Ian Gillan Band - Clear Air Turbulence

When Ian Gillan was recording his solo albums in the late 1970s and early '80s, Deep Purple's influence never went away. But Gillan did make an effort to try different things, and he was at his most experimental on Clear Air Turbulence. Enjoyable, if uneven, this album illustrates Gillan's willingness to take some chances. While the singer favors an aggressive hard rock groove on "Money Lender," the jazz fusion-influenced touches of "Over the Hill," "Goodhand Liza" and the title song could lead you to believe that you'd been listening to Weather Report and Return to Forever. Had Chick Corea formed an alliance with Deep Purple, perhaps it might sound something like "Over the Hill." Heavy metal and hard rock are in short supply on this album, which employs no less than five horn players and shows that Gillan didn't want to be a headbanger 100-percent of the time. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide





"Clear Air Turbulence" (Ray Fenwick, Ian Gillan, John Gustafson, Mark Nauseef, Colin Towns)—7.35
"Five Moons" (Fenwick, Gillan, Gustafson, Nauseef, Towns)—7.30
"Money Lender" (Fenwick, Gillan, Gustafson, Nauseef, Towns)—5.38
"Over The Hill" (Fenwick, Gillan, Gustafson, Nauseef, Towns)—7.14
"Goodhand Liza" (Fenwick, Gillan, Gustafson, Nauseef, Towns)—5.24
"Angel Manchenio" (Fenwick, Gillan, Gustafson, Nauseef, Towns)—5.17

Personnel
Ian Gillan - vocals
Colin Towns - keyboards and flutes
John Gustafson - bass and vocals
Ray Fenwick - guitars and vocals
Mark Nauseef - drums and percussion
Phil Kersie - tenor saxophone on "Five Moons"
Martin Firth - baritone saxophone
John Huckridge - trumpets
Derek Healey - trumpets
Malcolm Griffiths - trombone