Elastic Rock [SEP] performer
Elastic Rock
Elastic Rock is Nucleus' first album. Recorded in January 1970, it was a pioneering work in emerging genre of jazz-rock fusion. Bandleader Ian Carr (later a jazz journalist and published expert on Miles Davis) was probably inspired by Davis' "going electric" in 1969, but the seminal "Bitches Brew" had not yet been released at the time "Elastic Rock" was recorded, and according to Carr, they hadn't even heard Davis' less rock-influenced 1969 electric release,
(joined with Bill Skiles in 1965, later performed again with Bill as Skiles and Henderson, rejoined the Minstrels again in 2010 and retired 2015 (d. 2018)
- Bill Skiles (joined with Pete Henderson in Jul 1965, later performed again with Pete as Skiles and Henderson) (d. 2011)
- Rusty Evans (joined Sep 1965. formerly a folksinger and member of The All Night Singers, later a rock performer with Marcus, then a country performer)
- Mike Settle (joined Jan 1966, formerly