel

• Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan
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   - vocals
  Singing
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• Colin Towns
  Colin Towns
  Colin Towns is an English composer, born 13 May 1948 in London, specialising in soundtracks for film, television and commercials. Learning piano as a child, by the age of 13 he was earning money playing at weddings and birthdays in his neighbourhood of the East End of London...
  
   - keyboards
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   and flute
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• John Gustafson
  John Gustafson (musician)
  John "Gus" Gustafson also known as Johnny Gustafson is an influential bass player who has had a thirty eight year recording and live performance career...
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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   and vocals
• Ray Fenwick
  Ray Fenwick
  Ray Fenwick is an English guitarist and session musician, best known for replacing Steve Howe in The Syndicats, and as the lead guitarist of Ian Gillan's post Deep Purple solo project, the Ian Gillan Band.-Biography:...
  
   - guitars
  Lead guitar
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   and vocals
• Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef , is a drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily, Thin Lizzy, to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with many notable musicians from all...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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   and percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Phil Kersie - tenor saxophone
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   on "Five Moons"
• Martin Firth - baritone saxophone
  Baritone saxophone
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• John Huckridge - trumpet
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• Derek Healey - trumpets
• Malcolm Griffiths - trombone
  Trombone
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The Rockfield Mixes

Ian Gillan became dissatisfied with the final mixes of the album and this delayed its eventual release. What eventually became the album Clear Air Turbulence was remixed at Kingsway before release, but the original mix had taken place at Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales and just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire are where many of British rock music’s most successful recordings have been made.-History:...

 in Wales

Wales

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. In 1997 the original mix was released by Angel Air Records under the title The Rockfield Mixes. The Rockfield Mixes represents a "cleaner" (or at least earlier) version of the album. It also includes an extra track which didn't make it to the original release. The track list was altered as follows:

1. "Over the Hill" – 7:20
2. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 7:47
3. "Five Moons" – 7:34
4. "Money Lender" – 5:40
5. "Angel Manchenio" – 7:21
6. "This Is the Way" – 2:03
7. "Goodhand Liza" – 5:20

The Rockfield Mixes Plus

In 2004 a further variant of the album was released as The Rockfield Mixes Plus containing 4 previously unreleased tracks and an interview with Ray Fenwick. The extra tracks were:

• "Apathy" (backing track) – 4:14
• "Over the Hill" (live) – 9:50
• "Smoke on the Water" (live) – 7:38
• "Mercury High" (backing track) – 3:33