Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues

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Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues
Studio album by Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Publication
(s)

2002

Label (s) Rhino

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Rhythm and Blues , Jump Blues , Neoswing

Title (number)

22nd

running time

78 min 51 sec

occupation Sam Brown (vocals); Anne Stephenson, Howard Gott, Jeff Moore, Brian G. Wright, Jacqueline Norrie, Marina Solarek, Jayne Spencer, Anna Hemery, Gina Ball, Fenella Barton, Sally Herbert, Julia Singleton, Anne Wood (violin); Claire Orsler, John Jezzard, Ellen Blair (viola); Emily Burridge, Abigail Trundle, Trevor Burley, Nick Cooper, Dinah Beamish (cello); Pete Long (clarinet, baritone saxophone, horns); Phil Veacock (saxophone, horns); Leo Green, Adrian Revell, Ray Gelato (saxophone); Jason McDermid, Jon Scott (trumpet, horns); Chris Storr, Dave Peers, Mick Ball, Guy Barker (trumpet); Roger Goslyn, Barnaby Dickinson, Rico Rodriguez, Winston Rollins (trombone); Paul Bartholomew (horns); Chris Holland (organ); Ian Jennings (bass); Gilson Lavis (drums); Steve White, Laurie Latham (percussion); Claudia Fontaine (background vocals)

production

Laurie Latham , besides “I'm in the Mood for Love”: Ron Burrow, Jools Holland and Laurie Latham

Studio (s)

Helicom Mountain Utilizing The Pyramid Room; Workhouse.

chronology
Small World Big Band
2001 		Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues The Full Complement
2003

Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues is an album that Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra released on Rhino Records in 2002 with the support of numerous guest singers .

General

Although it is attributed to Jools Holland , according to Allmusic , the album is more of a collection of different songs with different singers, with Hollands band acting as a kind of "house band". These include Eric Clapton , Steve Winwood , Van Morrison, and George Harrison . The song "Horse to the Water", which Harrison wrote with his son Dhani, is the last song that was recorded before Harrison's death in 2001 and is thus his legacy, even if Allmusic reviewer Richie Unterberger does not have a good hair with the song. Jools Holland was the line-up to exploit his contacts that he hosted the BBC telecast Later with Jools Holland was able to make. The singers range from musical veterans like Van Morrison or Steve Winwood to representatives of the younger generation like Jamiroquai or Joe Strummer, a founding member of The Clash .

In addition to the majority of blues and rhythm and blues titles, other styles are also among the selected songs, for example the ska title "Oranges and Lemons Again" with Suggs or the title "Valentine Moon" with Sam Brown. In addition to cover versions, for example of "I Put a Spell on You", there are songs that were created especially for the album ("The Return of the Blues Cowboy", "The Hand That Changed It's Mind".)

The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart .

Track list

  1. Seventh Son Dixon 3:04 - vocals: Sting
  2. Horse to the Water Harrison, Harrison 5:00 - vocals: George Harrison
  3. Will It Go Round in Circles Fisher, Preston 3:31 - Vocals: Paul Weller
  4. Valentine Moon Brown, Holland 4:02 - Singing: Sam Brown
  5. The Return of the Blues Cowboy Holland, Strummer 2:41 - vocals: Joe Strummer
  6. The Hand That Changed It's Mind Holland, Rebennack 3:25 - vocals: Dr. John
  7. Nobody But You Mann, Weil 3:45 - vocals: Ruby Turner
  8. Revolution Lennon, McCartney 3:18 - vocals: stereophonics
  9. I Put a Spell on You Hawkins, Russell 4:07 - vocals: Mica Paris and David Gilmour
  10. Oranges and Lemons Again Holland, Suggs 3:38 - vocals: Suggs
  11. All That You Are Bibb, Holland 3:15 - vocals: Eric Bibb
  12. Mademoiselle Will Decide Knopfler 2:24 - vocals: Mark Knopfler
  13. Back O 'Town Blues Armstrong, Russell 3:27 - vocals: Van Morrison
  14. Town and Country Rhythm and Blues Difford, Holland 3:50 - vocals: Chris Difford
  15. I Wanna Be Around Mercer, Vimmerstadt 3:04 - vocals: John Cale
  16. I'm Ready Dixon 3:15 - Vocals: Steve Winwood
  17. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Almond, Ball 4:35 - vocals: Marc Almond
  18. T-Bone Shuffle Walker 3:01 - vocals: Mike Hucknall
  19. It's So Blue Carrack, Holland, Holland, Holland 4:02 - vocals: Paul Carrack
  20. Outskirts of Town Jacobs, Weldon 4:53 - vocals: Taj Mahal
  21. I'm in the Mood for Love Fields, McHugh 3:07 - vocals: Jamiroquai
  22. What Would I Do Without You Charles 3:27 - Vocals: Eric Clapton

Reviews

The album received three out of five stars in the Down Beat and was rated as "glamorous fun". Entertainment Weekly considered the album to be “an elegantly arranged collection of R&B and pop gems, chaired by ex- squeeze keyboarder Holland”. Rolling Stone's reviewer thinks the album is well done: “Big names that either R & B sing oldies or new songs that sound old. "The album is" star studded and well played. "In contrast, The Graham Weekly Album Review # 1265 (2002) states:" The CD is not without disappointments ... Despite some missteps, it's an album that is both fascinating and a lot of fun. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CD Universe product information
  2. ^ A b c All Music Review Richie Unterberger
  3. ↑ Unterberger writes: “Harrison was a great musician, but this is not a great or good track; the song isn't much, and his voice, unfortunately, sounds like it's in faltering shape. "
  4. ↑ Issue 4/2002, p. 64, based on CD Universe product information
  5. ↑ March 14, 2002, p. 68 "... An elegantly arranged set of R&B and pop chestnuts, presided over by ex-Squeeze keyboardist Holland ..."
  6. ↑ March 14, 2002, p. 72
  7. ↑ George Graham - Review