[27] London, Roundhouse [guest with Soft Robert, a.k.a. Symbiosis]
[mid] Pip Pyle leaves
Delivery and joins Chicken Shack, who now consist of Stan Webb (vocals &
guitar), Brian Chapman (organ), John Glascock (bass) and Pip. The band rehearses
four times before their first gig, which is received "tremendously".
The repertoire consists of such numbers as "Tell Your Future", "Crying
Won't Help Me Now" (B.B. King), "Shakin' All Over", "Whole
Lotta Shakin'" and "High School Confidential".
[29] Beckenham, Mistrale Club [Chicken Shack] (debut)
[06] Norwood, Technical College [Chicken Shack]
[10] Bournemouth College [Chicken Shack]
[12] London, Queen Mary's College [Chicken Shack]
[13] Epping, Wake Arms [Chicken Shack]
[16] London, Marquee Club [Chicken Shack]
[19] Belfast, Royal Academical Institution [Chicken Shack]
[20] Watford, Hydrospace Club [Chicken Shack]
[26] Liverpool, University [Chicken Shack]
[27] London, Borough Polytechnic [Chicken Shack]
[early] It is announced that Pip Pyle and Brian Chapman have left Chicken Shack, Pyle having been replaced the previous week by Paul Hancox.
Pip Pyle briefly joins Khan, the band led by guitarist Steve Hillage, but leaves
after a few rehearsals when, after contributing to Daevid Allen's solo album,
he is asked by Allen to become Gong's new drummer. Around the same time, there
is talk of him joining Kevin Ayers & The Whole World.
Pip Pyle joins Gong and moves to France.
Pip Pyle leaves Gong and returns to England.
Pip Pyle joins singer
Paul Jones' new group, which also includes George Khan (saxophone), Graham Preskett
(violin), Gary Boyle (guitar), Dave MacRae (keyboards) and Roy Babbington (bass)
[25] London, Marquee Club [Paul Jones Band] [support: Gonzales]
[27] London, City University (Benefit for RSPCA) [Paul Jones Band; also: Atomic Rooster, Quiver, Jackson Heights]
[21] London, Marquee Club [Paul Jones Band; also: Good Habit, Mason Alley]
[14] London, Music Workshop [Paul Jones Band]
[10] London, Ronnie Scott's
(rehearsal) [Paul Jones Band]
The Paul Jones Group begin work on an album for Vertigo Records for a planned
autumn release. In the meantime, Joy Askew has reinforced the line-up on piano
and vocals.
More recording sessions
at London's Morgan Studios [Paul Jones Band]
[15] London, South Bank Polytechnic [Paul Jones Band]
[20] Oxford, Queen's College [Paul Jones Band]
[21] Fulham [London], Greyhound [Paul Jones Band]
A new version of Delivery makes its official live debut on July 21st at the Tower Of London. The band consists of Phil Miller, Steve Miller, Richard Sinclair and Pip Pyle. (Please refer to the Hatfield, National Health and In Cahoots chronologies for details of Pip's work as a member of these bands)
[15] Cardiff [Soft Heap]
[08] London, 100 Club (Tribute to Alan Gowen)
[30] Loos-en-Gohelle [nr Lille] [supporting Agence Tass, also: The Work, Geoff Leigh...] [Soft Heap]
[01] Reims [Soft Heap]
[02] Strasbourg, ACFT [Soft Heap]
[04] Douai (France)
[Soft Heap]
[05-07] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest De La Grosne [Soft Heap]
[08-09] Lyon (France) [Soft Heap]
[10] Nancy (France) [Soft Heap]
[02] St.Brieuc (France)
[Soft Heap]
[03] Trégunc (France) [Soft Heap]
[04] Zuydcoote (France) [Soft Heap]
[05] Lillers (France), Scandinavy Express [Soft Heap]
[06-07] Lille (France) [Soft Heap]
[08] Patay [nr Orléans] (France) [Soft Heap]
[09-10] Paris (France), Dunois [Soft Heap]
[14] London, Bull & Gate [Phil Miller Quartet]
[15] London, Merlin's Cave [Soft Heap]
[25] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[16] London, Merlin's Cave
[Soft Heap]
[23] London, Merlin's Cave [In Cahoots]
[24] London, Cricketeers [In Cahoots]
[02] London, Merlin's Cave
[EDQ feat. Harry Beckett, Pip Pyle, Nick Evans?, Marcio Mattos?]
[22] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[30] London, Merlin's Cave [EDQ feat. Harry Beckett, Pip Pyle, Mark Hewins]
[01] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[01] Bresse-sur-Grosne
(France), A L'Ouest De La Grosne [Soft Heap]
[03] Dijon (France) [Soft Heap]
[04] Geneva (Switzerland) [Soft Heap]
[06] Annecy (France) [Soft Heap]
[07] Béziers (France), Le Croque-Note [Soft Heap]
[10] Ghent (Belgium) [Soft Heap]
[11] Metz (France) [Soft Heap]
[26] Liverpool (France) [Soft Heap]
[27] London, Tom Hall's Tavern [Soft Heap]
[31] London, BBC Maida Vale 5 Studio (Jazz In Britain) (broadcast Jul 19)
[Soft Heap]
[31] Fulham, King's Head [Soft Heap]
[01] London, Merlin's Cave
[Soft Heap]
[03] London, Empress [EDQ feat. Pip Pyle]
[07] London (rehearsal) [In Cahoots]
[08] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[15] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[20] London, Cricketeers [In Cahoots]
[24] London, unknown venue [EDQ]
[29] London, Merlin's Cave [EDQ with Pip Pyle, Marcio Mattos & Harry
Beckett]
[07] London, Bull &
Gate [In Cahoots]
[18] London, Cricketeers [In Cahoots]
[20] London, Merlin's Cave [In Cahoots]
[21] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[03] London, Bull &
Gate [In Cahoots]
[17] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[23] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[26-29] London (rehearsals) [National Health]
[30-31] Edinburgh, Queen's Hall (Edinburgh Festival) [guest with National
Health]
[14] London, Merlin's Cave
[EDQ with Harry Beckett, Paul Rogers & Pip Pyle]
[15] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[16] London, Empress [EDQ with Paul Rogers & Pip Pyle]
[22] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
Setlist: "Above & Below", "Second Sight", "Nowadays A Silhouette", "Eastern
Region", unknown, "Calyx", "Your Root 2"
[28] London, Merlin's Cave [In Cahoots]
[13] London, Bull &
Gate [In Cahoots]
[15] London (rehearsal) [In Cahoots]
[17] London, BBC Studios (Jazz Today) (broadcast Nov 14) [In Cahoots]
[20] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[14] London, BBC Radio
Studios [BBC3 'Jazz Today'] [In Cahoots]
[16] London, Bull & Gate (with Steve Cook on bass) [In Cahoots]
[08] London, Bull &
Gate [In Cahoots]
[21] London, Merlin's Cave [In Cahoots]
[29] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[09] London, Bull &
Gate [In Cahoots]
[25] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[15] London, Bull & Gate [In Cahoots]
[07] Nottingham [In
Cahoots]
[11] London, King's Head [In Cahoots]
[22-24] London (rehearsals)
[In Cahoots]
[27-29] European tour [In Cahoots]
[02-13] European tour [In Cahoots]
The following Soft Heap
tour was organised by Alain Eckert, who augmented the band on the occasion
[08-10] Lillers (France), Scandinavy Express (Musical Rencontr' 84) [Soft
Heap + Alain Eckert]
[12] Lille (France), La Boîte à Musique [Soft Heap + Alain Eckert]
[13] Dijon (France) [Soft Heap + Alain Eckert] (cancelled?)
