They won’t be contained! Drenched in energy, passion, and feeling, The Heavyweights Brass Band bursts forth with their latest outing Stir Crazy!
Their fourth full-length album, Stir Crazy, features the high intensity New Orleans-style brass playing and virtuosity that has been a staple of the band since its inception. Put that alongside soulful and reflective grooves on tracks like Feel Like Makin’ Love and Black Hole Sun and you’ve got a smorgasbord of musical flavour. The album is punctuated by the tasteful use of studio production techniques that add even more depth to this remarkable creative statement. This is the kind of album you turn up, put on repeat, and then lose all sense of the passage of time!
The Heavyweights Brass Band is known for their collaborative efforts, and Stir Crazy is no different with Joel Visentin of JV’s Boogaloo Squad joining the band on organ for Sweet Pauly’s Boogaloo and Rehab.
Recorded during a marathon three-day session at Union Sound Station from March 12 -14, 2020, Stir Crazy is a demonstration of the Heavyweights at the height of their powers, captured just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the live music world into hibernation.
Stir Crazy will be released worldwide on November 5, 2021 by Slammin Media in partnership with Believe Distribution.
1. Sweet Pauly’s Boogaloo (Paul Metcalfe) 3:28
2. Feel Like Making Love (Eugene McDaniels, arr. RJ Satchithananthan) 5:27
3. Skank You Very Much (Paul Metcalfe) 2:52
4. Manipogo (Paul Metcalfe) 4:22
5. Rehab (Intro) (Joel Visentin) 0:40
6. Rehab (Amy Winehouse, Arr. Tom Richards) 4:27
7. Stir Crazy (John Pittman) 3:34
8. Georgia Pine (Tom Richards) 3:11
9. Manipogo’s Revenge (Tom Richards) 3:18
10. Black Hole Sun (Chris Cornell, Arr. Tom Richards) 4:22
John Pittman - Trumpet
Paul Metcalfe - Saxophones
RJ Satchithananthan - Trombone
Tom Richards - Tuba
Lowell Whitty - Drums, Percussion
Featuring:
Joel Visentin - Organ
Aline Morales - Triangle
