The Hot 8 Brass Band - Tombstone on CD

Description

Tombstone is an album of stories. Tombstone Intro is a prologue to all the tales contained within. As much a hip hop track as a brass one, the Intro spans the many styles and musical inspirations of Hot 8, and tells as many stories, giving way to an uninterrupted run of great songs infused with jazz, blues, funk and a heightening hip hop influence. Sparkling hooks, charged vocals and dynamic rhythms wind out into expressive and playful horn solo breaks. Life, death, tragedy and revelry come together in a bittersweet sonic stew. A symbolic symmetry emerges as the Tombstone Outro , rocking to the same atmospheric sway as the Intro, closes out he record. The first single, Milwaukee Fat epitomises the album, showcasing one poignant and spirited dedication song for a lost musician and friend, and one raucous party tune (BSide Hot 8 Shit ) that updates the age-old tradition of the drinking song along a Big Easy hiphop tip. In many ways their most deeply personal record, Tombstone is also the first Hot 8 Brass Band album to feature all original compositions. While the roaring success of inspired cover versions - including Sexual Healing and Ghost Town - may have widened their renown, this innately talented ensemble, ensconced in New Orleans musical and sociological heritage, have lyrical depth and dexterity, compositional chops and improvisational flair to spare.

Track Listings
1 Tombstone Intro
2 Wolf Burger
3 Homies
4 Shot Gun Joe
5 Milwaukee Fat
6 Eldridge
7 We Goin' Make It
8 Hot 8 Shit
9 Big Girl
10 Take It To The House
11 Tombstone Outro