Ian Anderson's sleevenotes for the 2002 reissue of Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery, Hammond "returned to his first love, painting, and put down his bass guitar, never to play again." His replacement as bass player was John Glascock, a professional musician. Later appearances Hammond made one attempt to rejoin Jethro Tull in the mid-1980s, as told by Ian Anderson during Alan Freeman's Friday Rock Show in March 1988, while providing comments for the broadcast of Tull's show at Hammersmith Odeon which Capital Radio was airing. According to Anderson, "Jeffrey was almost about to re-join the band", but despite one audition being made with the band, the bass player declared himself unable to play the rather difficult music of Jethro Tull and decided to give up. Hammond attended Jethro Tull's 25th anniversary reunion party in 1994. He participated in an interview, along with Ian Anderson and Martin Barre, that was featured as a bonus track on the 1997 reissue of Thick as a Brick. Discography Aqualung (1971) Thick as a Brick (1972) Living in the Past (compilation, 1972) A Passion Play (1973) War Child (1974) Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) References External links Official biography of Jeffrey Hammond on Jethro Tull website: JethroTull.com 1946 births Living people English rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists Jethro Tull (band) members People from Blackpool Progressive rock bass guitarists