Bahama Soul Club

Bahama Soul Club
"Never Roam No More feat. John Lee Hooker"
After ‘ages’ of silence around the German soul-jazz outfit founded by Oliver Belz they are back … laid back, uber-cool and more relaxed than ever. With a matured taste of finest Algarvian vinhos BSC are working on a new album in the tranquil and inspiring environment of their new Portuguese recording studio located in an idyllic Algarvian countryside setting between Lagos and Sagres.
One of the first tracks called "Never Roam No More" includes excerpts from a 1946 recorded version from Hooker’s "My First Wife Left Me", a deeply personal reflection on loosing his wife Maude Mathis. "We love it when he speaks directly to the ‘boys’, the ‘fellas’. It’s fucking hard for men to let down their guard and show vulnerability, but it’s ten times harder with the guys due to the unwritten codes of male bonding behavior in the early 50s." So give the guy credit for his honesty, a quality shared by all the truly great blues artists. No doubt a special combination of styles to bring a legend to life... call it resurrection shuffle.

Bahama Soul Club

Ain't Nobody's Business ft. Billie Holiday
In singing there's a vibration that comes from deep down inside, literally from your sex. When you put out that vibration, people can feel it. Billie Holiday does it. It's very hot.“

A heartfelt wish for many years:: A song with Billie Holiday! After loads of research and rights clearance, we were absolutely stoked to find Billie's „Ain't Nobody's Business“. A beautiful composition by Everett Robbins / Porter Grainger. Legend Bessie Smith recorded it in the 20s, Jimmy Witherspoon in the 40s, and Billie made her amazing version 1949...
Now, 70 years later, Billie's sound makes love with the contemporary Latin Nu-Jazz of the Bahama Soul Club.