The versatile pianist and television personality Jools Holland can now, thanks to his influential television program on the BBC's Later ... With Jools Holland, the whole international muzikantenscene to his acquaintances. On the first part of Small World Big Band escorted his rhythm & blues Orchestra all the necessary big names. The list of guests on volume 2 does hardly. What Holland special is that he refuses to distinguish between new and old artists. On this unique cd you find Norah Jones sisterly next to Romeo Warwick and Badly Drawn Boy next to Ray Davies, giving the cd a refreshing picture of the scope of the current pop music. The issues of the day is as much as possible, ignored and the musical abilities of the performers are central, as it should. No wonder the artists are lining up to participate. In addition to aforementioned artists are that, among other things, Chrissy Hynde, Edwin Starr, Stereophonics, Robert Plant, Beverley Knight and Jeff Beck. And where else will get the ' King of the camp ' Tom Jones the chance to do what he does best. Put it for such a fat swinging Orchestra and all of a sudden you understand why he ever to the greatest singers of all time was calculated.