Jeff Goldblum reveals details of second album and itll feature Peaky Blinders composer Anna Calvi

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Jeff on stage at Glastonbury this year (Picture: Jim Dyson/Getty Images/PA)

Hes known for an array of retro blockbusters, his unique sense of style and generally being one of the nicest guys in showbiz.

But Jeff Goldblum is also a very talented jazz musician.

In fact, his debut album The Capitol Studios Sessions reached the top 30 in the UK last year

And now, the Jurassic Park actor has revealed details of his upcoming second effort!

The new LP, named I Shouldnt Be Telling You This, will feature Peaky Blinders composer Anna Calvi.

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Anna Calvi, left, has produced music for the TV show Peaky Blinders; right, the shows star Cillian Murphy (Picture: Getty, PA)

Anna, also a singer-songwriter with three albums under her belt, is herself a Brit Award and Mercury Prize nominee.

She composed the music for the fifth season of Peaky Blinders, about Birmingham-based gangster turned MP Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy.

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Evidently, Jeff Goldblum has a great shirt collection (Picture: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Commenting, Goldblum said: Im crying with ecstasy over this new album. Creatively, Im happy as a clam.

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This collection of cohorts (cream of the crop), with whom I get to cavort, is outta this cosmos!

The 66-year-old star of films like The Fly and Independence Day first announced his sophomore effort while performing at Glastonbury Festival this year

Jeff tours with his jazz band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, playing piano and vocals.

His album will also feature collaborations with the likes of Sharon Van Etten, Fiona Apple, Inara George and Gina Saputo.

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Laura Dern, Jeff and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)

Meanwhile, vice president of Decca Records Tom Lewis commented: Jeff Goldblum is the Pied Piper of jazz.

He has lured an incredible array of indie, soul and pop kids away from their existing musical homes and led them towards his magical world of jazz.

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The album is full of sass, cool, swing and vim. Were so lucky to have Jeff Goldblum in our musical lives.

I Shouldnt Be Telling You This will be released on 1 November on Decca Records.

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