TRACKS
- Caught Up In The Blues
- Blame It On Me
- What’s The Use
- Cramp Your Style
- Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)
- You Ain't Got Nothing On Me
- Thief In The Night
- Cold Comfort
- You Can Count On Me
- Tadpole In A Fishbowl
All songs written by Christoph Jimmy Reiter / GEMA, except
#4 (Willie G. Hale) and #5 (Allen Toussaint)
© + ℗ 2026 Jimmy Reiter
Release Date: January 15, 2027
Available on CD and all major download and streaming platforms.
LINE-UP
Jimmy Reiter – guitar, vocals
Horst Bergmeyer – keyboards
Jasper Mortier – bass, backing vocals
Björn Puls – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jens Buschenlange - trumpet, flugelhorn
Dmitry Suslov – tenor sax
Jürgen Wieching – baritone sax
on tracks 1-7, 9 and 10
Anina Batz, Haddi, Dunja Marie Schäfer – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 8
Marcus Praed – baritone guitar on track 1, percussion on tracks 1 and 6
Produced by Jimmy Reiter and Marcus Praed. Mixed and mastered by Marcus Praed at Mühle der Freundschaft, Bad Iburg, Germany. Horns arranged by Jimmy Reiter and Jens Buschenlange.
Artwork by Alex Lemberger and Priska Tosch
Photos by Priska Tosch (front) and Finn Praed (inside)
Distributed by OPEN
Reviews
bluesnews CD-Tipp: ★★★★★½ (5½ of 6 stars)
"A tight band with a great feel for the groove.”
— 05/2020, bluesnews
What you can rightly expect from a live show of this caliber, Jimmy Reiter manages to combine with verve and authenticity to nothing less than a damn classic. An indispensable album.
— 01/2021, Paris-Move, Blues Magazine, Patrick Dallongeville
A fantastic combination of Blues with horns featuring Jimmy's thrilling guitar playing in the atmosphere of a live concert, which we all miss so much these days.
— 01/2021, Munich Talk, Mario Bollinger
"Live" shows Jimmy Reiter and his fantastic band at their best.
"Live" shows the enormous spectrum Jimmy Reiter's blues.
"Live" is a convincing album in every respect.
— 01/2021, Rocktimes, Joachim Brookes
Another fantastic German blues album [...] Traditional electric blues mixed with a funky and soulful touch. Highly recommended!
— 01/2021, Blues Magazine (NL), André Wittebroek
Jimmy Reiter's ‘Live’ is a very convincing and extremely varied live album, which shows Jimmy’s excellent guitar qualities and those of a well-oiled band.
— 01/2021, Rootstime.be (B), Eric Schuurmans
'Live' by Jimmy Reiter showcases a band that is one of the absolute best in Europe in all aspects.
— 02/2021, Bluestown Music, Tom Wouters
I would definitely pay good money to see these guys live! Recommended!
— 02/2021, Blues in Britain (UK), John Mitchell
Reiter's twelve minutes of "Give It To Me Straight" are worth every second. Fantastic record, fantastic band!
— 02/2021, Jazz thing, Ralf Deckert