JOY OF COOKING
''CLOSER TO THE GROUND''
1971
36:58
1/Closer to the Ground
Toni Brown/4:46
2/Blues for a Friend
Toni Brown/3:42
3/New Colorado Blues
Toni Brown/3:32
4/Humpty Dumpty
Terry Garthwaite/2:38
5/A Thousand Miles
Toni Brown/3:57
6/Sometimes Like a River (Loving You)
Toni Brown/3:30
7/Pilot
Terry Garthwaite/3:42
8/The War You Left
Toni Brown/2:43
9/First Time, Last Time
Toni Brown/2:53
10/Laugh, Don't Laugh
Toni Brown/5:35
Toni Brown /Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Vocals
Terry Garthwaite /Guitar, Vocals
Fritz Kasten /Drums, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Jeff Neighbor /Bass, Trombone
Ron Wilson /Harmonica, Percussion
BIOGRAPHY
by Rovi
Formed in Berkeley, California, USA in 1967 as Gourmet’s Delight, this individual quintet originally consisted of Terry Garthwaite (b. 11 July 1938, Berkeley, California, USA; guitar/vocals), brother David Garthwaite (bass), Toni Brown (b. 16 November 1938, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; keyboards/guitar/vocals), Ron Wilson (b. 5 February 1933, San Diego, California, USA; percussion) and Fritz Kasten (b. Des Moines, Iowa, USA; drums). David Garthwaite was replaced by Jeff Neighbour (b. 19 March 1942, Grand Coulee, Washington, USA), prior to recording. The group’s self-titled debut album was released late in 1970 and yielded a minor hit single in ‘Brownsville’. Their easy style, which drew its inspiration from folk, blues and jazz, offered a refreshing spontaneity, although subsequent releases lacked the verve of this first collection. Joy Of Cooking’s direction was determined by Brown and Garthwaite and the group was thus a focal point for the Bay Area’s women’s movement. Toni and Terry carried this support when the group broke up in 1973. They recorded Cross Country together before embarking on separate solo careers, but despite excellent releases, were unable to make a significant breakthrough. The two singers put together a new group, known simply as the Joy, in 1977, which released one widely acclaimed album, but resumed their independent work when this new venture failed to generate sufficient commercial interest.
''CLOSER TO THE GROUND''
1971
36:58
1/Closer to the Ground
Toni Brown/4:46
2/Blues for a Friend
Toni Brown/3:42
3/New Colorado Blues
Toni Brown/3:32
4/Humpty Dumpty
Terry Garthwaite/2:38
5/A Thousand Miles
Toni Brown/3:57
6/Sometimes Like a River (Loving You)
Toni Brown/3:30
7/Pilot
Terry Garthwaite/3:42
8/The War You Left
Toni Brown/2:43
9/First Time, Last Time
Toni Brown/2:53
10/Laugh, Don't Laugh
Toni Brown/5:35
Toni Brown /Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Vocals
Terry Garthwaite /Guitar, Vocals
Fritz Kasten /Drums, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Jeff Neighbor /Bass, Trombone
Ron Wilson /Harmonica, Percussion
BIOGRAPHY
by Rovi
Formed in Berkeley, California, USA in 1967 as Gourmet’s Delight, this individual quintet originally consisted of Terry Garthwaite (b. 11 July 1938, Berkeley, California, USA; guitar/vocals), brother David Garthwaite (bass), Toni Brown (b. 16 November 1938, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; keyboards/guitar/vocals), Ron Wilson (b. 5 February 1933, San Diego, California, USA; percussion) and Fritz Kasten (b. Des Moines, Iowa, USA; drums). David Garthwaite was replaced by Jeff Neighbour (b. 19 March 1942, Grand Coulee, Washington, USA), prior to recording. The group’s self-titled debut album was released late in 1970 and yielded a minor hit single in ‘Brownsville’. Their easy style, which drew its inspiration from folk, blues and jazz, offered a refreshing spontaneity, although subsequent releases lacked the verve of this first collection. Joy Of Cooking’s direction was determined by Brown and Garthwaite and the group was thus a focal point for the Bay Area’s women’s movement. Toni and Terry carried this support when the group broke up in 1973. They recorded Cross Country together before embarking on separate solo careers, but despite excellent releases, were unable to make a significant breakthrough. The two singers put together a new group, known simply as the Joy, in 1977, which released one widely acclaimed album, but resumed their independent work when this new venture failed to generate sufficient commercial interest.
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