Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band - Where Home Is (1998)
Artist: Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band
Title: Where Home Is
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Enja[ENJ-9366 2]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 61:00
Total Size: 370 MB(+3%) | 144 MB(+3%)
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TracklistTitle: Where Home Is
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Enja[ENJ-9366 2]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 61:00
Total Size: 370 MB(+3%) | 144 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
01 Bimwa Swing 09:22
02 The Alligatory Abagua 11:03
03 The Mooche 10:26
04 I Mean You 05:15
05 Where Home Is 05:01
06 Peace In Our Time 09:08
07 The Pineapple Rag 10:45
personnel:
Trombone - Ray Anderson
Trumpet - Lew Soloff
Sousaphone - Matt Perrine
Drums Bobby - Previte
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.~Rick Anderson
