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Jethro Tull: “Swing In” Documentary
Bass Videos

Jethro Tull: “Swing In” Documentary

WDR Rockpalast posted this video from Jethro Tull’s “Swing In” documentary the other day. The film captures footage of the band in 1969. This lineup, of course, included bassist Glenn Cornick.

Jethro Tull: “Nothing is Easy”, Live 1970
Bass Videos

Jethro Tull: “Nothing is Easy”, Live 1970

When I was writing the In Memoriam story covering the bassists we lost in 2014, I spent some time revisiting each of their works, including original Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick. Here’s Cornick with Tull at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. Their whole set was fantastic, but the band really brought it in their finale with “Nothing is...

In Memoriam: Glenn Cornick
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Glenn Cornick

Glenn Cornick, the original bassist for Jethro Tull, passed away on August 29th, reportedly of congestive heart failure. He was 67. Cornick appeared on Jethro Tull’s first three albums, This Was (1968), Stand Up (1969) and Benefit (1970). He left the group during the early recording sessions for Aqualung. Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson broke the news on the band’s...