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Topic: Which Prog Musician Played in the Most Prog Bands?
Posted: February 19 2018 at 20:56

Jon Anderson has been pretty active:

Alan White

Jean-Luc Ponty

Rick Wakeman

Mike Oldfield

Gowan

Glass Hammer

Kitaro

King Crimson

Vangelis

Jon & Vangelis

Dream Theater

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 23:08

Tony Levin has played with nearly everyone....

Peter Gabriel

Pink Floyd

Herbie Mann

King Crimson

David Bowie

Yes

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe

Gorn, Levin, Marotta

Bozzio, Levin, Stevens

ProjeKct One

ProjeKct Four

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Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Steven Wilson

Stick Men

Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins

Tony Levin, David Torn, Alan White

Tony Levin, Marco Minnerman, Jordan Rudess

Chuck Mangione Quartet

Then throw in Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Paul Simon and John Lennon for the hell of it.

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 20:48

Having read all of these, I'd have to say the late, great John Wetton gets my vote!

Bruford certainly deserves a shout-out....I saw him with LTIA KC, Discipline KC, UK, his own band, and as a duo with Patrick Moraz. I always enjoyed seeing him wearing his "B" logo (US Boston Bruins hockey team emblem).

That man had an amazing history!!

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 11:38

^ Most of these I've never heard of, hahaha.

But John Wetton played in a lot of non-prog stuff.
Especially in the 80's.

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 10:45

Most of these are not prog bands.

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 10:32

David Jackson:

Brinsley Schwarz

Vandergraaf Generator

Peter Hammill

Leigh Stephens

Alan Sorrenti

Nine Days' Wonder

Colin Scot

Jakko Jakszyk

Guy Evans

Jackson, Barton, Evans

Sunlight Orchestra

Skinny Puppy

Nic Potter

Hand to Mouth

Sarah Jane Morris

Peter Hammill & The K Group

Chris Judge Smith

Wildridings Primary School

Peter Gabriel

Sweet Water Well

Magic Mushroom Band

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

The Tangent

Tony Pagliuca & David Jackson & Massimo Dona Quintet

Labasheeda

Mangala Vallis

Nic Potter And Friends

Osanna

Lüüp

Kaprekar's Konstant

And the list goes on and on

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 10:25

How about Karl Groom?

Threshold

Strangers on a Train

Casino

Shadowland

Mercy Train

Galahad

Tracy Hitchings (solo)

Peter Gee (solo)

Medicine Man

Drifting Sun

Shadowkeep

Michelle Young

Power Quest

Lee Abraham (solo)

Edenbridge

Cecilia

Unwritten Pages

Voiciano

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Posted: February 18 2018 at 08:28

Yeah I'm thinking Bruford.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 16:28

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 14:07

You can also add Rare Bird (Somebody’s Watching)to John Wetton’s C.V.
Mel Collins would be up there with dozens upon dozens of appearances.
Wakeman also ‘got around’ a bit ha ha, but much of his work was uncredited and laid down for a few beers.

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:39

^Sorry ForestFriend! I completely missed your earlier post about Mel Collins! My bad. Duh!

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:37

wiz_d_kidd wrote:

BaldFriede wrote:

As to Mani Neumeier:

Humair, Favre, Antolini, Neumeier, Gruntz: From Sticksland With Love
Irene Schweizer Trio: Jazz Meets India, Early Tapes
etc...

I don't think many of these bands are listed as "prog bands" in PA. See rule #2 of the original post.

The archives are by no means complete and especially lacking regarding the many Mani Neumeier projects.

Edited by BaldFriede - February 17 2018 at 13:39

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:35

Mel Collins got around quite a bit (15 bands found in PA):

    Circus; saxophonist, flautist 1967–69
    King Crimson; saxophonist, flautist, keyboardist and backing vocalist 1970–72, 1974, 2013–present
    Kokomo; 1973–75
    Uriah Heep; saxophonist 1975
    Chris Squire; saxophonist 1975
    Phil Manzanera; saxophonist 1975–87
    Bryan Ferry; 1976–93
    Camel; saxophonist 1977–84
    Anthony Phillips; saxophonist and flautist 1977-80
    Sally Oldfield; saxophonist 1980–83
    Caravan; saxophonist 1981
    The Alan Parsons Project; saxophonist 1982–84
    Eberhard Schoener; saxophonist:1983
    Roger Waters and the Bleeding Heart Band; saxophonist 1984–87
    Clannad; saxophonist 1985, 1994–98

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:34

BaldFriede wrote:

As to Mani Neumeier:

Humair, Favre, Antolini, Neumeier, Gruntz: From Sticksland With Love
Irene Schweizer Trio: Jazz Meets India, Early Tapes
etc...

I don't think many of these bands are listed as "prog bands" in PA. See rule #2 of the original post.

