"Key Largo may best be described as a group of musicians seeking to create something fresh and unique within the supposed musical boundaries of what most people would simply term blues" state the sleevenotes to their album. In fact what's on offer is pretty typical British blues but with lots of harmonica, percussion and brass arrangements in places. The album includes lots of cover versions of W. Dixon, A. Toussaint, B.B. King and P. Mayfield songs. The better tracks include the soul/funk orientated Give It Up with a brass arrangement; the slow number As The Years Go Passing By, which features some good blues guitar work and Come On And Get It, Baby, written by thirties English pianist Stanley Black - an instrumental with jazzy electric piano, sharp guitar chords and percussion...
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