Release 2004
TOM JONES :
Fantastic Bluesrock - Gospel LP, he still can do it !!!!
One of the best voices from (Wales) UK..started with R&B in the 60s, his most sucessful songs are in the Pop-Ballads field.
Great Comeback in the 90s ...worked with VAN MORRISON; GEORGE MARTIN ; ART OF NOISE etc. etc.
Started around 1963 working with Joe Meek.
Big Jim Sullivan was his long time guitar player, a sought after studio musician.
JOOLS HOLLAND :
Boogie piano player, who was a member of UK band SQUEEZE and is best known for his UK TV-Show :
LATER WITH ...JOOLS HOLLAND (from 1982 to 1987 he presented TV-Show: The TUBE)
Style: R&B (Blues & Soul) ; Pop ;
see: Fairweather-Low ; Amen Corner ; Procol Harum ; Van Morrison ; Big Jim Sullivan ; Jools Holland ; Squeeze ;
Musicians:
Tom Jones - vocals; Ethan Jones - guitars, bass, perc.,ukelele-bass, producer;
Dave Bronze, Ian Jennings - bass; B.J.Cole (Cochise) - steel guitar;
Jeremy Stacey, Henry Spinetti (Herd, Judd) - drums, perc.;
Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas) - farfisa organ; Christopher Holland - organ;
Booker T. Jones, Benmont Tench - B3, piano; Richard Causon -piano, harmonium, wurlitzer;
Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Orin Waters, Terry Young, Louis Price - b.-voc.;
Jessica- Emily & Camilla Staveley Taylor, Allison Pierce - b.-voc.;
Tom Jones & Jools Holland:
Tom Jones - lead vocals; Jools Holland - piano, organ, voc.; Chris Holland, Mick Talbot - organ;
Mark Flanagan - guitar; Dave Swift - bass; Gilson Lavis - drums; Nick Lunt - bariton sax;
Adrian Revell, Derek Nash, Lisa Grahame, Michael Rose, Pete Long, Phil Veacock - sax;
Alistair White, Fayaz Virji, Rico Rodriguez, Roger Goslyn, Winston Rollins- trombone;
Chris Storr, Jason McDermid, Jon Scott - trumpet;
G.Christian, H.Priestman, Marshall, R.Christian, Balsamo - back-vocals;
Horn-Arranger: Jason McDermid, Pete Long & Quincy Jones;
Producer & Engineer: Laurie Latham - engineers-add.: Ron Burrow, Ian Thompson & Terry Medhurst;
Mixed by: Laurie Latham & Ron Burrow ; Mastering: Jon Astley;
Executive Producers: Jools Holland & Mark Woodward; Photos: Kevin Westerberg; Design: Christabel McEwen;
Tracks:
Life s too short (to be with you) (J.Holland-Sam Brown-Tom Jones)
200 lbs of heavenly Joy (Willie Dixon)
Good Morning Blues - One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie-Ledbetter - arr: Lomax)
Itll be me (Jack Clement)
Whi will the next Fool be (Charlie Rich)
Linda Lu (Ray Sharpe)
St. James Infirmary Blues (Joe Primrose)
Odd Man out (Jools Holland-Tom Jones)
Roberta (Huey Smith-John Vincent)
Baptism by Fire (J.Holland-Sam Brown-Tom Jones)
Think (Deadric Malone-Jimmy McCracklin)
Hanging up my Heart for you (Donald Covay-John Berry)
Mess of Blues (Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman)
Sally Suzas (Big Joe Turner)
My Babe (Willie Dixon)
Slow Down (Larry Williams)
Glory of Love (Billy Hill)
Mam & Dad s Waltz (Lefty Frizzell)
End of the Road (Jerry Lee Lewis)
