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THE WHO: Live At Leeds (Polydor) The Who were the first top 10 group I saw on stage, when I Can’t Explain was No 1. Live albums were frowned upon until this. While it has rough edges, the
excitement generated is so good. THE DAVE BRUBE CK QUARTET: Time Out (Columbia/Legacy) I come from a classical music background and this was my first jazz album, which my parents bought me.
It was a big eye-opener: tracks such as Blue Rondo À La Turk sounded superb. It was the blueprint for jazz in the future. BUDDY RICH: Three Classic Albums Plus (Avid Jazz) I got to hear the
album This One’s For Basie [on this set] via my American drum teacher when I was about 12. I heard the track Jumpin’ At The Woodside and thought, “That’s the technique I want to learn” –
different rhythmical patterns that could be stitched together in any order. JOURNEY: Escape (Columbia/Legacy) When I was in the band Asia, Journey had the same producer. I toured with them
this year and I was amazed at the amount of beautiful, melodic songs they’d got. It brought it back: how great this album was. And they did sound like the record when they played live.