 In 1969 he had founded "Johnny Almond's Music Machine" and had recorded two solo records "Patent Pending" and "Hollywood Blues".On "Patent Pending" Almond is accompanied by Geoff Condon, Jimmy Crawford, Steve Hammond, Roger Sutton and Johnny Wiggins.On "Hollywood Blues" he jams with Curtis Amy, Hadley Caliman, Joe Harris, Charles Kynard, Ray Neapolitan, Joe Pass, Earl Palmer and Vi Redd.