Joe Jackson is one of the most important musicians in British Pop. Emerging from the Punk revolution, he immediately stood out for his ability to combine raw energy with intelligent lyrics, all far from stereotypes. Never repeating himself, Joe Jackson has never been afraid to blend influences such as Jazz, Classical, or Latin music with his original Post-Punk. For Fast Forward, his first album of original songs in seven years, Joe Jackson traveled around the world and recorded four sets of four songs in four cities - New York, New Orleans, Berlin and Amsterdam - each time accompanied by different musicians, including guitarist Bill Frisell, drummer Earl Harvin (Tindersticks) and his longtime bassist Graham Maby. The result is 16 tracks of immense richness, in what seems to be the most varied album of the English dandy's career.