# Judas Jump

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{{Short description|British progressive rock supergroup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Judas Jump
| image           =
| caption         =
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| alias           =
| origin          = [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| genre           = [Progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock)
| years_active    = 1969&ndash;1971<ref name="Rate">{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/judas_jump |title=Albums by Judas Jump: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide |publisher=Rate Your Music |date=1970-04-17 |accessdate=2014-01-26}}</ref>
| label           = [Parlophone](/source/Parlophone)
| past_members    = Allan Jones<br />[Andy Bown](/source/Andy_Bown)<br />[Henry Spinetti](/source/Henry_Spinetti)<br />Charlie Harrison<br />Adrian Williams<br />Trevor Williams
}}

'''Judas Jump''' was a British short-lived [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock) [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music)), formed in 1969.<ref name="Rate"/>  The band released one album and three [singles](/source/Single_(music)) before disbanding in 1971.<ref name="AMG"/>  They are best known for their members who had success before and after Judas Jump.

==Career==
Judas Jump was established in 1969 as a heavy progressive rock band.  They used [mellotron](/source/mellotron), [woodwind](/source/woodwind) and [brass](/source/brass_instrument) in their sound, and secured a recording contract with [Parlophone](/source/Parlophone). The band included keyboardist [Andy Bown](/source/Andy_Bown), and drummer [Henry Spinetti](/source/Henry_Spinetti), who had earlier worked with the English [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [the Herd](/source/The_Herd_(UK_band)), alongside [Peter Frampton](/source/Peter_Frampton). After the Herd dissolved, Bown and Spinetti spent two years with Judas Jump.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Bruce Eder |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/judas-jump-mn0001368981 |title=Judas Jump &#124; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2014-01-26}}</ref>

Also in their line-up was the former [Amen Corner](/source/Amen_Corner_(band)) [saxophonist](/source/saxophone), Allan Jones, who played mainly woodwind.  The band issued three [singles](/source/single_(music)) in 1969 and 1970, followed by their only album, ''Scorch'' (1970). A [United States](/source/United_States) release on the MGM-distributed Pride Records was oddly delayed until 1972, by which time the group had disbanded.<ref name="AMG"/> On 14 February 1970, Judas Jump featured on the cover of the British music magazine ''[NME](/source/NME)''.

Judas Jump were the opening act on 26 August 1970 at the [Isle of Wight Festival](/source/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970). On 24 October 1970, Judas Jump played a [concert](/source/concert) at [Polesworth](/source/Polesworth)'s Memorial Hall.<ref name="Tam"/> Although they attracted considerable press coverage, their records sold poorly, and did not reach either the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) or [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).<ref name="AMG"/>

Although Adrian Williams was listed as lead vocalist, Andy Bown is the lead vocalist on almost all tracks.  In a mid-1980s interview for a fanzine (''The Rock Marketplace''), Bown admitted that as leader, primary songwriter, and producer, he decided to replace most of the vocals with his own prior to the album's release.

Bown ultimately joined [Status Quo](/source/Status_Quo_(band)).<ref name="AMG"/> Fellow band member Charlie Harrison played with the American [country rock](/source/country_rock) band [Poco](/source/Poco_(band)), between 1978 and 1984.<ref name="Rate"/> He also played bass in [Roger McGuinn](/source/Roger_McGuinn)'s [Thunderbyrd](/source/Thunderbyrd) and in the [Rick Vito](/source/Rick_Vito) band.  Spinetti went on to various [session musician](/source/session_musician) work, including playing on [Gerry Rafferty](/source/Gerry_Rafferty)'s single "[Baker Street](/source/Baker_Street_(song))".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mikedolbear.com/story.asp?StoryID=2288 |title=Mike Dolbear DRUMS |publisher=Mikedolbear.com |date=2013-10-13 |accessdate=2014-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714093317/http://www.mikedolbear.com/story.asp?StoryID=2288 |archivedate=2011-07-14 }}</ref>

==Lineup==
*'''Allan Jones''' ([woodwind](/source/woodwind)) – born 6 February 1947, [Swansea](/source/Swansea), [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan), [South Wales](/source/South_Wales)
*'''[Andy Bown](/source/Andy_Bown)''' (keyboards, guitar) – born Andrew Steven Bown, 27 March 1946, [Beckenham](/source/Beckenham), [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statusquo.co.uk/quo/andrewbown.htm |title=Andrew Bown |publisher=Statusquo.co.uk |accessdate=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103104830/http://statusquo.co.uk/quo/andrewbown.htm |archivedate= 3 January 2012 }}</ref>
*'''[Henry Spinetti](/source/Henry_Spinetti)''' (drums) – born Henry Anthony George Spinetti, 31 March 1951, [Cwm](/source/Cwm%2C_Blaenau_Gwent), near [Ebbw Vale](/source/Ebbw_Vale), South Wales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.procolharum.com/former_spinetti.htm |title=Henry Spinetti |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Procolharum.com |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref>
*'''Charlie Harrison''' (bass guitar) - born Charles Harrison, 1952, [Tamworth](/source/Tamworth%2C_Staffordshire), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire)<ref name="Tam">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.tamworthbands.com/judasjump/index.htm |title=Judas Jump |publisher=Tamworth Bands |date= |accessdate=2014-01-26}}</ref>
*'''Adrian Williams''' (vocals)
*'''Trevor Williams''' (lead guitar)

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:200px;"|Title
!Label
|-
| 1970 || ''Scorch'' ||[Parlophone](/source/Parlophone)
|}<ref name="AMG"/>

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! style="width:200px;"|Title
!Label
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1969
|"Run For Your Life"
|Parlophone
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1969
|"This Feelin' We Feel"
|Parlophone
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1970
|"Beer Drinking Woman"
|Parlophone
|}<ref name="Rate"/>

==Bibliography==
*''The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976'', Vernon Joynson, {{ISBN|1-899855-04-1}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{discogs artist|Judas Jump|Judas Jump}}
*[http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/jjump.htm Brief biography and discography at Alexgitlin.com]
*[http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/JUDASjump.htm Biography and album review at Badcatrecords.com]

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Category:British progressive rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1969
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1971
Category:1969 establishments in England

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