[14] Chaumont (France) [Soft Heap + Alain Eckert]
[15-16] Strasbourg (France), Ladybird [Soft Heap + Alain Eckert]
Pip Pyle joins Sophia Domancich and Ann Ballester (keyboards), and Bernard Weber (bass) in a new band venture, the In-Out Quartet
[30] Marseilly-sur-Seine (France) [rehearsals begin] [Ballester-Domancich-Weber-Pyle]
[15-23] Club Sangho (Tunisia) [Domancich-Lorenzini-Weber-Pyle]
[07] Canterbury, Christchurch College (Festival Fringe) [Biddulph-Hopper-Pyle, with guest L.Coxhill] [also: Caravan, Music Doctors, Moving Targets]
Pip Pyle forms Equip'Out (alternatively known as Equipe Out, or the Out Team), with Sophia Domancich (piano), Elton Dean (sax), Didier Malherbe (sax/flute), and Hugh Hopper (bass)
Typical setlist on this tour: "Humble Bebop" [D.Malherbe], "Janna" [E.Dean], "Hannello" [H.Hopper], "Véro" [H.Hopper], "Foetal Fandango" [P.Pyle], "Jocelyn" [S.Domancich], "Midnight Judo" [H.Hopper], "Porc-Epic" [S.Domancich], "Rêve De Singe" [S.Domancich]
[03-06] Paris [first Equip'Out rehearsals]
[07-09] Paris, Dunois [Equip'Out]
[10] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Equip'Out]
[11-12] Nice (France), MJC [Equip'Out]
[13] Marseille (France), Espace Julien [Equip'Out]
[14] Nîmes (France), Musique en Stock [Equip'Out]
[15] Clapiers (France), MJC [Equip'Out]
[18] Oloron-Ste.Marie [nr Pau] (France) [Equip'Out]
[19] Caussade [nr Montauban] (France) [Equip'Out]
[20] Angoulême (France), Festival [Equip'Out]
[10] Le Havre (France) [Soft Heap]
[14-15] Marseilly-sur-Seine (France) (rehearsals) [Ballester-Domancich-Weber-Pyle]
[16] Marseilly-sur-Seine (France) [Ballester-Domancich-Weber-Pyle]
[17] Troyes (France) [Ballester-Domancich-Weber-Pyle] [guests: Elton Dean & Mimi Lorenzini]
[19] Butat (France) [Ballester-Domancich-Weber-Pyle]
In Cahoots European tour
[04] Bourges (France),
Printemps de Bourges [Ballester-Domancich-Pyle-Weber]
[05-06] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Ballester-Domancich-Pyle-Weber]
[24] Paris (France), New Morning [Equip'Out]
[26] Fontenay-aux-Roses (France), Château de Boissières [Equip'Out]
Setlist: "Hannello" [H.Hopper], "Janna" [E.Dean], "Jocelyn"
[S.Domancich], "Straight" [H.Hopper], "Foetal Fandango"
[P.Pyle], "Rêve De Singe" [S.Domancich], "Charlie"
[S.Domancich], "Midnight Judo" [H.Hopper], "Porc-Epic" [S.Domancich]
[01] Capdenac (France) [Lorenzini-Weber-Pyle] ??
[02] Toulouse (France), La Rigole [Lorenzini-Weber-Pyle] ??
[03-04] Toulouse (France) , La Rigole [Equip'Out]
[07-08] Bordeaux (France), La Carabosse [Equip'Out]
[10-11] Castres (France), New Morning [Equip'Out]
[12-13] Patrice Meyer trio rehearsals (Meyer/Pyle + P.Morgenthaler or B.Weber)
[14] Mulhouse (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[15] Besançon (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[16] Nancy (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[17] St.Avold [nr Metz] (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[21] Lille (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[22] Cambrai (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[27] Metz (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[28] Luxembourg (Luxembourg) [P.Meyer trio]
[29] Nancy (France) [P.Meyer trio]
[09-10] Paris (France), Music-Halles [Meyer-Pyle-Weber]
[06] L'Ile d'Orient (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[12] Argentat (France), Le Barbare [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[13] Allas, Le Wow-Club (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[14] Périgueux (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[15] La Bachellerie (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[16] Marcillac-les-Groseilles (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[17] Bergerac (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[19] Trégnac (?) [nr Figeac] (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[20] Marminiac (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[21] Figeac (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[22] Saint-Sère (?) (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[24] Châteaudouble [nr Draguignan] (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[26] Pezenas (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[27] Cliousclat (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[29] Ferney-Voltaire (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[30-31] Lausanne (Switzerland) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
Club Sangho (Tunisia) [Pyle-Domancich...]
