Tom Jones
Sun, 08. Nov 2009, 9.45 PM | TIGER POWER
He has been called the «Welsh Tiger», but he is also known as the white soul man par excellence: Tom Jones. His love for African-American music links him to the California funk band Tower of Power – and to the young Stefanie Heinzmann from Valais. Major emotions and razor-sharp rhythms are guaranteed. In the beat age, Tom Jones was Great Britain’s first «Soulman» – an explosive performer, who was compared to Wilson Pickett or Solomon Burke. Ten years later, it was the Tower of Power, which was one of the first white bands to produce credible, first class funk. And now, it is Swiss singer Stefanie Heinzmann who is inspired by the spirit of soul.
Martin Schäfer
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Credits
Executive Producer for Swiss Television (SF): Yvonne Söhner Executive Producers for Avo Session/Session Basel AG: Matthias Müller and Beatrice Stirnimann Director: Roli Bärlocher, BBM Productions, Wallbach (Switzerland) Sound: Ron Kurz, Hard Studios, Zürich (Switzerland) Live Photos: © Dominik Plüss
Line-up
| Artist | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Tom Jones | Vocals |
| Gary Wallis | Drums |
| Alexander Meadows | Bass |
| Peter Honore | Guitar |
| Toby Chapman | Keys I |
| Chris Papendieck | Keys II |
| Abbie Osmon | Backing Vocals |
| Janet Ramus | Backing Vocals |
| James Hunt | Brass Section Leader & Saxophone |
| Henry Collins | Trumpet |
| Trevor Mires | Trombone |