The follow-up to the groundbreaking New Orleans institution’s Grammy Award-winning album hits the streets nationally today. The band will play at 7 PM at the Louisiana Music Factory on July 1 (next Tuesday). The performance will be broadcast live on WWOZ (90.7 FM) and streamed globally at www.wwoz.org.
Rollicking originals on the album like “Who’s Rockin, Who’s Rollin’?” and “Take ‘Em to the Moon” reaffirm the band’s position at head of the brass class.
The reggae-inspired “On My Way” and leave-nothing-to-the-imagination lyrics of “HBNS” (you gotta hear these lyrics) showcase the unit’s talent for penning unabashed party starters.
Special kudos goes to producer Tracy Freeman, co-producers Derrick Tabb and Chadrick Honore, and engineer multi-Grammy winner David Farrell for the stellar sound.
The team, led by Freeman, the man behind most of the releases from Basin Street Records and Harry Connick, Jr.’s longtime producer, has made the most of the interplay between the horns on the band’s front line. The production makes them sound like a street party symphony.
