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Jade Warrior - 3 Albums (Vertigo Years 1971-1972) (Remastered Editions)

Jade Warrior are a British group that were formed in 1970, originally evolving out of a band named July. The founding members were Tony Duhig (guitar) (born Anthony Christopher Duhig, 18 September 1941, Acton, west London; died 11 November 1990, Somerset, England), Jon Field (flute, percussion, keyboards) (born John Frederick Field, 5 July 1940, Harrow, Middlesex) and Glyn Havard (vocals, bass) (born 15 February 1947, Nantyglo, South Wales).

Vertigo years. 1970-1973
In 1970, Jade Warrior signed a deal with Vertigo. Their debut album, Jade Warrior, released in 1971, established their trademark sound of soft/loud contrasts, with Field's multi-layered flutes and percussion vying with Duhig's cutting guitar, and which incidentally outsold Assagai's offering (which featured a Jade Warrior track called Telephone Girl). This was followed in the same year by Released with appearances from Allan Price on drums, and guest saxophonist 
Dave Conners. Here Jade Warrior sharpened their rock edge (Three Horned Dragon King, Minnamato's Dream, the fifteen-minute rock jam Barazinbar), their quieter side represented by pieces like Yellow Eyes and Bride of Summer. If Jade Warrior's second album has any overwhelming flaw, it is that its predecessor traveled so far off the conventional beaten tracks of early-'70s prog that anything less than absolute reinvention could only be regarded as a rerun of past glories, 
AllMusic argued years later. …There is little here that Jade Warrior itself did not predict, but the unerring delivery of those predictions is a marvel in itself, critic Dave Thompson concluded. In 1972, Last Autumn's Dream followed, both Price and David Duhig taking part in the procedures. The album, taking a step back to revisit “the wall-of-all-colors approach of their debut with a more surefooted and substantive instrumental approach,” featured mysterious-sounding, introspective 
instrumental tunes (Dark River, Obedience, Borne on the Solar Wind) juxtaposed with melodic pieces like A Winter's Tale and May Queen and harsh rockers (Snake, The Demon Trucker, Joanne).

1971 - Jade Warrior (2004 Remastered)
01 - The Traveller 2:43
02 - A Prenormal Day In Brighton 2:48
03 - Masai Morning 6:49
04 - Windweaver 3:50
05 - Dragonfly Day 7:54
06 - Petunia 4:54
07 - Telephone Girl 4:58
08 - Psychiatric Sergeant 3:10
09 - Slow Ride 2:38
10 - Sundial Song 5:14

1971 - Released (2005 Remastered)
01 - Three-Horned Dragon King 6:09
02 - Eyes On You 3:06
03 - Bride Of Summer 3:20
04 - Water Curtain Cave 6:27
05 - Minnamoto's Dream 5:22
06 - We Have Reason To Believe 3:49
07 - Barazinbar 14:48
08 - Yellow Eyes 2:55
09 - Minnamoto's Dream (Sudden End Version) 5:23

1972 - Last Autumn's Dream (2007 Remastered)
01 - A Winter's Tale 5:13
02 - Snake 3:01
03 - Dark River 6:38
04 - Joanne 2:53
05 - Obedience 3:21
06 - Morning Hymn 3:36
07 - May Queen 5:27
08 - The Demon Trucker 2:38
09 - Lady Of The Lake 3:20
10 - Borne On The Solar Wind 3:03