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Ars Nova (American band)
Ars Nova East in mid 1968, about the same time as they were hyped
with a profile in Life magazine.[1][2][4]
Origin New York, USA Day and Pierson then formed a new version of the
Genres progressive rock, classical rock band, with guitarist Sam Brown, trumpeter Jimmy
Owens, bassist Art Koenig, keyboardist Warren Bern-
Labels Elektra
hardt and drummer Joe Hunt. They recorded a second al-
Atlantic
bum, Sunshine & Shadows, which was released on Atlantic
Past members in 1969.[5]
Wyatt Day
Jon Pierson
Maury Baker
Discography
Giovanni Papalia ALBUMS
Bill Folwell • "Ars Nova" (April 1968)
Jonathan Raskin
Sam Brown • "Sunshine And Shadows" (June 1969)
Jimmy Owens SINGLES
Art Koenig • "Pavane For My Lady" / "Zarathustra" (April 1968)
Warren Bernhardt • "Fields Of People" / "March Of The Mad Duke’s
Joe Hunt Circus" (September 1968)
Ars Nova was an American progressive rock band that
performed and recorded from 1967 to 1969.[1] The orig- References
inal core of the group comprised two former students [1] ^ Allmusic: Ars Nova
from Mannes College in New York City - Wyatt Day (gui- [2] ^ Mick Houghton, Liner notes for Forever Changing:
tar, keyboards, vocals), who wrote or co-wrote most of The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973, p.35
the band’s songs, and Jon Pierson (trombone, vocals).[2] [3] Roxon, Lilian: Lilian Roxon’s Rock Encyclopedia
They recorded two albums. The first was a 1968 self- (Grossett and Dunlap, Universal Library Edition,
titled album for the Elektra label, on which the personnel 1971) ISBN 0-448-00255-8
comprised Day, Pierson, Maury Baker (organ, percus- [4] Life magazine, 28 June 1968: The Ups and Downs
sion), Giovanni Papalia (lead guitar), Bill Folwell (trum- Along the Rocky Road of Rock
pet, bass, vocals), and Jonathan Raskin (bass, guitar, vo- [5] Technicolor Web of Sound: Ars Nova
cals). The band was signed to Elektra by Paul Rothchild,
who produced their self-titled album in Los Angeles, with
additional songwriting by Greg Copeland and released in External links
April 1968.[3] However, the band split up after a disas- • Life magazine, 28 June 1968: The Ups and Downs Along
trous performance supporting The Doors at the Fillmore the Rocky Road of Rock
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• Elektra Records artists
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