[01-07] In Cahoots European tour [In Cahoots]
[09] Lille (France) [John Greaves Band, guest Pip Pyle]
Equip'Out tour France; typical setlist on this tour: "Foetal Fandango" [P.Pyle], "Hannello" [H.Hopper], "Charlie" [S.Domancich], "Lullaby Letterbomb" [H.Hopper], "Janna" [E.Dean], "Blott On The Landscape" [S.Domancich], "Midnight Judo" [H.Hopper], "Porc-Epic" [S.Domancich]
[11-12] Paris (France), Dunois [Equip'Out]
[14] Marmignac (France), L'Anecdote Bar [Equip'Out]
[15] Orléans (France) (?) [Equip'Out]
[16] Besançon (France) [Equip'Out]
[17] Orléans (France) (?) [Equip'Out]
[18-19] Capdenac (France) [Equip'Out]
[21] Toulouse (France), Espace Bonnefoix [Equip'Out]
[22-24] Montpellier (France), Sax'Aphone [Equip'Out]
[25] Uzès (France) [Equip'Out]
[26] Bollène [nr Orange] (France) [Equip'Out]
[28-31] Montpellier (France), Village Studios (sessions for first Equip'Out album) [Equip'Out + Didier Malherbe]
[01-02] Montpellier (France), Sax'Aphone [Equip'Out]
[09] Cambridge, Spaceward Studios [beginning of sessions for "Cutting Both Ways"] [In Cahoots]
[11] London, BBC Studios [Radio 3 'Jazz Today'] [In Cahoots]
[--] London, Thames TV [In Cahoots]
[15] Cambridge, Spaceward Studios [end of sessions for "Cutting Both Ways"] [In Cahoots]
[22] Gennevilliers [nr Paris] (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[07] Soisy [nr Montmorency] (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[12] Poitiers (?) (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
[13] Le Mans (?) (France) [Meyer-Morgenthaler-Pyle]
Hugh Hopper joins Patrice Meyer's group, now either a trio with Pip Pyle, or a quartet with Pyle and Patrick Morgenthaler (keyboards)
[17] Chalon-sur-Marne (France), MJC [P.Meyer Quartet]
[23] Studios PFL [nr Paris] (France) [sessions for P.Meyer "Dromadaire Viennois"]
[24] St.Germain-en-Laye (France), La Clef [P.Meyer Quartet]
[25] Sarrebourg (France), MJC [P.Meyer Quartet]
[26] Strasbourg (France), Chambre des Métiers [P.Meyer Quartet]
[29] Belfort (France), Café des Glacis [P.Meyer Quartet]
[31] Sarreguemines (France) [P.Meyer Quartet]
[01] Saverne (France) [P.Meyer Quartet]
[23] Paris (France), Centre Américain [Equip'Out]
[25] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [P.Meyer Trio]
[26] Carcassonne (France), MJC [P.Meyer Trio]
[28] Castres (France) [P.Meyer Trio]
[01] Castres (France) [P.Meyer Trio]
[02] Tarbes (France) [P.Meyer Trio]
[04] Toulouse (France), Café des Alliés [P.Meyer Trio]
[05] Niort (France), Café de la Gare [P.Meyer Trio]
[06] Parthenay (France) [P.Meyer Trio]
[15] Club Sangho (Tunisia) [SD Trio with HH & PP]
[11-12] Strasbourg (France), L'Ange D'Or [Equip'Out]
[14] Besançon (France), Péniche [Equip'Out]
[15] Mulhouse (France) [Equip'Out]
[16] Belfort (France), Café des Glacis [Equip'Out]
[19] Ris-Orangis (France), Le Plan [P.Meyer Quartet]
[25-26] Orléans [M.Lorenzini]
In Cahoots European tour
[19] Lille (France) [P.Meyer Quartet]
[20] Cambrai (France), Médiathèque [P.Meyer Quartet]
[21] Quentin (France), Cave des Bières [P.Meyer Quartet]
In Cahoots British dates
[23] Draguignan (France) [S.Domancich/P.Pyle duo]
[29] Brattenau (sp?) (France), Lost Angels [S.Domancich/P.Pyle duo]
[30] Argentat (France), Le Barbare [S.Domancich/P.Pyle duo]
Equip'Out tour France; typical setlist: "Charly" [S.Domancich], "Blott On The Landscape" [S.Domancich], "Seven Sisters" [P.Pyle], "Wanglo-Saxon" [H.Hopper], "A.R. Rennes" [S.Domancich], "Foetal Fandango" [P.Pyle], "Rêve De Singe" [S.Domancich]
[14] Lille (France), Majt [Equip'Out]
[15] Compiègne (France) [Equip'Out]
[16] Bruxelles (Belgium), Travers [Equip'Out]
[17] Mulhouse (France) [Equip'Out]
[18] Uffheim (France), Caveau [Equip'Out]
[19] Strasbourg (France), Chambre des Métiers [Equip'Out]
[20-21] Clermont-Ferrand (France) (cancelled?) [Equip'Out]
[22] Grenoble (France) [Equip'Out]
[23] Aix-en-Provence (France) [Equip'Out]
[24] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Equip'Out]
[25] Angers (France) [P.Meyer Quartet feat. S.Domancich]
[26] Marseille (France) [Equip'Out]
[30] Poitiers (France) [P.Meyer Quartet feat. S.Domancich]
[02] London, Bass Clef [P.Meyer Trio]
[04] London, Black Horse [P.Meyer Trio]
[06] Hull, Piper Club [P.Meyer Trio]
[07] Maidstone [P.Meyer Trio]
[08] Colchester, St.Mary's [P.Meyer Trio]
[09] Brentwood, Monkeys [P.Meyer Trio]
[04-05] Paris (France), Dunois [Equip'Out]
[06] St.Flour (France), Florian [Equip'Out]
[09] Utrecht (Netherlands), Zeezicht [Equip'Out]
[10] Eindhoven (Netherlands), Café Berlage [Equip'Out]
[11] Alkmaar (Netherlands), Birdland [Equip'Out]
[12] Rotterdam (Netherlands), Café de B [Equip'Out]
[13] Soest (Germany) [Equip'Out]
[14] Venray (Netherlands) [Equip'Out] [last Equip'Out gig with Hugh Hopper]
Pip Pyle is offered a residency at a Paris jazz club; he is given carte-blanche and performs with various musicians, including Mimi Lorenzini (guitar), Sophia Domancich (piano), Michel Saulnier (bass) and, on one occasion, Philippe Deschepper (guitar)
