Jill Benz - vocal
Bruce Roberts - sax
Phil Franklin - drums
Felix Zimmermann - accordion
Eddie Davies - bass
At last Blue Lake Records is proud to announce the release of a full-length CD from Jill's Cocktail Band!
As expected from Jill, the songs mostly date back to the 20s and 30s and have been recorded to sound authentic of the times - with no frills or special effects.
In additon to some popular numbers, which you may well recognise, this compilation also contains several rare, really catchy tunes - all presented in Jill's original style, featuring fantastic instrumentals from some top English jazz musicians.
If you love swing and jazz, (and a couple of beautiful romantic ballads), you'll love this albumn - a tribute to the wonderful song writers of yesteryear.
The band is basically a Jazz and Swing band. Jazz being simply the term used to define the popular music, which originated from America in the early 20th century, and Swing being the term given to the “new” style of dance music pioneered by the big bands in the mid 1930’s.
We aim to portray a nostalgic style in appearance and performance, reminiscent of the 20’s to 40’s period. You won’t find any wild vocal interpretations or scat in our music. Our goal is to present a style representative of the times in which the songs were written. We create our own simple arrangements from the original lead sheets and aim to be a tribute to the wonderful American song and lyric writers of a bygone era.
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1 .Blue Skies
2. Walkin my baby back home
3. Does she love me
4. Can’t help lovin‘ dat Man
5. Red roses for a Blue Lady
6. Sweet Georgia Brown
7. Makin’ Whoopie
8. Jim
9. I wanna be loved by you
10. These Foolish Things
11. Goody Goody
12. Pennies from heaven
13. A slow boat to china
14. Why Don't You Do Right
15. Side By Side
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