Lancashire Hustler

7th album (and the last of his Decca releases) by the great UK drummer Keef Hartley with another new version of his band, which included vocalist Jess Roden (Alan Bown), vocalist / guitarist Junior Kerr, guitarist Jim Mullen, bassist Philip Chen, keyboardist Jean Rouselle and organist Mick Weaver. Vocalists Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer also helped out. The music is tight and has a strong Brass-Rock feel, mixing Blues, Rock, Jazz and some Prog elements. In retrospect the music still sounds great after all these years and Hartley's fans will surely love to have this one in their collection.

Line-up: Jess Roden - Vocal; Junior Kerr - Vocal, Guitar; Jean Roussel - Keyboards; Mick Weaver - Organ, Moog; Philip Chen - Bass; Keef Hartley - Drums; Elkie Brooks - Backing vocals; Robert Palmer - Backing vocals