Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band - Where Home Is
Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band - Where Home Is
Ape & MP3, 320 kbps | 344 MB & 135.5 MB | Rec. 1999 | Label: Enja | CD 1999
Ape & MP3, 320 kbps | 344 MB & 135.5 MB | Rec. 1999 | Label: Enja | CD 1999
Trombonist Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band is aptly named, not only because of its size and instrumentation (the other members are Lew Soloff on trumpet, Bobby Previte on drums, and Matt Perrine on sousaphone), but also because the group's sound is so deeply rooted in New Orleans. In fact, with its funky/military drum sound and penchant for ensemble improvisation, the group often sounds like a chamber version of the raucous second-line jazz bands of the past. The result is delightful; Anderson draws from a seemingly bottomless bag of growls, mutters, and shouts, and sometimes threatens to abandon a tune's harmonic structure altogether in order to pursue his tonal vision. But as adventurous as he and Soloff get, their sound is never abrasive; it's too joyful for that. Highlights include Anderson's funky "Bimwa Swing," a barnstorming rendition of Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You," and an insinuating mid-tempo take on Scott Joplin's "Pineapple Rag." Wonderful. All Music Guide
Personnel:
Ray Anderson - Trombone
Lew Soloff – Trumpet
Matt Perrine – Sousaphone
Bobby Previte - Drums
Track Listing:
01 Bimwa Swing
02 The Alligatory Abagua
03 The Mooche
04 I Mean You
05 Where Home Is
06 Peace In Our Time
07 The Pineapple Rag