Release Date: 08 June 2009
Label: Honest Jon's Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4047179217422
Genres: Jazz
Release Date: 08 June 2009
Label: Honest Jon's Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4047179217415
Genres: Jazz
Description
Tear-up bad-boy brass-band scorchers. Just like dad crossed Sun Ra with Kool And The Gang, this crashes funkdafied New Orleans street jazz into hip hop.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a 9-piece, Chicago-based jazz group featuring 8 sons of Phil Cohran (SUN RA) on horns. Originally from Chicago, the brothers started as a street ensemble, busking on the sidewalks before recordingtheir first single in 2004. They have performed with Mos Def, Aquilla Sadalla and Phil Cohran & recorded with the likes of Erykah Badu and Maxwell.
Bringing together their musicianship, jazz roots and hip hop sensibilities HBE have toured relentlessly to become known as one of the hottest and most individual bands around. Featured last summer in Honest Jon's Chop Up shows the band played alongside Tony Allen, Damon Albarn & Candi Staton.
Recorded on the back of the Africa Express trip to Lagos last October, during a three-day stop-over in London, with the drummer's stool shared by Malcolm Catto from the The Heliocentrics, Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, and the one and only Tony Allen. Another friend from the Nigeria trip, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers turned up at the session: handed Paul Simenon's bass, parked up in the studio, he muttered, "Woah, so this is the thing that this was written on", hammering out Guns Of Brixton.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Tony Allen
Various
Simone White
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
