1976 – 1978

Line-up included

Derek Bowley (vocals, rhythm guitar & flute)

Mick Morris (lead guitar, piano & vocals)

D. Evans (bass)

Dave Blakey (drums)

Mick Murray (tenor and alto saxes).

 

The group came into being when Mirkwood ended in mid-1976. Mick Morris had been playing a lot of jazz in between Mirkwood gigs over the last two or three years and Jack Castle had decided to join a dance band playing functions.

After five years of playing their own compositions, everybody it seems felt the need to do something different and for a while Sprinter was part of the answer.

Sprinter played a lot of Steely Dan but their repertoire also included material from sources as diverse as Glen Campbell and Duke Ellington! The group lasted until 1978.

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