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Mehr: Alben mit Doug als Sideman

1. Under The Radar (Jay / Reiter)
2. If It's Love
3. Temptation
4. Show Me The Way To Love You
5. Without Love
6. Don't Want Your Love No More
7. Losing Hand (Milton Campell / Oliver Sain)
8. Love Grows Cold (Lowell Fulson)
9. Poor Me
10. Nothin'
11. It's Easy When You Know How (Cornelius Green)
12. What A Man Can Do (Jay / Reiter)
13. Call Me Back To You
14. Boom-A-Raang! (C. J. Reiter)

Doug Jay - vocals, harmonica
Christoph "Jimmy" Reiter - guitar, harmony vocals on "Temptation", whistling
Jasper Mortier - acoustic & electric bass
Andre Werkmeister - drums & percussion

Special Guests:
'Sax' Gordon Beadle & Tino Barker - all saxophones
Chris Rannenberg - all piano
Mo Fuhrhop - all organ
Kai Strauss - 2nd guitar on "If It's Love" & "Under The Radar"

1. In The Darkest Hour
2. I'll Do Anything For Your Love
3. Jackpot!
4. Giddy-Up
5. Real Bad Girl
6. Ya Hoodoo Me
7. I Jump
8. When I Get Lucky (Floyd Dixon)
9. It Must Have Been The Devil (Otis Spann)
10. Just Say So
11. Half Ain't Been Told (Otis Spann)
12. I Know What's Been Goin' On (C. J. Reiter / Doug Jay)
13. Tumbleweed (C. J. Reiter / A. Werkmeister)
14. Each & Every Day (Doug Jay / Jasper Mortier)

Doug Jay - vocals, harmonica
Jimmy Reiter - guitar / background vocals (3)
Jasper Mortier - acoustic & electric bass
Andre Werkmeister - drums / background vocals (3)

Special Guests:
Chris Rannenberg - piano (3,5,6,7,8,9,11)
'Sax' Gordon Beadle - tenor sax (8,10)
Thomas Feldmann - baritone sax (8,10)
Roel Spanjers - piano (10) & organ (12)

Aus den Liner Notes:

In a time when self-indulgent fretboard histrionics could practically be the official definition of modern blues this CD is a refreshing departure from the monotony of endless guitar wars.

By combining and personalizing blues, swing, R&B and related elements of 20th-century American music, Doug Jay has skillfully crafted a collection of fully realized songs that would compare favorably with works of the great songwriters of the genre; near forgotten masters like Henry Glover, Charles Calhoun and Fats Washington, and others more celebrated like Willie Dixon and the team of Leiber & Stoller.

Oh, and incidentally, the singin' is swingin', the harp playing is passionate and powerful and the band approaches Doug's imaginative arrangements with complete confidence and a deep groove.

Doug has been honing his craft since the mid-70's on both the east and west coast of the United States and more recently on major blues festials and in night clubs all over the European continent. Widespread recognition has been long overdue, but I have to say I think Doug HAS hit the jackpot on this disc and if you bought it, so did you.

Rick Estrin
Little Charlie & The Nightcats, November 2004

1. Get It While It's Hot
2. Keep Rockin' Me Baby
3. Slinky
4. Baby Can I Change Your Mind?
5. Fools Fall In Love (Leiber / Stoller)
6. Hate To See You Go (W. Jacobs)
7. The Devil Was A Pretty Girl
8. Every Step Of The Way
9. Down At The Dew Drop Inn
10. Someone Just Like You
11. I Feel So Bad (Eddie Taylor)
12. Where Can You Be?
13. Tore Up (Smiley Lewis)
14. I Got To Find My Baby (W. Jacobs)
15. Clip Joint

On all tracks:
Doug Jay - lead vocals & harmonica
Kevin McKendree - all keyboards (2nd guitar on "Hate To See You Go")

On tracks 1 - 3, 11 & 13:
Rick Olivarez - guitars, background vocals
Steve Riggs - bass
Clark Matthews - drums, background vocals

All other tracks:
Alex Schultz - guitar
Steve Potter - electric & acoustic bass
Big Joe Maher - drums

Featuring:
The Legendary Orioles
vocal group on 5 & 12: Albert "Diz" Russell, Larry Jordan & Reese Palmer

Additional musicians:
Chris Watling - baritone & tenor saxes
Jerry Queen - alto & tenor saxes
Steve Shaw - trombone
Charlie Hubel - tenor sax
Vince McCool - trumpet
Alan MacEwan - trumpet
Joan Matthews - background vocals
Peter Bonta & Jeff Covert - misc. percussion

1. I'm All Alone
2. Playgirl
3. Honey Love
4. Love My Baby (Parker / Phillips)
5. Knucklehead
6. Forever And A Day
7. Watch Your Step
8. She's Dynamite (King / Taub)
9. I'll Be Your Fool
10. Besame Mucho (C. Velazquez / S. Skylar)
11. I Just Keep Loving Her (W. Jacobs)
12. Until We Meet Again

Doug Jay - vocals, harmonica
Anthony Paule - guitar
Kevin Zuffi - keyboards
Tim Wagar - bass
Jim Overton - drums