| Jools
Holland - Small World Big Band (CD) |
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A star studded album from the UK's undisputed king of
boogie, featuring names as big as George Harrison, Sting,
Paul Weller, Sam Brown, Dave Gilmour, Van Morrison, Mark
Knopfler and many more. |
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Track
Listings
1. Seventh Son (With Sting)
2. Horse To The Water (with George Harrison)
3. Will It Go Round In Circles (With Paul Weller)
4. Valentine Moon (With Sam Brown)
5. Return Of Blues Cowboy (With Joe Strummer)
6. The Hand That Changed Its Mind (With Dr. John)
7. Nobody But You (With Ruby Turner)
8. Revolution (With Stereophonics)
9. I Put A Spell On You (With Mica Paris & Dave Gilmour)
10. Oranges & Lemons (With Suggs)
11. All That You Are (With Eric Bibb)
12. Mademoiselle Will Decide (With Mark Knopfler)
13. Black O'Town Blues (With Van Morrison)
14. Town and Country (With Chris Difford)
15. I Wanna Be Around (With John Cale)
16. I'm Ready (With Steve Winwood)
17. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (With Marc Almond)
18. T-Bone Shuffle (With Mick Hucknell)
19. Its So Blue (With Paul Carrack)
20. Outskirts Of Town (With Taj Mahal)
21. I'm In The Mood For Love (With Jamiroquai)
22. What Would I Do Without You (With Eric Clapton)
Amazon.co.uk Review
Given
the range of music that has echoed around the "Later
With Jools" TV studio, Jools Holland ought to be one
of the most versatile musicians in Britain, and so he needs
to be in the star-studded Small World Big Band. Among other
things, he does Georgie-Fame-style rock 'n' roll with Sting,
Memphis soul with Paul Weller, slow blues with a hollering
Joe Strummer, chugging r'n'b with Dr John (who gives one of
the most colourful vocal performances here), some largely
unreconstructed Beatles with Stereophonics, some sunny ska
with Suggs, a reverb-drenched blues with Knopfler (sadly without
a guitar break) and an epic Anthony Newley style lament with
Marc Almond. The biggest news is probably the debut of George
Harrison's first new song in 10 years, the evocative "Horse
To The Water". However, despite the variety, Jools's
natural inclinations and his ever-present Rhythm & Blues
Orchestra lead much of the music towards big band boogie.
Sometimes the blues piano clichés pop up in places
that perhaps they shouldn't, but would it be a Jools Holland
party without them? --Mark Gilbert
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