LEE SMALL - Jamaica Inn (2012)


Fresh from his sterling vocal performance on last year’s excellent self-titled Shy album, Lee Small makes a splash with this solo album: "Jamaica Inn".
He has previously sung with other bands including Cloven Hoof, Pride and appears on forthcoming albums from Phenomena and Gypsy Rose (two of the band – Martin Kronlund and Imre Daun – guest on this album).

Here he makes a complete change of direction, as apart from the melodic hard rocker "Walk The Plank", this album is much more a hard blues / classic rock affair. And a really good one.
"Jamaica Inn" reminds me a lot of Paul Rodgers and Glenn Hughes solo albums and in fact Lee Small’s vocals at times recall Rodgers / Hughes. Lee has a superb, hugely versatile voice and he suits the laid-back nature of these songs beautifully.
The album features meaty, high quality blues guitar from Martin Kronlund, proving he can adjust to any style necessary, and a tight performance of Imre Daun on drums (Don Patrol, Gypsy Rose) and Paul Bradder on keyboards (Saracen).

01 - Jamaica Inn
02 - The Captain's Quarters
03 - Black Bess
04 - Walk The Plank
05 - Shine A Light
06 - Dead Man Walking
07 - Voyager
08 - I Am The Sea
09 - Smuggler's Blues
10 - Waiting For The Hangman
11 - End Of The Road
12 - The Renegade Accordion Player

Lee Small (SHY, Phenomena): Lead Vocals
Martin Kronlund: Guitars, Bass
Carl Anthony Wright - Guitar
Des Sherwood - Guitar
Paul Bradder (Saracen): Keyboards
Imre Daun (Don Patrol, Gypsy Rose): Drums

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