Scratches of Spain
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Scratches of Spain is an album by the English guitarist and bandleader Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins is an English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader.Initially Jenkins became famous as a member of Burlesque, then as part of Trimmer & Jenkins. A short period he followed as a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters. For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios...

, featuring the Voice of God Collective
Voice Of God Collective
Voice of God Collective is a group led by guitarist Billy Jenkins, working mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. He used many of Britain's finest young jazz musicians, whom he plucked from obscurity while they rehearsed at Wood Wharf Studios in Greenwich, such as Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, The Fun Horns...

. It was released on the Babel Records label in 1987.

Track listing

  1. "Monkey Men" – 6:15
  2. "Cuttlefish" – 6:09
  3. "Barcelona" – 7:57
  4. "Benidorm Motorway Services" – 4:00
  5. "Bilbao/St. Coumbus Day" – 4:51
  6. "Cooking Oil" – 5:12
  7. "McDonalds" – 4:41

All compositions by Billy Jenkins

Personnel

  • Billy Jenkins
    Billy Jenkins
    Billy Jenkins is an English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader.Initially Jenkins became famous as a member of Burlesque, then as part of Trimmer & Jenkins. A short period he followed as a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters. For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios...

     - guitar
  • Iain Ballamy
    Iain Ballamy
    Iain Ballamy is a British composer, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player.- Career :Ballamy was schooled at 1975-80 George Abbot School, Guildford. He then studied Musical Instrument Technology from 1980-1982 Merton College...

     - saxophones
  • Steve Watts
    Steve Watts
    Steve Watts is a retired English footballer who last played for Sutton United. Watts is also a professional poker player who played in the World Series of Poker in 2009...

     - bass
  • Roy Dodds - drums
  • John Eacott
    John Eacott
    John Eacott is a British composer and Principal Lecturer in Music at the University of Westminster.-Life:Eacott's career started in the 1980s with anarchic jazzers Loose Tubes, post-industrial metal bashers Test Dept, Roman Holliday, acid jazz group Vibraphonic, and a diverse array of artists...

     - trumpet
  • Chris Batchelor
    Chris Batchelor
    Chris Batchelor is a jazz trumpeter and composer. He gained his first professional experience with Dudu Pukwana's Zila aged 17, at the suggestion of Harry Beckett. He subsequently became a founder member,composer and soloist with Loose Tubes, contributing many pieces to the repertoire of the band...

     - trumpet
  • Skid Solo - trumpet
  • Dai Pritchard - clarinet
  • Ashley Slater
    Ashley Slater
    Ashley Slater is a UK based trombone player and best known for his work with Norman Cook in the band Freak Power. He was born in Schefferville, Canada in 1961...

     - trombone
  • David Jago - trombone
  • Django Bates
    Django Bates
    Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...

     - keyboards
  • Jimmy Haycraft - vibraphone
  • Jo Westcott - cello
  • Tim Matthewman - electric bass
  • Simon Edwards - acoustic bass
  • Dawson - percussion
  • Davo Cooke - guitar
  • Steve Argüelles
    Steve Argüelles
    Steve Argüelles is an English jazz drummer, producer and is the boss of the record label . He has also worked in film and theatre. He is the elder brother of saxophonist Julian Argüelles...

    - percussion
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