{"product_id":"the-lewis-express-doo-ha","title":"The Lewis Express - Doo Ha!","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: ATA Records (UK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog: ATA039\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\/Soul Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATA are proud to release their latest recording of The Lewis Express – Doo Ha!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing flautist Chip Wickham and recorded live to 2-inch analogue tape at All Things Analogue Studios, Leeds, UK, this album is a living, breathing tribute to the golden age of soul-jazz — the electric alchemy of smoky clubs, Sunday afternoons at the record store, and the spiritual communion of groove and grit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this isn't nostalgia. It's revival. It's a reminder that music has always been about feel, not files. A testament to ATA’s belief that sound — real sound — should be lived in, worn-in, and passed down like a well-loved record from one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand to the next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lewis Express began as a humble idea — a tribute to the great soul-jazz recordings of yesteryear. Drawing inspiration from luminaries like Ramsey Lewis, Les McCann, and Galt MacDermot, we sought to channel that unmistakable energy — the kind of jazz that hits your feet and hips first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe core of the group is the rhythm section – ATA luminaries Sam Hobbs on drums and label owner Neil Innes on bass, augmented by Sam Bell on congas and John Ellis on piano and Wurlitzer. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould be invidious to pick out any one of these, when the group sound is so unified, so well-educated in every aspect, and so tight (in the best possible way – through an elastic, dynamic thread of sheer groove).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChip Wickham’s flutes (in the usual concert pitch and the lower, huskier alto model) add the melodic phrasing and tone shapes we love to hear, from whispers to wails, coming mighty close at times to the soul tones of the beloved vocals that defined the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album features seven shades of soul-jazz, from the downhome strut of Walk On, through the New Orleans, prayer-meeting influenced Run Tell That and the cooler, more detached soundtrack hipness of Cold Catch, to the joyous Sliced, Diced and Fried Twice – a reminder that music shares so much language and emotion with food, and the term soul applies to both. The Saint And The Stranger is yet another take on the more cinematic soul sound, with nods to the policier soundtracks of Cinevox, whilst Snick Snack gratifies our appetite for yet\u003cbr\u003emore hot, greasy blues. Finally, How Long Before You’re Gone rounds out the album with a groove that wouldn’t be out of place on a Nina Simone playlist, a reminder that there has always been more to soul-jazz than late nights and fried chicken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoo Ha! is a great soul-jazz record but, more than that, it’s a testament to the love of soul thriving in the North of England, and a chance for you to be part of this era of that history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3FQDH2R1MGCmZxVw7t6ab0?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=c25032c653c2423b\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ATA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49834645487844,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3526\/files\/a2966686917_10.jpg?v=1789065616","url":"https:\/\/www.inneroceanrecords.com\/products\/the-lewis-express-doo-ha","provider":"Inner Ocean Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}