National Health-National Health (1978)

National Health was one of the last great bands of the Canterbury sound movement, playing the same progressive style influenced by jazz, rock, and classical music as the defunct Hatfield and the North. Formed by former members of Hatfield and the North, Caravan, Egg, Khan, and Colosseum, the band consisted of Phil Miller (guitar), Dave Stewart (keyboards), Pip Pyle (drums), and Neil Murray (bass), along with guest musicians Alan Gowen (keyboards), Jimmy Hastings (flute, clarinet), Amanda Parsons (vocals), and Joni Mitchell (percussion). In 1978, they released their self-titled debut album, which featured the epic "Tenemos Road", a cornerstone of the Canterbury sound, the jazz-rock tracks "Brujo" and "Borogoves (Excerpt from Part Two)", both of which showcase the band members' dazzling musical talents, and the uplifting jazz track "Elephants".