Good God was a jazz/rock fusion band based is Philadelphia in the early 1970s. The group was led by guirist Larry Cardarelli on guitar and Cotton Kent on keyboards. Filling out the band were Greg Scott on saxophones, John Ransome on bass and Hank Ransome on drums. They released one album in 1972 on Atlantic Records. The songs, while fusion lean a bit more toward the rock side, with Larry Cardarelli's strong guitar leading the way. But Cotton Kent's keyboards, mostly electric piano, keep the fusion feel throughout the album. The horns play a big role here, and the band added a number of extra players to keep the sound heavy. The group does a fantastic job on Frank Zappa's early standard, King Kong, and John McLaughlin's Dragon Song.Considering the popularity of good fusion at that time, it's surprising that this band remained obscure, and onlt put out this one album. Line-up / Musicians Zeno Sparkles/guitar,vocals Cotton Kent/keyboards,saxophone,marimba,vocals Greg Scott/saxophones John Ransome/bass Hank Ransome/drums,vocals Johnny Almond/saxophone Bruce Solomon/trombone Bob Martin/french horn Bob Shemenek/trumpet Larry Washington/conga Discography Good God 1972
1.A Murder Of Crows 2.Galorna Gavorna 3.King Kong 4.Dragon Song 5.Zaragoza 6.Fish Eye
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