Abbey Road

The last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let It Be was the last to be released), Abbey Road was a fitting swan song for the group, echoing some of the faux-conceptual forms of Sgt. Pepper, but featuring stronger compositions and more rock-oriented ensemble work…

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969) {A&M 8283930282}
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Jazz / Soul Jazz / Crossover Jazz / Jazz Pop / Guitar

Just three weeks after the U.S. release of the Beatles' swan song, Abbey Road, Creed Taylor ushered George Benson into the studio to begin a remarkably successful pop-jazz translation of the record (complete with a parody of the famous cover, showing Benson with guitar crossing an Eastern urban street). It is a lyrical album, with a hint of the mystery and a lot of the cohesive concept of the Beatles' original despite the scrambled order of the tunes.

The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band. Although they're only remembered today for their 1964 hit "Hippy Hippy Shake", which charted on both sides of the Atlantic - the Swinging Blue Jeans were actually one of the strongest of the Liverpool bands from the '60s British Invasion.

Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road features 12 Beatles songs that include classic hits such as 'Can’t Buy Me Love,' 'With A Little Help From My Friends' and 'Something.' Williams and her band also take on beloved deeper tracks such as 'I’m So Tired,' 'I’ve Got A Feeling,' and 'Yer Blues.' Being raised on the blues in the South, the latter is a song Williams was clearly meant to sing. Recorded at The Beatles' legendary studio in London, the new collection serves as Vol. 7 of her celebrated Lu’s Jukebox series and is the first new volume in almost four years.

The much delayed DVD of the Tony Ashton show at Abbey Road in 2000 is finally out on DVD. It has twenty two tracks, including all the PAL and Company Of Snakes performance, as well the three track Tony Ashton set, and Pete York / Eddie Hardin's set. A few of the opening acts are missing, but all the important stuff is here. It's been done as a combined DVD / CD package, so you also get the same set on a 2xCD, all in a thick digipak.

Kenny Herbert is an Edinburgh songwriter/musician who has been working on the music scene for many years having been inspired throughout his life by the music of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Stephen Bishop, James Taylor and Gallagher & Lyle. Over the years he has written and recorded a catalogue of original songs in various styles. Along with his solo writing Kenny has co-written with various writers including ‘Pilots’ David Paton, Scottish Guitar legend Rab Howat, his Beatle pal Ed Jones and also with one of the UK’s top soul jazz artistes, the London based brilliant Ola Onabule. Keeping his music as honest as possible with timeless melodies and story lyrics written from the heart. "The songs on this album where written by my friend Ed Jones and myself with our love of all things Beatles."