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Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska

~ Jools Holland
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  • Audio CD (7 Nov 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Radar
  • ASIN: B000BO5LWC
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,930 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Mr. Robert’s Roost (instrumental)
2. Juice Head Blues with Sam Brown
3. Feeling Fine (instrumental)
4. You Don’t Love Me
5. Seven Acts Of Mercy with Sam Brown
6. Roll This Soul Tonight with Solomon Burke
7. Dancing Mood
8. Casbah Blues (instrumental)
9. Double O Boogie (instrumental)
10. Just One More Time
11. My Country Man with Ruby Turner
12. Everybody Needs Somebody with Solomon Burke
13. Riffin’ With The Griffin (instrumental)
14. After Hours (instrumental)
15. Sent For You Yesterday
16. Blowin’ In The Wind with Ruby Turner
17. Be My Guest
18. Where In The World with Beverley Knight
19. Sixth Avenue Express (instrumental)
20. Something’s Going On with Sam Brown
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Jools Holland and magic piano return for Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska, a load of great new songs featuring top artists such as Sam Brown, Solomon Burke, Ruby Turner and Beverly Knight.


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Collection of blues and ska classics from Jools Holland andhis rhythm 'n' blues orchestra. The album offers an insightinto what has inspired the king of boogie-woogie over the years. A cover version of Fats Domino's 'Be My Guest' is certainly a highlight and there are many guest vocalists too - Solomon Burke and Beverley Knight to name but two. A rendition of The Blues Brothers' anthem 'Everybody Needs Somebody ToLove' is also included.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Jools' Big Band takes the limelight for a change, 19 Jan 2006
By Mr. R. B. Ager "Ronald Ager" (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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Like many others I have come to look forward to what has become the regular, annual CD from Jools and his Orchestra. After three years of "& Friends" and then the collaboration with Tom Jones I'm especially glad, as an afficianado of the big bands of the 50s, to note that this release throws the spotlight much more on the orchestra and the arrangements that individual members have done for it. It's almost as if they have come out of the closet - no more hiding behind the headline guest vocalist, providing little more than backing - and as a result they sound much more alive and powerful, providing at last a match for my old Heath and Basie albums.

I suspect the reason for this is that, like those legendary bands, this one has been recorded as live - Jools tells us that usually the first or third take was used - and it has been done onto tape initially. Despite the subsequent use of Protools and the necessary digital processing for CD, that "old fashioned" power and dynamism of a great big band has been captured successfully. As Jools also says in his notes, the fact that more or less the same lineup have been playing with him live and on record now for seven years helped enormously.

On to the music itself, which is a mixture of big band blues, jazz, boogie woogie, pop and ska. As I have intimated, it's loud, and nearly all very uptempo - there's scarcely a mid-paced number, let alone a slow ballad. Some are Holland originals, some are very well known, like the excursion into Bob Dylan territory and Solomon Burke's Blues Brothers favourite, and some are less familiar numbers from the likes of Woody Herman, Count Basie and bluesman T-Bone Walker. Scattered throughout are the ska-flavoured tracks which trombonist Rico Rodriguez and saxophonist Michael Rose have come across in their native Jamaica and arranged for the big orchestra. It's impossible to pick out favourites as, despite the fairly relentless pace of things, every track is different and has its own attractions, and Holland's knack of being able to write so well "in the style of..." means that even the originals are not inferior.

Vocals, where applicable, are handled by what are now his "regulars" - Sam Brown, Ruby Turner and Solomon Burke, with one guest appearance by Beverley Knight, who can certainly belt it out with the best of them. Perhaps the only weakness is when Jools himself takes the mike - he's no Difford or Tilbrook, and he sounds as if he's singing in the closet the orchestra have escaped from.

This is a great big band album, one for turning up the volume, giving the hifi a workout, and blowing away the cobwebs.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Corker!, 12 Dec 2005
By JM Peters "Da Kool Bunny!" (Plymouth, UK) - See all my reviews
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Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra - Swinging The Blues Dancing The Ska (Radar/WSM RADAR006CD)

Every year, regular as clockwork, Jools Holland releases a new album of music to coincide with his autumn/winter tours. It sounds a bit of a grind for most musicians but for Holland's fans it is a date in the diary to look forward to. Last year we had the superlative collaborative album with a rejuvinated Tom Jones - this year Jools Holland has regrouped with his big band and regular singers Sam Brown, Ruby Turner and guest performers Beverly Knight and the legendary Solomon Burke. As the album title describes the mix of blues and big band tunes and a dash of reggae/ska rhythms is a joyous blending of old classic tunes and new songs. For those who see Jools' gig every year there are also a few concert faves such as Double O Boogie, Dancing Mood and Blowin' in the Wind. Solomon Burke provides a roaring version of his Everybody Needs Somebody To Love [best known from the Blues Brother movie], and Sam Brown belts out Juice Head Blues like a good 'un. The bedrock of the album, of course, is the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, surely every bit as good as any band Count Basy or Lionel Hampton ever had, capable of intimate blues one moment and a rip-roaring blast of of r&b the next. Swinging The Blues Dancing The Ska is damn fine album, equally good for parties or simply lifting the spirits after the christmas shopping. Buy it and dive in!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, 24 Feb 2007
By M. J. Horsfield (UK) - See all my reviews
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I have had this disc for 6 months or so. I have never written a review before but this disc demands it. I have a huge music collection and this energetic album is a real outstanding jewel. Every track is bursting with energy & tempo, huge big-band sounds and well mastered. For any fan of piano led blues and jazz this album is an absolute peach.
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4.0 out of 5 stars With Friends Less can be More.
After the trilogy of Friends albums Jools returned with an album where the style and tone of the music was more suited to the big band sound of his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great......just great
I have been a great fan of Jools Holland for a long time, and brought this album without any need to look at reviews, and I wasn't disappointed, great piano led Blues and Jazz,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs. J. Shaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking disc
Another winner from Jools and the gang. A great combination of foot-tapping tracks.
Published on 30 Aug 2006 by J. Sedgley

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This is an amazing album, one of Holland's best so far; every song is a gem; not to be missed by any fan of jazz or blues.
Published on 17 May 2006 by Gavieboy

5.0 out of 5 stars Swinging
The usual high standard....fabulous.
Music to do housework by!!
Published on 6 Dec 2005 by mrs m simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly Fantastic
I caught a few tracks from this album on Later with Jools Holland, and I just found myself dancing in my seat without knowing it. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2005

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