„An Introduction To Eddie Roberts“ is the first album to feature all aspects of the high profile career of jazz guitarist Eddie Roberts from Leeds/England. Compiling 15 tracks from his solo output so far plus five unreleased tracks „An Introduction“ is a perfect showcase for his talents and includes songs from the „Roughneck“ and „Trenta“ albums. Here you will find favourites like Eddie’s version of the Stanley Turrentine classic „Sugar“ sung by Iain MacKenzie, the self-explanatory „Szabo“ and his signature tune „Roughneck“. The variety ranges from the Acid Jazz touches in „24000 Baci“ or „Strada Statale 163” to the club grooves of Lack of Afro’s remix of “Giorgio’s Brother” and the melancholic twist in “Every Goodbye”. Eddie Roberts started his musical career in 1989. Around 1991 Eddie's love for Grant Green inspired him to put a Hammond-based line up together. With the sound of Big John Patton, Lou Donaldson and Ivan „Boogaloo Joe“ Jones, his band The Eddie Roberts Organisation toured UK and managed to get its first European dates at the 'Queen's Birthday Celebrations' in Amsterdam. Then The Three Deuces were born. After headlining Italy's Jazz festival in Bari with Greg Osby as well as many UK festivals Eddie's focus shifted towards Deep Funk in 1999, and hence The New Mastersounds who started out performing a mix of Eddie’s quirky Meters-inspired funk ditties and covers of Jimmy McGriff and Grant Green. Five studio albums followed so far and a well recorded international history. The proceeds from the “Be Yourself” album were used to finance Eddie’s „Roughneck“ project, released summer 2004 on One Note Records and licensed to P-Vine Records in Japan. In 2006 Eddie recorded "Trenta". This album, released early 2007 on Salvo’s Records features Eddie’s instrumental arrangements of traditional Neopolitan songs. In 2007 Eddie performed „Roughneck“ so he flew them over to perform at High Sierra Music Festival last summer, where fans lapped up the soulful jazzy sounds. Eddie Roberts has recently completed “Plug & Play” the The New Mastersounds’ fifth studio album, and has just been hired to produce an album for French funk/afrobeat outfit Shaolin Temple Defenders. Never one to sit back and put his feet up, Eddie tells us that the follow-up to „Roughneck“ – provisionally entitled “Volume 2” –and will feature collaborations with vocalists Leigh Kenny and Rhianna Kenny, vocalists with stadium techno act Faithless.