''Colin James and the Little Big Band'' is a Jump blues album by
Canadian
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musician
Colin James
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Biography Early years
James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
, released in 1993 (see
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), featuring members of
Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues is an American blues and swing revival big band based in Rhode Island. With a recording career that spans over 50 years, they have toured worldwide and recorded many albums. Roomful of Blues, according to the ''Chicago Sun-Ti ...
. The album had sold 220,000 units in Canada by January, 1999.
Track listing
# "Cadillac Baby" (Roy Brown) – 3:12
# "That's What You Do To Me" – 3:27
# "Sit Right Here" (
Rosco Gordon
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) – 2:45
# "Three Hours Past Midnight" (Davis, Sam Ling) – 6:07
# "Satellite" (Burgess, Colin James) – 4:12
# "Surely (I Love You)" (James C. Bracken, Mickey Oliver) – 3:40
# "Breakin' Up The House" (Henry Glover, Mann) – 3:04
# " No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon, Jules Taub) – 3:09
# "Evening" (Mitchell Parish, Harry White) – 5:02
#"
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" (
Tiny Bradshaw
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# "Leading Me On" (
Ike Turner
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) – 2:18
# "The Boogie Twist Part II" (Cox, Cal Valentine) – 4:58
# "Cha Shooky Doo" (Mae Vince) – 2:12
Personnel
* Colin James - vocals, guitars
* Johnny Ferreira - tenor saxophone
* Rich Lataille - alto saxophone
* Bob Enos - trumpet
* Chuck Leavell - organ, piano
*
Reese Wynans
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- piano
* Norm Fisher - bass
* John "The Fly" Rossi - drums
* Doug James - baritone saxophone
* Carl Querfurth - trombone
*
Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues is an American blues and swing revival big band based in Rhode Island. With a recording career that spans over 50 years, they have toured worldwide and recorded many albums. Roomful of Blues, according to the ''Chicago Sun-Ti ...
- horn section
* Rhode Island Boys Choir - background vocals