Genres: Rhythm and Blues, Funk, Soul
The more I listen to album, the more I like it. It is one of the best of the year. These tightly packed ten songs fly-bye very quickly (just over 35 minutes) but each one forms a part of a whole that is satisfying. The band has the attitude of a live band, the rhythm section always pushes something to move-to but there are sure signs of production work with soaring echo on the vocals and the instruments all sounding separate. A cover of The Meters 'Be My Lady' is in the middle of the set and it fits perfectly as an updated version of the late seventies African-American music scene. It is no surprise that Raphael Saadiq, who has been reviving that sound with his solo records for years, is co-producer of the record and steps in on backing vocals for some it. The instrumentals are all precise and leave you hungry while the original songs are tight modern versions of an era of organic pop-music that has passed. Troy Andrews, who is Trombone Shorty, has surrounded himself with very skilled musicians and has drawn from them immense focus. So much focus that some of the songs, the ones with more prominent guitar work, border on hard-rock.
I didn't think this was much when I first listened to it but repeated listens reveal this one to be a joy.
RATING: 4.5/5 STARS
Here's a 'video' of the track 'Get the Picture' by Trombone Shorty of the album Say That to Say This
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