Brass Bands - C/D

I think the lives of lots of people who like hip-hop on this board would be improved by hearing the Soul Rebels Brass Band 'No More Parades', esp. those who love the Primo/Kanye/Outkast etc. productions with big horns.

Here's the old thread I started:

New Orleans Brass Bands S/D

http://www.brighouseandrastrickband.co.uk/

"You don't want to go to war...with Brighouse and Rastrick Braaasss Band/Don't start no shit won't be no shit!"

(obv. there are different types of brass band music, even in New Orleans, though the modern stuff tends to be my favorite)

The Black Dyke Band to thread. (Never thought I'd ever be typing that sentence...)

And I love the traditional N.O. brass bands too, like Treme and the Paulin Bros., who aren't nearly so 'crass' as to be young and listen to hip-hop. So what does the B&RBB sound like, Marcello?

(thanks for reminding me of that record actually, I've never heard it but I've wanted to for years)

(then again I am living with a trombonist, so clearly I am biased!)

Trombonists are good, good people. New Orleans has made it one of my favorite instruments.

There are lots of Latin bands who use brass, and I'd love to see a United House of Prayer african-american gospel brass band. I think Austin, TX writer John Morthland once wrote about one of the latter bands.

Did you get Treme's record 'Gimme My Money Back'? That title track is off the hook!

I know what you mean about reworking other tunes, which is definitely a common brass band thing. I can't really see Rebirth (or Soul Rebels, or Lil' Rascals) having a true hit, unless someone established in hip-hop wants to use them for something (which would be awesome), but they do have a pretty solid level of international touring/profile. Still the funkiest music I've ever heard though.

Now, um, time pack to go to New Orleans this weekend to see brass bands (seriously).

And what the dancers on those teams do is basically an updated kind of breakdancing. Very cool. This phenomenon might be everywhere, but because it's not turned into any kind of product, it doesn't get written about.

Also: Do Mexican or Texas bandalero bands count?

Who'd you see in New orleans?

Steve, I saw Hot Eight Brass Band about five times at different parties and bars (god, they're just the best), Rebirth at the second line (along with David Andrews and some other guys from New Birth), and Treme Brass Band at Donna's. I went to see Shannon Powell play there on Sunday night, but he cancelled out and David Torkanowski (sp?) had a pretty decent trio there instead.

The reason I was searching for this thread: Jess was good enough to put up a Rebirth tune (and a great accompanying post) from that same comp on his blog.

http://www.harrogate.co.uk/harrogate-band/bbcomp.htm

(I'm just playing, I always forget about the Brit brass band thing)