March & September 1974
Ashton & Lord   
People involved
Jon Lord & Tony Ashton, backed-up by loads of sessioners, incl. Ian Paice (drm).
Ian Paice and Carmine Appice both play drums on Ashton & Lord's First Of The Big Bands project, recorded in March 1974. They also appeared on the subsequent BBC Session, recorded live in September, the same year.

Albums & singles
First Of The Big Bands [lp] : UK Apr 1974 Purple TPS 3507
First Of The Big Bands [lp] : Germany 1983 Line Records OLLP 5323 AS
First Of The Big Bands [white lp] : Germany 1983 Line Records LILP 4.00119-J
First Of The Big Bands [cd] : Germany 198- Line Records LILP 4.00119-O
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert [cd] : UK 1993 Windsong WINCD 033