[09] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[22-23] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[29-30] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[09] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[19-20] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[27] Paris (France), Le Vieux Chène [P.Pyle carte-blanche]
[17] London, Jazz Emporium [Coxhill-Hewins-Hopper-Pyle, aka Soft Heap]
Mimi Lorenzini (guitar) and Charles Calamel (double bass, from Sophia Domancich's Trio Davenport) join Equip'Out (at that time Elton Dean is seriously ill with hepatitis); the new line-up debuts on a UK tour
[19] London, Bass Clef [Equip'Out]
[21] London, Black Horse [Equip'Out]
[23] Colchester [Equip'Out]
[25] Canterbury, Horseshoes [Equip'Out] [guest: Hugh Hopper]
[26] Brentwood [Equip'Out]
Then other gigs in Southern England and Wales (details unknown)
Elton Dean, fit again, rejoins Equip'Out, and Lorenzini leaves
[31] Clermont-Ferrand (France) [Equip'Out]
[01] Clermont-Ferrand (France) [Equip'Out]
[02] Bordeaux (France) [Equip'Out]
[03] Nantes (France) [Equip'Out]
[05] Paris (France) [Equip'Out]
[19] Amiens (France) [Equip'Out]
[20-21] Maugny-lès-Compiègne (France), Festival Jazz-Oise [Equip'Out]
In Cahoots UK dates
Pip Pyle joins Faton Bloom (F.Cahen, D.Malherbe, R.Sarrazin, R.Raspail)
[07-09] Faton Bloom rehearsals
[11] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Malherbe-Cahen-Pyle + S.Domancich]
[13] Bois-Plain (France) [Faton Bloom + S.Domancich]
[28-30] Faton Cahen Trio (F.Cahen-R.Sarrazin-P.Pyle) rehearsals
The Faton Cahen Trio tour Brittany
[10] Trellières [Faton Cahen Trio]
[11] Concarneau [Faton Cahen Trio]
[14] Dinard (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[15] Dinon (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[20] Paimpaul (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[21] Trémarant (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[22] Espéride (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[23] Plouhinec (France), Café de la Barre [Faton Cahen Trio]
[26] Vannes (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[27] Nuisiac? (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[28] St.Pierre-de-Quiberon (France), Le Vieux Briscard [Faton Cahen Trio]
[29] Ploubalay (France), Bikers' Festival [Faton Cahen Trio]
[30] Gourriac? (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[26] Bourg (France)
[Faton Bloom, feat. Pip Pyle]
[25-28] London (rehearsals) [In Cahoots]
[29] Greenwich, William IV [In Cahoots]
[30] Putney [London], Half Moon [In Cahoots]
[30] Angers (France), Salle
Jean Rostand [P.Meyer Quartet with S.Domancich, H.Hopper & P.Pyle]
Setlist: "Smashing China" [P.Pyle], "Charlie" [S.Domancich],
"Soupe Au Lait" [P.Pyle], "Day By Day", "Wanglo Saxon"
[H.Hopper], unknown [P.Meyer], "Amusante Clémentine" [P.Meyer],
"Blott On The Landscape" [S.Domancich], "Glider" [H.Hopper],
"Strawberry Fields Forever" [J.Lennon]
[01] Lausanne (Switzerland) [P.Meyer Trio]
In Cahoots UK tour
[08] Paris (France), Snecma [P.Meyer Quartet feat. S.Domancich]
[10] Archères (France) [P.Meyer Quartet feat. S.Domancich]
[29-30] Ris-Orangis [nr Paris] (France), La Dame Bleue [Faton Cahen Trio]
[10] Paris, New Morning [Faton Cahen Trio] [also: Dick Annegarn]
Pip Pyle starts rehearsing with a new John Greaves Group, including Red Mitchell (guitar), Francis Moze (bass), and John on keyboards and vocals; rehearsals take place about twice every week for about two months, until the band splits up due mainly to musical differences between Greaves and Moze
[23] Meaux (France) [Faton Cahen Trio] (first gig with Etienne Callac)
Equip'Out resume activities, with a line-up of Pip Pyle, Sophia Domancich, Elton Dean and Charles Calamel
[30] Paris (France), Dunois [Equip'Out, guest: Didier Malherbe]
[02-05] Paris (rehearsals)
[Equip'Out]
[06] Paris (France), Dunois [Equip'Out]
[08] Olivet [nr Orléans] (France), Moulin de la Vapeur [Equip'Out]
A one-off festival appearance is the last-ever gig by Soft Heap - Dean-Hewins-Greaves-Pyle
[11] Coutances (France), Festival 'Jazz Sous Les Pommiers' [Soft Heap]
[18] Paris (rehearsal)
[Equip'Out]
[19] Lillers (France) [Equip'Out]
[22] Paris (France), FIAP [Equip'Out]
[02] London, Jazz Café
[EDQuartet]
In Cahoots UK dates and studio, with new member Fred Baker
[12-30] Faton Cahen Trio tour Brittany
[early] Nice (France),
jazz club residency [Equip'Out]
[11] London, Jazz Café [ED-J.Etheridge Quartet]
[12] London, BBC Maida Vale 4 Studios [?]
[09-11] Paris, Tao Studios
[Faton Cahen Trio, recording sessions]
[14] London, BBC Maida Vale 2 Studios [?]
[20-21] Strasbourg (France), Café des Anges [Equip'Out]
[22] Sarrebourg (France) [Equip'Out]
[25] Gent (Belgium) [Equip'Out]
[26] Anvers (Belgium) [Equip'Out] (cancelled?)
