Origin: Toronto (Canada)

JETT BLACK

Gary Atkins - Joe Atkins - John Rhyman - Mark Atkins - Jeff Jones

Jett Black albums:

	Night flight - 1985
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Notes about Jett Black:

 Text in English

- Jett Black was a Toronto-based melodic hard rock band formed in 1983 by the Atkins brothers [1]. Its line-up featured Joe Atkins on lead vocals and guitars, Mark Atkins on guitars, Gary Atkins on drums and percussion, and John Rhyman on keyboards; the original bassist was Mike Greger [1].

In 1984 the band produced a cassette before heading into the studio to record *Night Flight* [1]. Greger appears on *Night Visions*, a pre-production cassette of the album, but he left before the record was completed, which is why Red Rider bassist Jeff Jones is credited on bass as a guest performer [1, 2].

*Night Flight* was recorded and mixed at Perceptions Recording Studio and produced by Peter Akerboom and Joe Atkins, with Peter Akerboom as engineer and Henry Akerboom as executive producer; the band was managed by Perceptions Productions of Toronto [1]. Joe Atkins wrote every song except "Nightflight", co-written with Mark Atkins, and "Chase The Dream", with music credited to Jett Black and lyrics by Joe Atkins [1]. Besides Jones, the guest performers were Steel River singer John Dudgeon on backing vocals and Norm Brown on synthesizer programming, and the credits also thank Mike Horan for background vocals on "Don't Knock The Kids" [1, 3]. The album was dedicated to the memory of Randy Rhoads [1].

*Night Flight* was released in 1985 on DBM Records [1, 4], and a video was made for "Hold On" [1]. It was to be the band's only album, and the original LP later became a collector's item [1]. In 2022 the French label Bad Reputation issued *Night Flight* on CD for the first time, newly mastered by Jean-Yves Legrand [1, 4, 5]. -

Notas sobre Jett Black:

 Texto en Español

- Jett Black fue un grupo de hard rock melódico de Toronto formado en 1983 por los hermanos Atkins [1]. En su formación figuraban Joe Atkins a la voz solista y las guitarras, Mark Atkins a las guitarras, Gary Atkins a la batería y la percusión, y John Rhyman a los teclados; el bajista original fue Mike Greger [1].

En 1984 el grupo produjo una casete antes de entrar en el estudio para grabar *Night Flight* [1]. Greger aparece en *Night Visions*, una casete de preproducción del álbum, pero se marchó antes de que el disco estuviera terminado; por eso Jeff Jones, bajista de Red Rider, figura acreditado al bajo como músico invitado [1, 2].

*Night Flight* se grabó y se mezcló en Perceptions Recording Studio, con producción de Peter Akerboom y Joe Atkins, Peter Akerboom como ingeniero de sonido y Henry Akerboom como productor ejecutivo; el grupo estaba representado por Perceptions Productions, de Toronto [1]. Joe Atkins compuso todas las canciones salvo "Nightflight", firmada con Mark Atkins, y "Chase The Dream", con música acreditada a Jett Black y letra de Joe Atkins [1]. Además de Jones, los músicos invitados fueron John Dudgeon, cantante de Steel River, a los coros, y Norm Brown, a la programación de sintetizadores; los créditos agradecen también a Mike Horan sus coros en "Don't Knock The Kids" [1, 3]. El álbum está dedicado a la memoria de Randy Rhoads [1].

*Night Flight* se publicó en 1985 en el sello DBM Records [1, 4], y "Hold On" contó con un videoclip [1]. Sería el único larga duración del grupo, y con el tiempo el LP original se convirtió en una pieza de coleccionista [1]. En 2022, el sello francés Bad Reputation editó *Night Flight* por primera vez en CD, con una nueva masterización a cargo de Jean-Yves Legrand [1, 4, 5]. -

Sources/Fuentes

[1] Jett Black, *Night Flight*. CD reissue booklet and back inlay, Bad Reputation BAD220903, France, 2022 (original credits ℗ & © 1985 More Kick Music).

[2] Jeff Jones, official website. https://jeff-jones.com/

[3] Axe Records, Steel River – *A Better Road*. https://digital.axerecords.ca/downloads/steel-river-a-better-road/

[4] Discogs, Jett Black – *Night Flight* (master release and versions). https://www.discogs.com/master/833515-Jett-Black-Night-Flight

[5] Bad Reputation, Jett Black – *Night Flight* (BAD220903). https://badreputation.fr/JETT-BLACK-NIGHT-FLIGHT/en