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This CD is certainly better than Small World Big Band 1 and is more upbeat, containing tracks such as Tuxedo Junction from the Bells Whisky advert, to Huey from the Fun Lovin' Criminals covering Fly Me To The Moon. The fact that Revolution (with Stereophonics, who again feature excellently on this CD) on Small World Big Band 1 has been voted in some circles says it all.
For a guy that grew up in the 90s, I would also say there are more contemporaries and well-knowns than on the last CD: Huey, Tom Jones, Bono, Bryan Ferry, Stereophonics to name but a few. This also leads me to think that Tom Jones could do a full album with Jools.
The music is also more appealing to the 'mainstream' compared with other CDs such as Sunset Over London and A-Z of Piano where you really have to like instrumentals and R&B style tunes.
Hope there is a volume 3. Many thanks Jools, can't wait 'til your concert in December...
There's the good old Jools blues piano in Tuxedo Junction and Anglegrinder Blues, but there are also some surprises, especially Bono and his Velvet Dress.I've not had the album long, but everytime I listen to it, you come across more gems such as Snowflake Boogie and Your's truly Confused N10. There's a real blend of artistes and - well it works for me!
The Orchestra "and Friends" ensemble is fantastic but Jools has to be careful that he doesn't place overreliance on them and overdo the formula - after all he is a supreme musician and entertainer in his own right and he mustn't lose his own identity. There are one or two tracks where you forget momentarily that you are listening to a Jools album, but in the next moment he's right back there giving it his all!!
It is a testament to Jools reputation in the music world that so many artistes want to work with him and you get the feeling that everyone is enjoying the ultimate jam session.
I think it'll spend the next year in the car.....!!
Inevitably there are some weak spots. I may be one of the few people to find Kelly Jones' strangled cat vocals as enjoyable as listening to someone scraping their fingernails down a blackboard, but there are plenty of high points, for example Ray Davies (who was criminally omitted from the "Party at the Palace" CD) delivering a finely balanced performance combining the poignancy and quizzical humour that made The Kinks so special. Norah Jones, a rising jazz star,is poised and soulful whilst Guy Barker, a leading jazz trumpeter, demonstrates his remarkable dexterity on that expressive instrument. Damon Gough's (aka Badly Drawn Boy) contribution is pleasingly quirky and Robert Plant lets it all hang out as only he can. This album may not break any new ground musically but it may well bring a smile to your face with its sense of camaraderie and the sheer enjoyment of making music. I do have some bad news, however: the car on the cover (a beautiful old Humber Hawk if I'm not mistaken) is not included as a free gift with the CD.
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