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:31

As to Mani Neumeier:

Humair, Favre, Antolini, Neumeier, Gruntz: From Sticksland With Love
Irene Schweizer Trio: Jazz Meets India, Early Tapes
Globe Unity Orchestra: Same
Wolfgang Dauner: Free Action
Harmonia: Deluxe
Highdelberg: Super Session
Ensemble Yniverze: Ensemble Yniverze
Moebius, Plank, Neumeier: Zero Set
L.S. Bearforce: L.S. Bearforce
Alfred Harth: Red Art
Der Blaue Hirsch: Cyberpunk, Brain Drain
Unknownmix: Whaba
Tiere Der Nacht: Hot Stuff, Wolpertinger, Evergreens, Sleepless
Cosmic Couriers: Other Places, Another Other Places
Mani Neumeier & Peter Hollinger: Monsters Of Drums, Monsters Of Drums Meets The Demons Of Bali
Irene Schweizer & Mani Neumeier: European Masters Of Improvisation
Möbius, Engler, Neumeier: Space Explosion
Damo Suzuki's Network: Tokyo On Air West 30-April, Tokyo On Air West 2-May, Osaka Muse Hall 4-May, Jpn Ultd 1
Lover 303: Modern Fairytales
Hans-Karsten Raecke & Mani Neumeier: Prescanned Passages
Achim Jaroscheck & Mani Neumeier: Europlosion
Möbius + Neumeier: Live In Japan. Zero Set II
Acid Mothers Guru Guru Gong: Pink Lady Lemonade
Neumeier Genrich Schmidt: Psychedelic Monsterjam, Intergalactic Travel Agency
Hans Reffert & Mani Neumeier: Der Teufel und sein Guru

The Acid Mothers Guru Guru Gong album features Makoto Kawabata of the Acid Mothers Temple on guitar, Mani Neumeier on drums and percussion, Daevid Allen of Gong on glissando guitar and vocals, and Guy Segers of the Third Ear Band on bass.

Edited by BaldFriede - February 17 2018 at 13:33

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:08

Tony Levin:

ABWH

Bozzio Levin Stevens

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (aka B.L.U.E.)

California Guitar Trio

California Guitar Trio with Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin (aka CG3+2)

Crimson Projekct

Discipline (aka KC)

Peter Gabriel

King Crimson

L'image

Levin Marotta Gunn

Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Trio Experiment

ProjeKct One

ProjeKt Four

Stick Men

White Elephant

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:53

Jan Hammer is definitely in the running, if we're going to count fusion!

https://janhammer.com/recording-credits

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:52

Oh, yeah... You can add John Wetton's solo albums. That's valid! So here's the standing list of 24 PA entries (with at least one album name per band):

Asia - Asia
After Crying - Live Struggle for Life
Atoll - Rock Puzzle
Ayreon - The Theory of Everything
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
David Cross - Exiles
District 97 - One More Red Night
Duncan Mackay - Score
Eddie Jobson - Ultimate Zero
Family - Fearless
John Wetton - Caught in the Crossfire
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Martin Orford - Classical Music and Popular Songs
Mogul Thrash - Mogul Thrash
Peter Banks - Two Sides of Peter Banks
Pete Sinfield - Still
Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head
Qango - Live in the Hood
Renaissance - Grandine il Vento
Roxy Music - Viva!
Steve Hacket - Genesis Revisited
UK - UK
Uriah Heep - Return to Fantasy
Wishbone Ash - Number the Brave

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:47

Too Wetton's list, you can add:

After Crying - "Live Struggle for Life"
District 97 - "One More Red Night"

bringing the total to 23.

The following 10 collaborations were not included because the artists don't appear in PA:
Alan Simon - Excalibur II
Brian Ferry - Another Time, Another Place
Daniele Liverani - Genius A Rock Opera
Gordon Haskell - It Is and It Isn't
Icon - Icon
Jack-Knife - I Wish You Would
Larry Norman - Only Visiting This Planet
Malcolm and Alwyn - Fool's Wisdom
Phenomena - Did It All for Love (Single)
Roger Chapman - Mail Order Magic

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:44

Mel Collins has quite a few credits:

Circus - s/t
King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon
Peter Sinfield - Still
Uriah Heap - Return to Fantasy
Camel - Rain Dances
Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water
Anthony Phillips - Wise After The Event
Peter Bardens - Heart To Heart
Jon Anderson - Song Of Seven
Phil Manzanera - K-Scope
Caravan - Back To Front
10cc - Winds In The Jungle
The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue
Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
Martin Barre - The Meeting
Adrian Belew - Side Three
Stick Men - Konnekted
He was also on Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins' - A Scarcity of Miracles... but that's basically King Crimson

Lots of prog-related and solo projects (and quite a few non-prog credits not listed here). Mostly guest appearances rather than being part of the band, but I guess it counts!

My prog band - Boreal Kinship