John Martyn: Big Muff/Smiling Stranger (Live 1977 with Steve Winwood)

Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London on 21 November 1977

John Martyn
Steve Winwood
Danny Thompson
Hansford Rowe
Pierre Moerlen

"His backing band includes Danny Thompson and Steve Winwood and is recorded on The Manor Mobile studio. Four of the recordings finally surface on the boxed set Ain't No Saint."

Reviewed NME. "First time I saw him was at the Rainbow with Danny Thompson and Steve Winwood. Thompson did a solo spot and he called one number 'The loneliest monk in town' [Blue Monk, ed]. Martyn was in his chair and pedals phase. Security was pretty lax at the Rainbow that night and I have fond memories of one guy running at the stage, jumping up and handing JM a huge joint which he, of course toked on (queue comment: 'the colours, the colours!'), until the guy jumped back and took it off him. Don't know if that's any use, but it made me smile. The music was, of course, incredible." (Terry Crewes) https://www.johnmartyn.info/content/j...