Customer Reviews
With Friends Less can be More. - By: Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 Absent Fathers', 31 Jul 2008 
After the trilogy of Friends albums Jools returned with an album where the style & tone of the music was more suited to the big band sound of his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. I was hoping he reverted to being the main singer but he shares the vocal duties with his regular female vocalists Sam Brown & Ruby Turner with a star turn by Beverly Turner & two with Solomon Burke including his greatest creation `Everybody Needs Somebody to Love'.
I think the album works best with the arrangement of the instrumental numbers & the songs which Jools sings but some of the guest vocalists are given sympathetic arrangements particularly Ruby Turners ambitious take on Dylan's `Blowin'in the Wind'.
Not a total return to form but still a worthwhile entryin the Holland cannon which was beginning to appear tired with the Friends albums coming out with seemingly the only reason to pay to keep an eighteen piece big band on the road.
Great......just great - By: Mrs. J. Shaw, 21 Jan 2008 
I have been a great fan of Jools Holland for a long time, & brought this album without any need to look at reviews, & I wasn't disappointed, great piano led Blues & Jazz, along side fantastic vocals.
Magnificent - By: M. J. Horsfield, 24 Feb 2007 I have had this disc for 6 months or so. I have never written a review before but this disc demands it. I have a huge music collection & this energetic album is a real outstanding jewel. Every track is bursting with energy & tempo, huge big-band sounds & well mastered. For any fan of piano led blues & jazz this album is an absolute peach.
Cracking disc - By: J. Sedgley, 30 Aug 2006 Another winner from Jools & the gang. A great combination of foot-tapping tracks.
Great - By: Gavieboy, 17 May 2006 This is an amazing album, one of Holland's best so far; every song is a gem; not to be missed by any fan of jazz or blues.
