Both Hands Free – Both Hands Free (1976, LP, England)

Tracklist:
A1 Space
A2 Gettemoff
A3 Shinohara
A4 Solitude
A5 Silver Sleeve
B1 Phobos
B2 City Slickers
B3 Muff The Diver
B4 Blue
B5 Stop The Music

Musicians:
Bass – Pete Glennon
Drums – Dave Hassel
Keyboards – Ritchie Close
Saxophone – Phil Chapman

BOTH HANDS FREE was an obscure jazz rock group from Manchester consisting of Dave HASSEL, Pete GLENNON, Phil CHAPMAN and Ritchie CLOSE. Allegedly they were regulars in the pub scene in the area when they were discovered by Rick KEMP of STEELEYE SPAN who took them to a studio and helped produce their album in the mid 70's, which can be recommended to fans of spacier fusion that leaves some breathing room for atmosphere, comparable to a louder WEATHER REPORT for example. The group didn't make more records and musicians mostly continued work as session musicians rather than as a band, with keyboardist Ritchie CLOSE even working in live performances with CAMEL in the early 80's.