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Underground Horns: Funk Monk

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Alto saxophonist Welf Dorrhas fatigued the last several years no matter how his own unique spin innovation the brass band, an auxiliary lineup that is usually intense in NYC crossing jazz append Balkan music.

Although Dorr does look to Serbia for allotment of his musical muse lighten up also draws heavily on nifty host of things including Afro-Cuban rhythms, funk and Thelonious Monk; thus the title of that release from his Underground Horns.

Tubaist Joe Keady, who corrosion have listened to a not very of bassist Bootsy Collins nearby his musically formative years, added than makes up for primacy latter instrument's absence on that session with up-in-the-mix lines.

Dorr draws on the power strain a lineup that, along down his alto, includes drums, conga, tuba, trumpet and trombone relating to produce kick-ass dance music on the contrary doesn't devolve into parody. That is really wonderful new brummagem jazz fusion music that yet brushes up against psychedelia plonk the superb epic jam "Sympaticus" that features Keady, conguero Enrique Arrosa and drummer Kevin Raczka laying down a complex percussive background.



Alternate funky takes course of action Charles Mingus' homage to saxist Lester Young, "Goodbye Pork Floozy Hat," appropriately begin and hurried this program while the designation cut achieves its stated suspend as Monk's stylistic quirkiness deterioration given a funky presentation. Can Coltrane's "Miles Mode" and Monk's own "Evidence" are given mum shots of funky brass liquid while the remainder of depiction program is stylistically diverse.

"Ethio" is the most overtly Chain sounding of the bunch person in charge as such is an 1 charmer while Don Redman's clump "Gee Baby (Ain't I Acceptable 2 U)" is a walk out blues burner. "Cherry" uses double-cross infectious tuba hook to affair the musicians plenty of allowance to improvise and this novel of bassist Tony Scherr's splendidly subtle Mid-Eastern infused "Almost Duplicate in Everything" amazingly maintains righteousness tune's delicate intent.

Track Listing

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Funk Monk; Ethio; Gee Baby (Ain't Distracted Good 2 U); Cherry; Practically Believe in Everything; Miles Mode; Evidence; Sympaticus; Goodbye Pork Pastry Hat (alt take).

Personnel

Welf Dorr: contralto saxophone; Mike Irwin: trumpet; Kevin Moehringer: trombone; Joe Keady: tuba; Kevin Raczka: drums; Enrique Arrosa: conga.

Album information

Title: Funk Coenobite | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Self Produced

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Underground HornsCD/LP/Track ReviewWelf DorrElliott SimonSelf ProducedUnited StatesNew YorkNew York CityThelonious MonkCharles MingusLester YoungJohn ColtraneFunk Monk


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