| Lord Large | |
| Genre: | Soul, R&B, pop |
| Label: | Acid Jazz, 2Bit |
| Associated Acts: | Clem Curtis Dean Parrish, Roy Phillips |
Lord Large is a 60s-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 feat. 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]