Trombone Shorty – Fresh New Orleans Sound

Oct 032011
 

Trombone Shorty – For True (Verve Records.2011)

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Funk, Impro, Jazz, Rock, Soul, Hip Hop…these are some of the ingredients of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue incredible sound.

“We never sat down and really thought about concepts and what we wanted our music to sound like. It’s just that, over the years, we allowed each one of the band members to bring their influences and taste in music into our music. Anything we hear or are influenced by, it naturally comes out in what we’re trying to do. It’s just our sound, and it happened naturally.” says Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews.

Andrews happen to be one of those New Orleans musical geniuses playing the trumpet, bass, percussion, drums, organ, piano, synth and of course trombone.

For True follows the top charter  and grammy nominated Backatown ( Verve.2010) and the names you can see on the liner notes prove  that Shorty and Orleans Avenue have already made an impressive mark in the industry. Jeff Beck (on Do To Me), Lenny Kravitz (Roses) or Kid Rock (Mrs. Orleans).

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are a live must see above all and have just finished yet another huge tour across Europe. Even if Andrews is the brain that writes and co-writes all the tracks and sometimes plays all the instrumental parts, Orleans Avenue (Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dwayne Williams on percussion, Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax and Tim McFatter on tenor sax) really is the blood that keeps the whole thing flowing and rolling.

Feel good, crisp and funky, Trombone Shorty’s sound is one that brings people together, whether you’re a New Orleans Jazz lover, a European Urban follower or just a guy sitting in your car waiting for the light to turn green… these guys’ got something for everyone.

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Otis Redding – 1964 The Birth of a Soul Legend

Sep 122011
 

Otis Redding – Pain In My Heart (Volt/Stax Records.1964)

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And to conclude our Otis Redding-ite we had to add a classic, legendary and hugely influential soul album to our list. Pain In My Heart, released in 1964. Our best loved Otis tracks are not on this particular album but the real interest and value of this record lies in the fact that it actually brought Redding to the light and the attention of critics and the public.

Pain In My Heart, Security, That´s What My Heart Needs and These Arms Of Mine all charted at the time of release and the 26 year old singer-songwriter became a star. In the US, with no surprise, the white audience was not as instantly receptive as the black community but European appearances and reviews helped  to make Redding a widely acclaimed and big selling artist who would soon play at the biggest festivals including Monterey.

This album is very representative of Otis Redding´s style, mixing covers (Stand By Me, You Send Me) and original songs (Security, These Arms Of Mine). The sentimental message of Pain In My Heart was sent with a vocal style that will remain in history and influenced whole platoons of modern blues, soul, rock or even pop artists. It is still one of the most important record in the history of Soul Music.

 

 

 

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Hobos, DJs, Blues and Time Travel

Sep 122011
 

This week on The Fox you can choose between the past and the future or just travel back and forth between our favourite retro band The Wiyos also known as our Artist of The Week and the avant-gardiste Blues+Beat record by Mix&Dorp our Album of The Week.

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 The Wiyos – Read the full article here

The Wiyos are a truly cool new sensation from New York where they have been developing their signature retro folk & blues sound for the past few years now. They recently attracted the attention of many reviewers including the BBC and collected compliments everywhere they appeared. Full of surprises, the band has just finished a new album inspired by The Wizard of Oz and lead singer Michael Farkas told the Fox that he could consider covering the Jackson Five. They are definitely a band to keep an eye on and lend a enthusiastic ear to.

Our album of the week by Mix&Dorp has a whole different ambition and somehow managed to blur the time continuum between blues and beats. Blues+Beat is an atmospherical album and perfect to reconcile modern music lovers and blues preachers.

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Read the full article here

You probably did not miss our Otis Redding obsession last week in the occasion of his 70´s birthday. We decided to conclude this manic episode with a Fox Favourite we could not avoid anyway. Pain In My Heart, his 1964 debut album on Volt Records has been added to our list, not a moment too soon. View the full article here.

And to finish, as abstract as time travel might seem, we suggest you experiment it by yourself on our freshly grounded Spotify Playlist, this week with The Wiyos, Mix&Dorp, Otis Redding, The Who…and The Jackson Five.

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