On June 13, 2026, Dee Palmer died aged 88. He was musician (keyboards), composer and arranger, best known as member of Jethro Tull (1976 – 1980). He produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various bands, including The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and Queen. As leader Palmer released one album.
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Jethro Tull: Curious Ruminant
On March 7m 2025, “InsideOut” label released “Curious Ruminant”, the twenty-fourth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, flutes, acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, mixing, artwork concept, artwork photography
- Jack Clark – electric guitar
- John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion
- David Goodier – bass guitar
- Scott Hammond – drums
- Andrew Giddings – piano, keyboards, accordion
- James Duncan – drums, cajón, percussion
- Mike Downs – engineer
- James Anderson – engineer
- Nick Watson – mastering
- Bruce Soord – surround mixing, alternative stereo mixing
- Steve Kitch – surround mastering
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson.
- Puppet and the Puppet Master
- Curious Ruminant
- Dunsinane Hill
- The Tipu House
- Savannah of Paddington Green
- Stygian Hand
- Over Jerusalem
- Drink from the Same Well
- Interim Sleep
Jethro Tull: War Child
On October 14, 1974, “Chrysalis” label released “War Child”, the seventh Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – February 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, “Château d’Hérouville” in France, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
- Martin Barre – electric guitar, Spanish guitar
- John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
- Jeffrey Hammond – lead vocals, spoken word, bass guitar, string bass
- Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba
- Dee Palmer – orchestral arrangements
- Robin Black – engineer
- Terry Ellis – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.
- War Child
- Queen and Country
- Ladies
- Back-Door Angels
- Sealion
- Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day
- Bungle in the Jungle
- Only Solitaire
- The Third Hoorah
- Two Fingers
Jethro Tull: RökFlöte
On April 21, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “RökFlöte”, the 23rd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d’amour, Irish whistle, engineer, mixing
- Joe Parrish-James – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
- John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
- David Goodier – bass guitar
- Scott Hammond – drums
- Unnur Birna – spoken vocals
- Nick Watson – mastering
All tracks by Ian Anderson.
- Voluspo
- Ginnungagap
- Allfather
- The Feathered Consort
- Hammer on Hammer
- Wolf Unchained
- The Perfect One
- Trickster (And the Mistletoe)
- Cornucopia
- The Navigators
- Guardian’s Watch
- Ithavoll
Gerald Conway
On March 29, 2024, Gerald Conway died aged 76. He was musician (drums, percussion), performed and recorded with Alexis Korner, Eclection, Fotheringay, Al Stewart, Cat Stevens, Joan Armatrading, The Bunch, Moke McHear, Grimms, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Richard Thompson and Ian Matthews. Conway was best known for his work with Pentangle, Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention.
Jethro Tull: The Zealot Gene
On January 28, 2022, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Zealot Gene”, the 22nd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded March 2017 – July 2021, at “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, whistle, harmonica, stereo mixing, artwork concept, photography
- Florian Opahle – electric guitar
- John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion, organ
- David Goodier – bass guitar
- Scott Hammond – drums
- Joe Parrish-James – guitar
- Michael Nyandoro – engineer
- Nick Watson – mastering
- Jakko Jakszyk – 5.1 surround sound mixing
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork design
- James Anderson – photography
- Tim Bowness – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson.
- Mrs. Tibbets
- Jacob’s Tales
- Mine is the Mountain
- The Zealot Gene
- Shoshana Sleeping
- Sad City Sisters
- Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
- The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde
- Where Sid Saturday Go?
- Three Loves, Three
- In Brief Visitation
- The Fisherman of Ephesus
John Glascock
On November 17, 1979, John Glascock died aged 28. He was musician (bass, vocal), member of the bands Toe Fat, The Gods, Carmen, Chicken Shack, but was best known as the bass player of Jethro Tull. He also recorded with Maddy Prior, Richard Digance, and Head Machine.
Martin Allcock
On September 16, 2018, Martin Allcock died aged 61. He was a musician (violin, guitar, bass, keyboards, pipes), and record producer, best known as a member of Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, and The Mission. As a musician, he recorded with a number of bands and musicians including Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol, Kieran Halpin, Beverley Craven, Steve Ashley, Dan Ar Braz, Robert Plant, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Les Barker, Ashley Hutchings, Billy Connolly, Judith Durhamlin, Steve Tilston, Maggie Boyle, Chris Leslie, The Simon Mayor Quintet, WAZ!, Dave Pegg, Steve Gibbons, David Hughes, Sally Barker, Emily Slade, Alistair Russell, John Wright, Swarb’s Lazarus, Mike Billington, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Scott Doonican, Dave Burland, and Lisa Starnini. Allcock released four solo albums.
Jethro Tull: J-Tull Dot Com
On August 23, 1999, “Varèse Sarabande” label released “J-Tull Dot Com”, the 20th Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
- Martin Barre – acoustic and electric guitars
- Andrew Giddings – Hammond organ, piano, accordion, chromatic and qwerty keyboards
- Jonathan Noyce – bass guitar
- Doane Perry – drums, percussion
- Najma Akhtar – additional vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.
- Spiral
- Dot Com
- AWOL
- Nothing @ All – Andrew Giddings
- Wicked Windows
- Hunt by Numbers
- Hot Mango Flush – Martin Barre, Ian Anderson
- El Niño
- Black Mamba
- Mango Surprise
- Bends Like a Willow
- Far Alaska
- The Dog-Ear Years
- A Gift of Roses
Jethro Tull: Stormwatch
On September 14, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Stormwatch”, the twelfth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 1979, at “Maison Rouge Mobile” and “Maison Rouge Studio” in Fulham, London, and was produced by Ian Anderson and Robin Black.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- Martin Barre– classical and electric guitar, mandolin
- John Evan– piano, organ
- David Palmer– synthesizers, portable organ and orchestral arrangements
- John Glascock– bass guitar
- Barriemore Barlow– drums, percussion
- Francis Wilson– spoken voice, the spoken introduction
- Robin Black – engineer
- David Jackson – artwork
- Peter Wragg – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson except where noted.
- North Sea Oil
- Orion
- Home
- Dark Ages
- Warm Sporran
- Something’s on the Move
- Old Ghosts
- Dun Ringill
- Flying Dutchman
- Elegy – David Palmer
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