Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
NewMusicforOldFolks says …
Trombone Shorty embodies the Big Easy. With his band Orleans Avenue, Shorty shows the mix of all things New Orleans — jazz, funk, R&B and even some blues thrown in. The newest, Say That to Say This, is a little more R&B heavy while For True might be more representative of Shorty's live show. Either way, you can't go wrong. Besides the drummer looks more like Animal from The Muppets than any drummer I've ever seen.
Artist's info
Website: tromboneshorty.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: Verve Forecast
Genre: Jazz, Funk, R&B
See Also: Midnight Disturbers
If you like this, look into: Big Sam's Funky Nation, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Bio (from the artist's website)
Trombone Shorty’s new album opens with a dirge, but if you think the beloved bandleader, singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews came here to mourn, you got it all wrong. That bit of beautiful New Orleans soul—”Laveau Dirge No. 1,” named after one of the city’s most famous voodoo queens—shows off our host’s roots before Parking Lot Symphony branches out wildly, wonderfully, funkily across 12 diverse cuts. True to its title, this album contains multitudes of sound—from brass band blare and deep-groove funk, to bluesy beauty and hip-hop/pop swagger—and plenty of emotion all anchored, of course, by stellar playing and the idea that, even in the toughest of times, as Andrews says, “Music brings unity.” (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
SAY THAT TO SAY THIS (2014): This will mark Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrew's third recording for the historic label and finds him collaborating with famed producer Raphael Saadiq (D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, etc.). Recorded in Los Angeles and his native New Orleans, the album includes nine new original tracks and collaboration with the original line-up of the Meters, recording together for the first time since they broke up in 1977 on a new version of their song, 'Be My Lady.' The track also features New Orleans legend and Neville Brother, Cyril Neville. Other tracks are performed by Shorty's long time band, Orleans Avenue, as well as some tracks featuring Saadiq himself.
OTHERS
For True (2011)
Backatown (2010)
Orleans & Claiborne 2005
