Big Town Playboys - Off The Clock Live (2 CD)

First formed in 1984, bass player Ian Jennings is the sole surviving founder member of The Big Town Playboys but those that play in the band look on it rather like a private club; people come in, stay for a bit, go and come back again. This obviously makes for an interesting line-up at any gig, whether in the UK or abroad.

Their songs of choice are derived from the black America of the 1950s. Rockabilly and swing music were influences, but nobody was experimenting with west coast rhythm and blues; Amos Milburn, Willie Littlefield, Willie Egans – and that's where the Big Town Playboys found their niche. Stylistically it’s a more saxophone and piano based feel with bigger line-ups and it is more dance oriented than Chicago blues. The contagious dance grooves, the boogie piano, the sax riffs, the overdriven guitar solos and the wailing blues of the vocalists are all part of the reason for this band’s obsession with the music known as Rhythm and Blues.

By the end of the 1990s the band had visited the USA three times, including a residency at Mick Fleetwood's club in Los Angeles, a tour of the West coast, a TV show and a trip to New York.

Personnel: Mike Sanchez - vocals, piano, guitar; Andy Fairweather Low - vocals, guitar; Frank Mead - tenor sax, harmonica; Nick Lunt - baritone sax; Ian Jennings - double bass; Mark Morgan - drums.

Album: Off The Clock Live - CD 1
Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:49
Size: 112,2 MB
Styles: R&B, blues
Scans: Full

1. Deep In The Heart Of Texas (2:58)
2. Lights Out (2:06)
3. Roomin' House Boogie (5:12)
4. Don't Lie To Me (4:58)
5. It'll Be Me (2:58)
6. Found What I'm Looking For (3:34)
7. King Bee (3:55)
8. Bop Sit-In Blues (2:18)
9. Rock Me Again (5:02)
10. Something You Got (4:26)
11. Glamour Girl (4:50)
12. In The Middle Of The Night (6:25)

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Album: Off The Clock Live - CD 2
Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:33
Size: 123,0 MB
Styles: R&B, blues
Scans: Full

1. Hey Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (4:41)
2. Companion Blues (5:14)
3. Poor Boy (6:16)
4. My Girl Josephine (5:50)
5. Gin House (6:40)
6. You Better Believe It (3:32)
7. Red Hot Mama (4:58)
8. She's Tough (3:41)
9. Girls All Over The World (3:47)
10. I'm Mad (3:42)
11. Jam Up (5:07)

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