Brian Jackson

DOUBLE VINYL LP

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Legendary American musician Brian Jackson announces his first solo album in over 20 years, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’, produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Colla´s and released on BBE Music.

Contributors to the album range from Jackson’s guitarist, bassist and longtime friend Binky Brice (Billy Ocean, Evelyn Champagne King, Roy Ayers), Colla´s’s occasional writing partner Morgan Phalen, Latin Grammy-winning flautist Domenica Fossati, drummers Moussa Fadera and Caito Sanchez, and Phenomenal Handclap Bandmates Juliet Swango and Monika Heidemann.

And the music? Vintage, soul-stirring Brian Jackson, with the great man’s warm vocals, distinctive flute and lyrical keys taking centre stage. The songwriting feels timeless, the arrangement effortless, the production human and analogue. From golden-era soul-funk opener ‘All Talk’, through soaring Afrobeat-inspired dreamscape ‘Mami Wata’ to compact groover ‘Little Orphan Boy’ which closes the album, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’ is simply some of the veteran artist’s best work yet, subtly and lovingly framed by Daniel Colla´s.

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. All Talk
• A2. Force of Will
• A3. Little Orphan Boy

• B1. C'est Cette Comète
• B2. Nomad

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• LP TWO

• C1. Mami Wata

• D1. Path to Macondo / Those Kind of Blues
• D2. Hold On