[27-28] Bruxelles (Belgium) [Equip'Out]
[29] Amiens (France) [Equip'Out]
In Cahoots UK dates
[20] Denain (France) [Equip'Out]
[22-23] Paris, Tao Studios [Faton Cahen Trio, recording sessions]
Equip'Out are joined by Alain & Yvon Guillard (sax & trumpet)
in place of Elton Dean
[29] Colmar (France) [Equip'Out]
In Cahoots UK dates
During January and February, Pip Pyle tours France with singer/harmonica player Mox Gowland
[19] Marseille (France) [Equip'Out]
[20] Vitrolles (France) [Equip'Out]
Pip Pyle, Sophia Domancich and Charles Calamel play as resident band at a jazz club in Les Arcs 2000, a ski resort in the French Alps
[04] Bourges (France), Printemps de Bourges [Faton Cahen Trio & Brigitte Fontaine]
[21-24] Perpignan (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[03] Paris, CIM Auditorium [Faton Cahen Trio]
[06] Angers, Vert Luisant [P.Pyle Trio, w. S.Domancich & C.Calamel]
[07] ?? [Equip'Out]
[10] Fougères (France) [Equip'Out]
[11] Carhaix-Plouguer (France) [Equip'Out]
[12] St.Pierre-de-Quiberon (France) [Equip'Out]
[14] Belle-Ile (France), Cargo [Equip'Out]
[18] Paris (France), Dunois [Equip'Out]
[26] Paris, New Morning [Faton Cahen Trio] [also: Didier Malherbe Trio feat. Shyamal Maïtra]
In Cahoots European tour (until early November)
[21] Coulommiers [nr Paris] (France) [Pazapa, feat. P.Pyle]
[11] Valence (France)
[Faton Cahen Trio]
[12] Grenoble (France), L'Entre-Pot [Faton Cahen Trio]
[18] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Faton Cahen Trio]
A projected Equip'Out tour of Southern France (Toulouse, Bordeaux, Narbonne,
Montauban, Cognac) is cancelled when Pip Pyle suffers from a severe ear infection
and has to go to hospital for several days
Pip Pyle begins rehearsing with John Greaves
[19] Béziers (France) [Faton Cahen Trio]
[01] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Gimini [Pazapa rehearsal]
Pip Pyle joins guitarist Claude Barthélémy's quartet alongside
Michel Godard (tuba), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordian) and Claire Fargier-Lagrange
(viola)
[23] Paris (France), Café de la Plage [Claude Barthélémy Quintet, feat. P.Pyle]
[02] Chennevières-sur-Marne
[nr Paris] (France), Gimini [Pazapa rehearsal]
[09] Paris (France) [John Greaves Band rehearsal]
Hatfield and the North briefly reform (Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Richard
Sinclair and Sophia Domancich)
[23-28] London, Phil Miller's [HTN rehearsals]
[29] Nottingham, Central TV Studios (run-through) [HTN]
[30] Nottingham, Central TV Studios [HTN]
Pip Pyle briefly rejoins Gong for a reformation TV concert, after Pierre Moerlen opts out
[18-21] Llanfair (Wales), Foel Studios (rehearsals) [Gong]
[22] Glastonbury, Assembly Rooms [warm-up gig] [Gong]
[24] Nottingham, Central TV studios [Gong]
The above-mentioned quintet led by Claude Barthélémy is augmented for the following gig with an additional drummer, Manuel Denizet, who subsequently replaces Pip Pyle
[29] Paris (France), Dunois [Claude Barthélémy Sextet, feat. P.Pyle]
[15-16] Paris (France), Studio Acousti [sessions for John Greaves, feat. Pip Pyle]
In Cahoots Italian tour
The following is for a week's residency
nr Athens (Greece), Zorba Club [S.Domancich-E.Callac-P.Pyle]
[18-21] Paris (France), Studio Acousti [sessions for John Greaves, feat. Pip Pyle]
[28] Paris (France), New Morning [Didier Malherbe & Friends, incl. P.Pyle]
Paul Rogers joins Equip'Out on double bass
[05] Paris (France), Café de la Plage [Equip'Out]
[06] Metz (France) [Equip'Out]
[10-12] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Gimini Studio (sessions) [Equip'Out]
[14] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Gimini Studio [L.Domancich session, feat. P.Pyle]
Sophia Domancich leaves Equip'Out to form her own trio with Paul Rogers and drummer Bruno Tocanne
[16] Paris (France), Majestic [Faton Cahen Trio]
For the following, Michel Godard's band consists of Michael Riessler (violin), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordian) and Pip Pyle (drums)
[29-31] Seychelles [Michel Godard Band feat. Pip Pyle]
[early] Seychelles [Michel Godard Band feat. Pip Pyle]
For the following, Michel Godard's band consists of Michael Riessler
(violin), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordian), Yves Farge (trombone), Jean-François
Canape (trumpet) and Pip Pyle (drums)
[16] Angers (France), Péniche (Quai des Carmes) [Michel Godard Band
feat. Pip Pyle]
[17] Nantes (France), Pannonica Jazz Café [Michel Godard Band feat. Pip Pyle]
[18] Rennes (France) [Michel Godard Band feat. Pip Pyle]
[02] Paris (France), Majestic [Faton Cahen Trio]
In Cahoots UK dates with new member Jim Dvorak
Hugh Hopper forms Hugh Hopper & Special Friends, later to become Short Wave, with a line-up of himself, Didier Malherbe, Phil Miller and Pip Pyle
In Cahoots British & Italian tours (until early June)
[12] Le Mans (France), Europa Jazz Festival [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends - debut]
[23] (Austria), Festival [Michel Godard Band feat. Pip Pyle]
[01] Claude Barthélémy gig feat. Pip Pyle
[23] London, rehearsal [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[04] Paris, rehearsal [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[06] Paris (France), New Morning [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[08] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[09] Clamecy (France) [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[--] London, Vortex Club [Miller-Baker duo, debut performance]
[20] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [first session for "7 Year Itch"]
[21] Split Seconds and Digging In are released by Virgin Japan
[26] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [brass section "7 Year Itch"]
[27] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Lydia Domancich "7 Year Itch"]
In Cahoots Japanese tour
[01] Montreuil-sous-Bois (France), Instants Chavirés [Michel Godard Band feat. P.Pyle]
[08] Paris (France), Passage du Nord-Ouest [John Greaves Band, feat. P.Pyle; support: Peter Blegvad]
[14] Argenteuil (France), Cave Dimière [J-F. Canape Band feat. P.Pyle]
[24-26] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Phil Miller "7 Year Itch"]
[09] Paris (France), La Villa [Vincent Quinsac Quartet feat. P.Pyle]
[27] Paris (France), La Villa [Vincent Quinsac Quartet feat. P.Pyle]
Pip Pyle rejoins
Gong
[15] Paris (France), Elysée-Montmartre [Gong]
[17] St.Etienne (France) [Gong]
[18] Montpellier (France) [Gong]
[19] Prades [nr Perpignan] (France) [Gong]
[21] Perugia [nr Bergamo] (Italy) [Gong]
[23] Rome (Italy) [Gong]
