Cooltide is an album by John Martyn. Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow

Glasgow

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. Originally released on CD by Permanent Records, catalogue number PERM CD 4.

The album marks the handover by longtime Martyn keyboard collaborator Foster Patterson to his successor Spencer Cozens

Spencer Cozens

Spencer James Cozens and brought up mainly in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England is a musician, writer and producer.Spencer has written music and toured with John Martyn. He has also toured with Joan Armatrading....

. Cozens had to sit his college final examinations during the recording, and Patterson returned to deputise in his absence.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn; except where indicated

1. "Hole In The Rain"
2. "Annie Says"
3. "Jack The Lad"
4. "Number Nine"
5. "The Cure"
6. "Same Difference"
7. "Father Time"
8. "Call Me"
9. "Cooltide"

Personnel

(as listed on original CD release)

• John Martyn - guitars, vocals
• Spencer Cozens
  Spencer Cozens
  Spencer James Cozens and brought up mainly in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England is a musician, writer and producer.Spencer has written music and toured with John Martyn. He has also toured with Joan Armatrading....
  
   - keyboards, bass synth
• Foster Patterson - keyboards
• Alan Thomson - bass ("Same Difference", "Call Me")
• Dave Ball - bass ("Number Nine")
• John Henderson - drums
• Aran Ahmun - drums ("Number Nine")
• Miles Bould - percussion
• Andy Sheppard
  Andy Sheppard
  Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.-Biography:Sheppard was born in Warminster,...
  
  - soprano sax
• Joe Locke - vibes
• Jessica King - backing vocals ("Same Difference")