Jethro TullA Song For Jeffrey/One For John Gee
Released 1968 on Island
Reviewed by Dave Furgess, 25/01/2001ce
What a bizarre song this is.It starts with a lonesome bass riff by Glenn Cornick played alongside of Ian Anderson's flute. The song then ignites into a twisted psychedelic delta blues stomp,highlighted by some wicked bottleneck guitar by original guitarist Mick Abrahams and Clive Bunker's upfront beat. I have no idea what Anderson is singing about but it still scares me, he sound like he's singing with a mouthful of mush!! I don't know why but "Song for Jeffrey" sounds to me like an out-take from the 13th Floor Elevators' "Bull of the Woods" album. This is one way-out single. The flipside "One For John Gee" is a jazzy instrumental that falls into Eric Dolphy and Charles Lloyd territory.