Malcolm Mortimore

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Malcolm Paul Mortimore(born 16 June 1953 in Wimbledon, London, England) [1] is an English drummer and percussionist who has played with Arthur Brown, Ian Dury, Herbie Flowers, Gentle Giant, Spike Heatley, Tom Jones, [2] G.T. Moore, Mick and Chris Jagger, [3] Oliver Jones and Barney Kessel, Frankie Miller, Chris Spedding [4] and Troy Tate. [5]

In the 2000s, he has toured with the Gentle Giant spin-off band Three Friends, [6] Us (Derek Austin, Herbie Flowers, Chris Spedding), and Chris Jagger's Atcha. [3] In 2020, he joined Colosseum, replacing the late Jon Hiseman. [7]

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