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Rocket 88
Rocket 88

Album US 1981 on Atlantic label
Jazz, Rock and Blues (Jump Blues, Rock’n’Roll, Big Band, Piano Blues, Swing)

Quoted directly from album notes written by Ian Stewart: This album was recorded under less than ideal conditions at the Rotation Club in Hanover, West Germany - where the stage is 20 feet above the floor and most people watch from the sides. For some reason, the band was on fire that night, despite a long bus ride and the odd hangover or two. Although acoustically the club left much to be desired, I feel we have achieved one of the best live albums ever, with the sort of feeling that is never achieved in studios. Jack Bruce in particular played his ass off; and by the time "Roll 'Em Pete" ended the set, his fingers were bleeding profusely from playing double bass - something he has only rarely done in recent years. Although the album was recorded on 24 tracks, there are no instrumental overdubs. Everything is as it was on that night, and the editing scissors were only used on one number so that we could have four tracks on side two.

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	Rocket 88 , GB album by
	Jack Bruce voc, b, 1943-2014 GB bass, vocals, written by
	Charlie Watts dr, *1941 GB design, cover, drums
	Alexis Korner voc, g, 1928-1984 GB guitar, vocals, written by
	Bob Jones , 1944-2009 GB lacquer cut by, mastered by
	Bob Hall p, *1942 GB piano
	George Green p, piano
	Ian Stewart p, org, 1938-1985 GB piano, producer, liner notes
	Don Weller ts, sax, *1940 GB tenor saxophone
	Hal Singer ts, *1919 US tenor saxophone
	John Picard tb, *1937 GB trombone
	Colin Smith tr, 1934-2004 GB trumpet, written by

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