The Web were a British
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major f ...
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blues band, with a style simultaneously related to America's West Coast groove and UK's
proto-prog
Proto-prog (short for proto-progressive) is the earliest work associated with the first wave of progressive rock music, known then as " progressive pop". Such musicians were influenced by modern classical and other genres usually outside of trad ...
movement. Hailing from the British psychedelic scene, their style is often described as atmospheric, moody, melancholy, and dark. They were originally fronted by African-American singer
John L. Watson, with whom they released two studio albums, ''Fully Interlocking'' (1968) and ''Theraposa Blondi'' (1970). The band increasingly delved into a progressive rock sound with which Watson's vocal style was incompatible, so they set Watson up with a solo career and replaced him with keyboardist/vocalist Dave Lawson. Shortening their name to simply Web, the band fully embraced their new jazz-prog sound on their third LP, ''I Spider'' (1970). Following the departure of saxophonist/flautist Tom Harris, the band changed names again, to Samurai. A final, self-titled album followed in 1971. With the band losing steam due to financial struggles and lack of recognition, Lawson accepted an invitation to join
Greenslade
Greenslade were an English progressive rock band, formed in the autumn of 1972 by keyboard player Dave Greenslade and bassist Tony Reeves, with keyboardist Dave Lawson and drummer Andrew McCulloch.
History
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Members
*John L. Watson - Vocals (1968-'70)
*Dave Lawson - Vocals/Keys (1970-'71).
*Tom Harris - Woodwind.
*John Eaton - Guitar.
*Tony Edwards - Guitar.
*Dick Lee-Smtih - Bass.
*Lennie Wright - Drums/Percussion.
*Kenny Beveridge - Drums/Percussion.
Discography
Singles
* "Hatton Mill Morning" / "Conscience" - Deram DM 201 - 1968
* "Baby Won't You Leave Me Alone" / "Mcvernon Street" - Deram DM 217 - 1968 –
UK #52
* "Monday to Friday" / "Harold Dubbleyew" Deram DM 253 - 1969
Albums
* ''Fully Interlocking'' - Deram SML 1025 - 1968
* ''Theraphosa Blondi'' - Deram SML-R 1058 - 1969
* ''I Spider'' - Polydor 2383 024 - 1970 (as Web)
* Samurai - Greenwich Grammophone Co. GSLP 1003 - 1971 (as Samurai)
References
External links
The Web Myspace
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British blues musical groups
British jazz ensembles
Deram Records artists