The People's People - The People's People Present The Spirit Of David - LP - Frederiksberg Records (Import)

"(Jeff) Jones had musicians commit to three years of preparation, and he was a harsh taskmaster; music was drilled—“like the army,” as Jones describes it. Participants were more or less forbidden from taking paying gigs in the interim, and the bandleader, saving most of his capital for studio time, could not afford to feed or pay the band. The ensemble was so thoroughly rehearsed by the time of the session that the entire record was performed in one take, and the album’s myriad breaks and deft orchestration changes were accomplished without visual cues."