One for the Style Council fans among us particularly those ungeneric enough to, like Dee C. Lee, move on and go deeper by embracing jazz a little more. New originals from Dee who with the Modfather Paul Weller (the singer's former husband - their daughter Leah also has input on Just Something) and Mick Talbot who also contributes some piano and Wurly adding to the rising swell was in the much loved 1980s band that Weller formed after The Jam. There's also strong jazz input from Michael J. McEvoy - remember McEvoy's fine Remembrance: 1955-1963 that he was involved in with The Jazz Sapiens last year? If not it's a good time to refresh the memory banks once again a few months on from release. Mike contributes some choice co-writes with Dee in the early part of the album. Right at the end of the highly relatable Just Something there's a cover of Don Blackman's 'I Love You' that Weldon Irvine Sinbad fans will for sure be made up by - we certainly are. Sunny soul drenched sounds then skilfully rendered by all concerned. Dee C. Lee, photo: cover art detail
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