Credits...

The Pearly Shells big band go back to their RnB roots on their new CD Belmar sessions , describing it as ….“John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles go to visit Count Basie in heaven but get off at the wrong tram stop” Recorded at Belmar studios in Altona, the Belmar sessions were done the old fashioned way, direct to tape, up right piano on wooden a floor, the band playing live and loose in close quarters with a minimal of digital interference.

released February 1, 2011

Recorded and mixed at Belmar Studios, Altona Beach Melbourne.
Mastered David Briggs, Sound workshop.

including the Hits!…

  1. Honeysuckle Rose The Pearly Shells Feat. Hetty 4:12
  2. Hit the Road Jack The Pearly Shells feat. Yvette 4:50
  3. Money The Pearly Shells feat. Swanee 5:31

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The Pearly Shells ‘Belmar Sessions’

Release Date : February 1, 2011
Artists : Andy Swann, Hetty Kate, Julie O'Hara, Paul Coyle, The Pearly Shells, Yvette Johansson

“Moments in and I’ve got a little smile creeping on my face already. Jazz is usually served straight up like a shot – you know what to expect. But this has a little something else drizzled over it to give it that extra kick” RAVE Magazine

Track listing

1. Honeysuckle Rose -feat. Hetty Kate 04:11
2. When I grow too old to dream – vocals Paul Coyle 05:07
3. Hit the road jack -feat. Yvette Johansson 04:49
4. Blue Light Boogie 03:37
5. Little Secret -featuring Julie O’Hara 02:52
6. Sunny -feat. Hetty Kate 03:25
7. Jumpin with Dean 02:18
8. Stale blues -featuring Julie O’Hara 04:00
9. Miss Celie’s blues -feat. Yvette Johansson 04:48
10. Money (that’s what I want) 05:30