 An original member of pioneering British jazz-rock band, If (1969–1973), he went on to undertake session and studio work.Around 1975–76 he was also a member of Pip Pyle's The Weightwatchers, with Elton Dean and Keith Tippett and leading his own group, Jim Richardson's Pogo Revisited which also featured Alan Barnes.In the late 1970s, his quartet featured Bobby Wellins.