[24] La Spezia (Italy) [Gong]
[25] Vicenza [nr Pavia] (Italy) [Gong]
[27] Genova (Italy) [Gong]
[28] Milano (Italy) [Gong]
[29] Marseille (France), Espace Julien [Gong]
[30] Clermont-Ferrand (France) [Gong]
[01] Bresse-sur-Grosne
(France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Gong]
[16] Montreuil-sous-Bois (France), Instants Chavirés [John Greaves Band &
M.Godard Band, both feat. P.Pyle]
[23] Nancy (France) [J-F. Canape Band feat. P.Pyle]
[28] Paris (France), Studio Davout [P.Pyle session for Gong "Shapeshifter"]
[17] Bresse-sur-Grosne
(France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Faton Cahen, Pip Pyle & Alain Eckert]
[18] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Faton Cahen, Pip
Pyle & Claire Gillet (cb)]
[23-24] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [François
Ovide "7 Year Itch"]
[25] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [brass section
- Didier Malherbe, Alain & Yvon Guillard, Jean-François Canape, Yves
Favre & Michel Godard - for "Foetal Fanfare Fandango" - "7 Year Itch"]
[26] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Alain &
Yvon Guillard - "Long On" - "7 Year Itch"]
[30] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Michel Godard & Elton Dean - "7 Year Itch"]
[08] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [John Greaves Band feat. P.Pyle]
[11] Les Vans [Ardèche] (France) [John Greaves Band feat. P.Pyle]
[13] nr Liège (Belgium), Festival [M.Godard Band feat. P.Pyle]
[26-28] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Gimini Studio [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[29] Paris (France), New Morning [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[30] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[01] Marseille (France),
Métronome [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[02] La Garde-Freinet (France), Le Lézard [Hugh Hopper & Special
Friends]
[03] Perpignan (France), Théâtre Municipal (Festival de Jazz)
[Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[05] Lille (France), Aéronef [Hugh Hopper & Special Friends]
[14] Bristol, Bierkeller [Gong]
[15] Wolverhampton, Wulfren Hall [Gong]
[16] Brighton, East Wing Theatre [Gong]
[20] Bournemouth, Academy [Gong]
[21] Reading, Trades Union Club [Gong]
[22] Cambridge, Junction [Gong]
[23] Manchester, University [Gong]
[24] Glasgow, Mayfair [Gong]
[27] Sheffield, Poly [Gong]
[28] Leeds, Irish Centre [Gong]
[29] Liverpool, Poly [Gong]
[30] Nottingham, Trent Poly [Gong]
[31] Leicester, University [Gong]
[01] Brixton, Fridge
[Gong]
[09-10] Paris (France), Grande Halle de La Villette [Gong]
[12] Lille (France) [Gong]
[13] Lorient (France), Le Manège en Chantier [Gong]
[15] Bordeaux (France) [Gong]
[16] Toulouse (France) [Gong]
[18] Marseille (France), Théâtre du Moulin [Gong]
[20] nr Venice (Italy) [Gong]
[26] Aeus [nr Perpignan] (France), Salle des Fêtes [Gong]
[30] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Gong]
[01] Bresse-sur-Grosne
(France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Gong]
[02] Rouen (France) [Gong]
[04] Ris-Orangis [nr Paris] (France), Le Plan [Gong]
[05] Elancourt (France), Le Bilbo [Gong]
[05] Montreuil, Instants Chavirés [E.Dean-J-F.Pauvros-J.Greaves-P.Pyle]
In Cahoots European tour
[07] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Short Wave]
[08] Clermont-Ferrand (France), Maison du Peuple [Short Wave]
[28-30] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Fred Baker - "7 Year Itch"]
Equip'Out is reactivated, with Francis Lockwood on piano
[20-21] Paris (France), Duc des Lombards [Equip'Out]
[22] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [John Greaves & François Ovide for title track of "7 Year Itch"]
[26] Perpignan (France), Jazz Festival [E.Dean-L.Coxhill-J.Greaves-P.Pyle]
[21] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Elton Dean - "7 Year Itch"]
[28] London, The Orange [Short Wave]
[05] Brentwood, New Arts Theatre [Short Wave]
[06] Canterbury, St.Radigans Hall [Short Wave]
[07] Whitstable, Tankerton's Arms [Short Wave]
[07] Astra Recording Studio, Kent [sessions for Richard Sinclair "RSVP", feat. P.Pyle]
[08] Astra Recording Studio, Kent [sessions for Richard Sinclair "RSVP", feat. H.Hopper & P.Pyle]
[17] Montreuil [nr Paris] (France), Instants Chavirés [Equip'Out]
[21] Chennevières-sur-Marne, Gimini Studios [rehearsal] [H.Hopper Franglodutch Band]
[23] Nijmegen [H.Hopper Franglodutch Band]
[24] Anvers (Belgium), De Muze [H.Hopper Franglodutch Band]
[25] Breda, Het Hijgend Hert [H.Hopper Franglodutch Band]
Gong reassemble for a French mini-tour, now with a line-up of Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steffi Sharpstrings, Keith Missile, Pip Pyle and Rob Calvert
[11] Mâcon (France) [Gong]
[13] Cahors (France) [Gong]
[15] London, Vortex Jazz Bar [E.Dean-P.Rogers-P.Pyle]
[16] Islington, King's Head [E.Dean-P.Rogers-P.Pyle]
[18] Paris (France), Elysée-Montmartre [Gong + guest: D.Malherbe]
[28] Paris (France), La Luna [Equip'Out]
[01-03] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Pip's house [RSVP rehearsals]
[05] Bath, The Hub (Festival Fringe) [R.Sinclair's RSVP]
[08] Chester, The Warehouse [R.Sinclair's RSVP]
[10] Canterbury, City Arms [R.Sinclair's RSVP]
[11] London, Samuel Beckett [R.Sinclair's RSVP] [guests: Rick Biddulph & Andy Ward, on encore]
[15-16] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Richard Sinclair - "7 Year Itch"]
[25] Paris (France), New Morning [R.Sinclair-P.Pyle-T.Coe-D.Rees-Williams + guests P.Meyer-D.Malherbe]
[30] Paris (France), La Luna [R.Sinclair's RSVP]
[14-15] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne (Club's 20th anniversary) [E.Dean-P.Meyer-H.Hopper-P.Pyle + various jams]
[02] Basel (Switzerland),
Sommercasino [Gong]
[03] Linz (Austria), Posthof Open Air Festival [support: Mother Gong] [Gong]
[04] Munchen (Germany), Backstage [Gong]
[07] Hannover (Germany), Club Bad [Gong]
[08] Marl (Germany), Schchat 8 [incl. impromptu set by D.Allen/R.Calvert/P.Pyle]
[Gong]
[09] Opwijk (Belgium), J.H. Nydrop [Gong]
[10] Rotterdam (Netherlands), Barog [Gong]
[18] Milano (Italy), Rolling Stone [Gong]
[19] Vicenza (Italy), Palasport [Gong]
[20] Cesena (Italy), Vidia [Gong]
[21] Firenze (Italy), Teatre Tendo [Gong]
[22] Roma (Italy), Teatre Tenda [Gong]
[24] Torino (Italy), Teatre Colosseo [Gong]
Tertio is formed by Patrice Meyer (guitar), Emmanuel Bex (organ) and Pip Pyle (drums)
[28] Paris (France), La Luna [Tertio feat. P.Pyle]
[08-09] London, The Forum [Gong 25] [Shapeshifter Gong feat. P.Pyle, Classic Gong feat. P.Pyle, Short Wave] [also: Tim Blake, Fluvius...]
