Band, 1967-1970 US, United States
Rock, Folk and World
The Insect Trust was an American jazz-based rock band that formed in New York in 1967.The members of the band were Nancy Jeffries on vocals, Bill Barth on guitar, Luke Faust, formerly of the Holy Modal Rounders, on guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, Trevor Koehler on saxophone, and Robert Palmer (1945-1997) on clarinet and alto saxophone. Elvin Jones and Bernard Purdie both drummed with the group at times.The band's second album, Hoboken Saturday Night, which has been reissued on CD, includes a song, "The Eyes Of A New York Woman", with lyrics from Thomas Pynchon's novel V.
![]() | Trevor Koehler fl 1936-1975 US |
![]() | Robert Palmer cl, as, rec 1945-1997 US |
![]() | Nancy Jeffries voc, perc |
![]() | Luke Faust bj |
![]() | Bill Barth g 1942-2000 NL |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Hoboken Saturday Night | The Insect Trust | 1970 | Album |
Reciprocity | The Insect Trust | 1970 | Single |
Special Rider Blues / Miss Fun City | The Insect Trust | 1968 | Single |
Been Here And Gone So Soon | The Insect Trust | 1968 | Single |
The Insect Trust | The Insect Trust | 1968 | Album |