Hummingbird | |
|---|---|
 Hummingbird (1975) | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1974-1977 |
| Labels | A&M |
| Past members | Bobby Tench Max Middleton Clive Chaman Bernie Holland Conrad Isidore Robert Ahwai Bernard Purdie |
Hummingbird were aBritishrock band, formed in 1974 byBobby Tench ofThe Jeff Beck Group. The bandrecorded threealbums which were released byA&M Records in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe[1] and employedIan Samwell as their producer.[2] The original line-up included members of the secondJeff Beck Group,vocalist and guitaristBobby Tench,[3] keyboardistMax Middleton, bassistClive Chaman, drummer Conrad Isidore and secondguitarist Bernie Holland.[4]
At the start of sessions for their first album they were joined byJeff Beck for a brief period but he did not contribute to the album and left to work on his own project.[5] After the first album Bernie Holland was replaced by guitarist Robert Ahwai and drummerBernard "Pretty" Purdie[6] replaced Isidore[4] on the next two albums, vocalistsMadeline Bell and Liza Strike were brought in to complement the band.
The Gramophone music magazine commented that "the members of Hummingbird are the cream of British session musicians, more acclimatised than most to playing rock at all intellectual levels".[7]
Albums
Singles
