Jonathan Kemp

Top Gear: The Greatest Driving Album This Year! was the sixth compilation album produced by BBC Worldwide, the first since the show's cancellation and relaunch in 2001/2002, and released in 2003 on Sony TV, a subsidiary of SME centred around television soundtracks. 39 tracks were spread out over two discs.

Gryphon was founded in 1973 by Richard Harvey (recorder, keys) and Brian Gulland (bassoon, krumhorn) after a stint at the Royal Academy of Music. They shared a vision of blending traditional English folk, Baroque instrumentation and Renaissance music in a modern format. The compositions resemble those of Gentle Giant but give greater emphasis to the authentic textures and sounds of the Renaissance period.
Harvey and Gulland were joined in 1973 by Graeme Taylor on guitar and singer/percussionist David Oberle for their all-acoustic first album 'Gryphon'. Bassist Philip Nestor was added to the line up in 1974 for their second effort 'Midnight Mushrumps', which featured an increased number of original compositions and leanings in a rock direction…