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  • Review: Josh Roseman – New Constellations (Live In Vienna)

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    John Hilderbrand

    Josh Roseman’s latest recording is horn-driven, funked out, spacey reggae with a dose of dub tossed in for good measure. Roseman’s trombone, whether it’s straight and buttery, muted, electrified, or chorused is front and center on all the tunes. Like his two earlier recordings, Cherry and the very excellent Treats For The Nightwalker, New Constellations…

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    Review: Supercharged from Down to the Bone

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    John Hilderbrand

    Down to the Bone has the perfect summer soundtrack with their fun and funky new release Supercharged. True to the title, this release is a pumped-up, constant jam that won’t let your body remain idle. It needs a warning label – “Product contains powerful horns (props to Shilts and the D.C. Horns), percolating bass, mean…

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    Randy Brecker’s Horn Section

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    John Hilderbrand

    I’ve made earlier mention of the fact that Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, and Fred Wesley all are on Randy Brecker’s new CD, 34th N Lex. It gets better. Here’s the entire horn lineup on this powerful CD: Randy Brecker: Trumpet, Fluegelhorn Michael Brecker: Tenor Saxophone David Sanborn: Alto Saxophone Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Saxophone Ada Rovatti:…