[14] Massy-Palaiseau (France) [Tertio feat. P.Pyle + guest D.Malherbe]
[21-22] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Hugh Hopper - "7 Year Itch"]
[15-16] Chennevières-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Studio [Pierre Marcault - "7 Year Itch"]
Patrice Meyer joins Equip'Out on guitar, replacing Francis Lockwood
[18] Limoges (France), Assecarm [Equip'Out]
[24] Breda (Netherlands), Boulevard [Short Wave + Elton Dean]
[25] Tourcoing (France), Théâtre G.Dael [Short Wave + Elton Dean]
[26] Bruxelles (Belgium), Full Moon [Short Wave]
[09] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Short Wave]
[10] Macon (France), Cave à Musique [Short Wave]
[11] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Short Wave]
[14] Montreuil-sous-Bois [nr Paris] (France), Instants Chavirés [Equip'Out]
[06] Lillers (France), Théâtre de l'Abattoir [Short Wave]
[10] Tours (France), Grange de Mesley [Short Wave]
[15] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Dean-Miller-Hopper-Pyle] [guest: Gaël Horelou]
[28] Paris (France), La Luna [Tertio feat. P.Pyle]
Setlist: "No Long Solos", "Seven Sisters", "Rondine", "Mimine", "Rêve
de Blues", "Zouzou", "Strawberry Fields Forever" [J.Lennon], "Sliding Dogs"
[H.Hopper]
Charles Calamel returns
on double bass for these final Equip'Out concerts
[03] Roanne (France) [Equip'Out]
[15] Nancy (France) [Equip'Out]
[16] Strasbourg (France) [Equip'Out]
[24] St.Germain-en-Laye [nr Paris] (France), La Clef [Tertio feat. P.Pyle]
Setlist: "Zouzou", "Where" [T.Williams' Lifetime], "Seven Sisters", "Yes
Yes", "Horny Brownie", "Fa Si La Fatima", "Big Dick" [P.Lemer], "Rêve
de Blues", "Strawberry Fields Forever" [J.Lennon], "Sliding Dogs" [H.Hopper],
"Mimine"
In Cahoots UK tour
In Cahoots UK tour
[16] Strasbourg (France), Café des Anges [Short Wave]
[17] Sarreguemines (France), Casino [Short Wave]
[01-02] Québec (Canada),
Le D'Auteuil [Gong]
[03] Montreal (Canada), venue unknown [Gong]
[05] New York, NY (USA), Bottom Line (2 shows) [Gong]
[06] Boston, MA (USA), Mama Kin's [Gong]
[07] Alexandria, VA (USA), Birchmere [Gong]
[08] Baltimore, MD (USA), 8x10 [Gong]
[09] Cleveland, OH (USA), The Odeon [Gong]
[10] Chicago, IL (USA), Cubby Bear [Gong]
[11] Milwaukee, WI (USA), Shank Hall [Gong]
[13] Kansas City, MO (USA), Drum Room [Gong]
[15] Denver, CO (USA), Mercury Café [Gong]
[16] Seattle, WA (USA), The Back Stage [Gong]
[17] Portland, OR (USA), Berbetti's [Gong]
[19] San Francisco, CA (USA), Great American [Gong]
[20] Los Angeles, CA (USA), Luna Park [Gong]
[30] Watford, Jakko Jakszyk's home studio (session for "Seven Year Itch")
[31] London, Vortex Jazz Bar [E.Dean-H.Riley-M.Mattos-P.Pyle]
[04] Manchester, University
[Gong]
[05] Birmingham, Town Hall [Gong]
[06] Bath, The Pavilion [also: Here & Now, Ozric Tentacles, Porcupine
Tree...] [Gong]
[09] Sheffield, Leadmill [Gong]
[10] Norwich, Waterfront [Gong]
[11] Cambridge, Junction [Gong]
[12] London, The Forum [Gong]
[13] Dublin, The Mean Fiddler [Gong]
[14] Glasgow, Arches [Gong]
[15] Leeds, Irish Centre [Gong]
[17-20] Watford, Jakko
Jakszyk's home studio (sessions for "Seven Year Itch")
[22-30] In Cahoots rehearsals, UK tour & recording sessions [In Cahoots]
[01] In Cahoots recording
session [In Cahoots]
[06] Nagoya (Japan), Club Quattro [Gong]
[07] Osaka (Japan), Club Quattro [also: Angels In Heavy Syrup] [Gong]
[08-09] Tokyo (Japan), On Air West [Gong]
[11-13] Québec (Canada),
Le D'Auteuil [Gong]
[15] Boston (MA), Mama Kins [Gong]
[16] New York City (NY), Tramps [Gong]
[17] Sayerville (NJ), Club Bene [Gong]
[18] Philadelphia (PA), Theatre Of Living Arts [Gong]
[19] Baltimore (MD), Museum Of Art [Gong]
[20] Arlington (VA), Birchmere [Gong]
[22] Chicago (IL), Cubby Bear [Gong]
[23] Detroit, Seventh House [Gong]
[25] Cleveland, Phantasy Club [Gong]
[26] Montréal (Canada), Cabaret [Gong]
[27] Montréal (Canada), Cabaret [Gong]
[07] Rotterdam (Netherlands),
Barog [Gong]
[08] Tilberug (Netherlands), Noorderlicht [Gong]
[10] Lillier (France), L'Abattoir [Gong]
[11] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Gong]
[12] Grasse (France), MJC Altitude 500 [Gong]
[13] Genova (Italy) [Gong]
[14] Vicenza (Italy), Totom [Gong]
[15] Novara (Italy), Blackman [Gong]
[16] Spilimbergo (Italy), Rototom [Gong]
[19] Nantes (France), Les Pics et Pocs [Gong]
[20] Marseille (France), Espace Julien [Gong]
[21] Paris (France), Le Bataclan [guests: Tim Blake & Elton Dean] [Gong]
[22] Lille (France), L'Aéronef [Gong]
[23] Bruxelles (Belgium), VK Club [Gong]
[13-14] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Mimi Lorenzini Trio, with Charles Calamel (cb)]
[early] London, Hoxton Studios (Dave Stewart - sessions for "Seven Year Itch")
In Cahoots concerts in the Netherlands
In Cahoots UK tour
[03] London, Musart Studios (session for Lady June's "Rebela")
In Cahoots French tour (as a quartet)
[28] London, Vortex Jazz Bar [Steve Miller Benefit: Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Fred Baker, Elton Dean, Steve Miller, Lol Coxhill, Eddie Prévost, Carol Grimes, Mark Hewins & Mark Sanders]
In Cahoots European tour (some dates as a sextet, others as a quartet)
