On November 19th, 2021, a new album from Jools Holland is released, featuring a song with David Gilmour. The album, Pianola. Piano Friends is described as a “loving tribute to the black and white keys, celebrating the community and conviviality that the piano inspires and the spark of Jools’ deep love for music. The album showcases the vibrant versatility and virtuosity of Jools Holland and his lifelong friend, along with a truly unique line-up of some of the world’s greatest artists: Rick Wakeman; David Gilmour; Ruby Turner; Herbie Hancock; Booker T.; Tom Jones; Gregory Porter; Mousse T.; YolanDa Brown; Dr. John; Joe Bonamassa; Trombone Shorty and more…” Recorded through the lockdown period and from many corners of the world, the album has been produced by multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney and Jools’ longtime producer Laurie Latham. Jools said: “I’m humbled to have made this record with the greatest instrumental and vocal artists of our day. And so grateful to my lifelong friend the piano for making it possible.” David features on track 5, Blues For The End Of TIme, which features “sonic space design” By Dhani Harrison (no, we’re not totally sure what this is, either!). To order the album, you can do so from the following Amazon stores thus helping Brain Damage with a much needed contribution towards site running costs, at no extra cost to you! You will also have the advantage of the Amazon Price Promise where you automatically pay the lowest price they charge between the time you order something, and release. The album isn’t currently being listed on Amazon’s US and Canadian stores, but other stores will ship worldwide, so worth considering them if you wish to add this to your collection. JOOLS HOLLAND PIANOLA vinyl: Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B09HHJGX7W/braindamage-21)
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