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| Genres | Soul, R&B, pop |
| Labels | Acid Jazz, 2Bit |
Lord Large is a 1960s-influenced acid jazz band formed by Stephen Large, [1] a British keyboard-player currently in Squeeze (and previously in the Electric Soft Parade, a band who won a Q Award and a Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2002) and drummer Andrew Jones (from Ronnie Scotts Rejects). [2]
An album by Lord Large, The Lord's First XI , was released that featured Lord Large with some other artists namely Roy Phillips from the Peddlers, [3] Clem Curtis of the Foundations, UK female soul singer Linda Lewis, Glenn Tilbrook and Dean Parrish. [4] [5] The album which contains a hidden bonus jam got a 4 star rating by Metro . [6] It was given a 3 star rating by Mojo with Curtis' three songs as the highlights and "Stuck in a Wind Up" being the perfect Northern Soul dance floor filler. [7] A number of singles were released including "Stuck in a Wind Up" by Lord Large feat Clem Curtis and "Left Right & Centre" by Lord Large featuring Dean Parrish. [8] Parrish's single charted, peaking at No. 93 on 19 August 2016. [9]
Lord Large performs regularly with other musicians at the North Pole cocktail bar in Greenwich.
Stephen Large has recorded and toured with the following artists: the Ordinary Boys, the Dualers and Squeeze. He played organ on a Graham Coxon album. He has also recorded Glenn Tilbrook and has duetted with Glenn Tilbrook [10] and Jools Holland. [11]
As well as being the drummer for Ronnie Scotts Rejects, Jones has collaborated with the band Morcheeba and set up laptop pop record label 2bit Recordings in 2005. [12]