[16] Bresse-sur-Grosne (France), A L'Ouest de la Grosne [Hopper-Greaves-Meyer-Pyle]
Setlist: "Wanglo-Saxon", "Fa Si La Fatima" [P.Meyer], "The Green Fuse",
Unknown [P.Pyle instrumental?], "Miniluv" / "How Beautiful You Are", "Dead Dog
Dingo" [P.Pyle] // P.Meyer Instrumental, "Silence", "Big Dick" [P.Lemer], "Seven
For Lee" [E.Dean], "The Song"
[09] Westwego [nr New Orleans] (LA), Nine Mile Music Compound [Absolute Zero]
[10] St.Petersburg (FL), State Theatre [Absolute Zero]
[16] Carlsbad [nr San Diego] (CA), Hennessey's Tavern [Absolute Zero]
[19] Los Angeles (CA), Mr T's [Absolute Zero]
[21] Valencia (CA), California Institute of the Arts [Absolute Zero]
[23] San Francisco (CA), The Boat House [Absolute Zero] [support: Trap]
[27-29] Tampa (FL), Springs Theatre [recording sessions] [Absolute Zero]
[09] Miami (FL), Churchill's [Absolute Zero]
[13-18] Tampa (FL), Springs Theatre [recording sessions] [Absolute Zero]
[18] Tampa (FL), Springs Theatre [Absolute Zero]
In Cahoots French dates (Miller-Baker-Pyle + Doug Boyle)
In Cahoots UK tour
In Cahoots UK tour
In Cahoots UK tour
In Cahoots Japanese tour
Pip Pyle forms his own band Bash, with Patrice Meyer (guitar), Alex Maguire (electric piano and organ) and Fred Baker (bass)
[16] Seattle, WA (USA),
Moore Theater (Progman Cometh Festival) [Bash]
Setlist: "For Adiba" [P.Pyle], "Cauliflower Ears" [P.Pyle],
"Vas-Y Dotty" [P.Pyle], "Carousel" [P.Meyer] / "John's
Fragment" [A.Maguire], "Biffo" [P.Pyle], "Beautiful Feeling"
[F.Baker], "Pastis Present" [P.Pyle], "Spoutnik" [P.Pyle],
"Horny Brownie" [P.Meyer]
[06] Les Lilas [nr Paris]
(France), Le Triton (Festival Les Tritonales) [Bash]
Setlist: "For Adiba" [P.Pyle], "Vas-Y Dotty" [P.Pyle],
"Sparky" [A.Maguire], "My Beautiful Baguette" [F.Baker],
"Bashee-Bouzouk" [P.Meyer] // "Biffo" [P.Pyle], "Pastis
Present" [P.Pyle], "Spoutnik" [P.Pyle], "Cauliflower Ears"
[P.Pyle], Improv, "Carousel" [P.Meyer], "John's Fragment"
[A.Maguire]
[18] Verviers (Belgium),
Spirit Of '66 [Bash]
[19] St.Jean-aux-Bois [nr Compiègne] (France), Les Naïades [Bash]
[23] Les Lilas [nr Paris] (France), Le Triton (Festival Les Tritonales)
[Bash]
Setlist: "For Adiba" [P.Pyle], "Vas-Y Dotty" [P.Pyle],
"Pastis Present" [P.Pyle], "My Beautiful Baguette" [F.Baker],
"Social Reformers" [A.Maguire], "John's Fragment" [A.Maguire]
// "Bashee-Bouzouk" [P.Meyer], "Biffo" [P.Pyle], "Spoutnik"
[P.Pyle], "Flowing" [P.Meyer], "Take Your Pick" [P.Pyle]
// "Sparky" [A.Maguire], "Sha'Bop" [F.Baker]
Hatfield and the North
reform with a line-up of Phil Miller, Richard Sinclair and Pip
Pyle, with Alex Maguire on keyboards
[25] London, The Premises [first rehearsal] [Hatfield and the North]
[29] Whitstable, Horsebridge Arts Centre (Pip Pyle sits in for a few numbers
with the Richard Sinclair Band which consists of Phil Miller, Alex Maguire,
Theo Travis and drummer/percussionist Roy Dodds)
[18] London, Mean Fiddler [also: Richard Sinclair Band, In Cahoots] [Hatfield and the North]
June
With Pip not completely
recovered from a recent back operation, Mark Fletcher (In Cahoots'
drummer) is asked to augment Hatfield for a series of European shows
[08] Fasano (Italy) (Fasano Jazz Festival) [guest: Theo Travis]
[Hatfield and the North]
[15] Les Lilas [nr Paris] (France), Le Triton (Tritonales festival) [Hatfield
and the North]
[16] Verviers (Belgium), Spirit Of '66 [Hatfield and the North]
[17] Zaandam (Netherlands), De Kade [Hatfield and the North]
[23] Bilston, Robin 2 [Hatfield and the North]
[01-02] Tokyo (Japan),
Club Citta [Hatfield and the North]
[10] Wavendon [Milton Keynes], The Stables [Hatfield and the North]
[12] Southampton, The Brook [Hatfield and the North]
[15] London, The Borderline [Hatfield and the North]
[19] Glasgow, Renfrewshire Ferry [Hatfield and the North]
[21] Swindon Arts Centre [Hatfield and the North]
[11] Mexicali (Mexico),
Teatro Del Estado (Baja Prog Festival) [also: Mirthrandir, Marillion Acoustic
Trio, SBB] [Hatfield and the North]
[24] Rome (Italy), Stazione Bira [Hatfield and the North]
[07] Mestre (Italy), Hotel
Bologna [Hatfield and the North]
[08] Gorizia (Italy), Auditorium [Hatfield and the North]
[11] Deal, Astor Theatre
[Hatfield and the North]
[13] London, Borderline [Hatfield and the North]
[23] Bethlehem, PA (USA),
Zoellner Arts Center (NEARfest) [Hatfield and the North]
[25] New York City, NY (USA), Bowery Poetry Club [Hatfield and the North]
[22] (Germany), Burg-Herzberg Festival [Hatfield and the North]
[13]
Birchington [Margate], Quex House [guest with M.Hewins, A.Maguire &
Hugh Hopper] [also: Humphrey Littleton Band]
[26] Groningen (Netherlands),
Feerwerd (Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour) [Hatfield and the North]
[28] Pip Pyle dies in Paris
Bash reform
for a final tour in Pip's memory, with Manuel Denizet on drums
[24] Birmingham, Yardbird Club (Paradise Place, nr Birmingham Conservatoire)
[guest: Tony Levin (drums)]
[25] Brighton, Brighton Jazz Club (at The Arts Club, Ship Street)
[28] London, Vortex (Dalston Kingsland) [guest: Phil Miller]
June
[01] Les Lilas [nr Paris] (France), Le Triton (Tritonales)