Ars Nova (1960s rock band)
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Ars Nova was an American
progressive rock
band that performed and recorded from 1967 to 1969. The original core of the group comprised two former students from Mannes College in New York City
- Wyatt Day (guitar, keyboards, vocals), who wrote or co-wrote most of the band's songs, and Jon Pierson (trombone, vocals).
They recorded two albums. The first was a 1968 self-titled album for the Elektra
label, on which the personnel comprised Day, Pierson, Maury Baker (organ, percussion), Giovanni Papalia (lead guitar), Bill Folwell (trumpet, bass, vocals), and Jonathan Raskin (bass, guitar, vocals). The band was signed to Elektra by Paul Rothchild, who produced their self-titled album in Los Angeles
, with additional songwriting by Greg Copeland and released in April 1968. However, the band split up after a disastrous performance supporting The Doors
at the Fillmore East
in mid 1968, about the same time as they were hype
d with a profile in Life
magazine.
Day and Pierson then formed a new version of the band, with guitarist Sam Brown
, trumpeter Jimmy Owens, bassist Art Koenig, keyboardist Warren Bernhardt
and drummer Joe Hunt. They recorded a second album, Sunshine & Shadows, which was released on Atlantic
in 1969.
SINGLES
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Progressive rock
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band that performed and recorded from 1967 to 1969. The original core of the group comprised two former students from Mannes College in New York City
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- Wyatt Day (guitar, keyboards, vocals), who wrote or co-wrote most of the band's songs, and Jon Pierson (trombone, vocals).
They recorded two albums. The first was a 1968 self-titled album for the Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
label, on which the personnel comprised Day, Pierson, Maury Baker (organ, percussion), Giovanni Papalia (lead guitar), Bill Folwell (trumpet, bass, vocals), and Jonathan Raskin (bass, guitar, vocals). The band was signed to Elektra by Paul Rothchild, who produced their self-titled album in Los Angeles
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, with additional songwriting by Greg Copeland and released in April 1968. However, the band split up after a disastrous performance supporting The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
at the Fillmore East
Fillmore East
The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. It was open from 1968 to 1971, and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music at the time...
in mid 1968, about the same time as they were hype
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d with a profile in Life
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magazine.
Day and Pierson then formed a new version of the band, with guitarist Sam Brown
Sam Brown (guitarist)
-History:Sam T. Brown's playing style was unusual in that he performed in a generally jazz-rock format, while performing in Keith Jarrett's ensembles that sometimes veered close to a free jazz style...
, trumpeter Jimmy Owens, bassist Art Koenig, keyboardist Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt
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and drummer Joe Hunt. They recorded a second album, Sunshine & Shadows, which was released on Atlantic
Atlantic Records
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in 1969.
Discography
ALBUMS- "Ars Nova" (April 1968)
- "Sunshine And Shadows" (June 1969)
SINGLES
- "Pavane For My Lady" / "Zarathustra" (April 1968)
- "Fields Of People" / "March Of The Mad Duke's Circus" (September 1968)