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ARTIST
TITLE
The Lewis Express
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
CATALOG #
ATACD 011CD
ATACD 011CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/28/2025
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Originally released in 2018. Primarily based in Leeds, The Lewis Express is comprised of many of the musicians that have graced previous ATA releases: George Cooper (Abstract Orchestra), Neil Innes (The Sorcerers, The Magnificent Tape Band, Tony Burkill), Sam Hobbs (Dread Supreme, Tony Burkill, Matthew Bourne), and Pete Williams (The Sorcerers, The Magnificent Tape Band, Tony Burkill). Recorded over an intense two-day session by the band, The Lewis Express is a nod to the classic soul jazz recordings of The Young Holt Trio/Young Holt Unlimited and Ramsey Lewis, from who this group take their name. As with many of the classic Ramsey Lewis cuts this album was recorded live, capturing the rich inter-relationship between the players and leaving in some of that chunky room noise, lending the album a sound that's as thick as a steak and raw as a carrot. Pinned to the floor by Neil Innes' heavy work on the double bass and Chris Dawkins' guitar there is some fantastic slow stabbing piano. The overall feel is something funky but slightly sinister. ATA Records has a solid history of putting out releases with a cinematic feel, conjuring up the sort of imagery that coincides with the black and white spy thrillers of the 1960s. The final track, "Straight Seven Strut," is the only vocal track of the album. The staccato swing and French words lend it some of the qualities of '60s yé-yé music but with a far jazzier backbone, spiced with percussive handclaps.
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