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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Moons | Ian Gillan Band, Ian Gillan | Play | 07:31 | 17 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | Money Lender | Ian Gillan Band, Ian Gillan | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Over the HillIan Gillan | Ian Gillan Band, Ian Gillan | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 45 MB |
| 4 | Goodhand Liza | Ian Gillan Band, Ian Gillan | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Angel Manchenio | Ian Gillan Band, Ian Gillan | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 196 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Fenwick | Guitar, Vocals |
| 2 | Martin Frith | Saxophone |
| 3 | Ian Gillan | Composer, Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Ian Gillan Band | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Malcolm Griffiths | Trombone |
| 6 | John Gustafson | Bass, Vocals |
| 7 | Derek Healey | Trumpet |
| 8 | John Huckridge | Trumpet |
| 9 | Phil Kenzie | Saxophone |
| 10 | Mark Nauseef | Drums, Percussion |
| 11 | Colin Towns | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |