If were one of Britain’s brassdriven responses to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears: late-60s jazzmen looking to break into the lucrative rock market. They did reasonably well in the States, where the market was at its most voracious, but never quite
If - 3
Jazz meets rock; an honourable draw ensues
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Reviewed by Michael Heatley
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