Comprising guitarist
Paul Kossoff, drummer
Simon Kirke, bassist
Tetsu Yamauchi, and keyboardist
John "Rabbit" Bundrick,
Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit made one self-titled album in the early '70s. In a way, it was an interim/side project for
Free, formed by
Kossoff and
Kirke after
Free broke up (temporarily, as it turned out) in spring 1971. While
Free singer
Paul Rodgers performed for a while with
Peace and
Free bassist
Andy Fraser formed Toby,
Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit recorded an album for Island in autumn 1971. By the time it was released in April 1972, however,
Free had re-formed, with
Yamauchi and
Bundrick themselves joining
Free for that group's final album, 1973's
Heartbreaker. The
Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit album itself suffered from the predictable problems of less impressive vocals and songwriting than
Free had featured. As such, despite the top-flight musicians involved, it's a footnote to the
Free story, with a more laid-back and less bluesy feel than the early
Free albums on which
Kossoff and
Kirke had played.
–
Richie Unterberger, Rovi