The Heavyweights Brass Band - Stir Crazy (November 5, 2021)

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

The Heavyweights Brass Band   Slammin Media   Believe Distribution

Introducing Jonathan Bauer Sings & Plays (Friday, August 13th 2021 on Slammin Media)

Multitalented trumpeter, singer and composer Jonathan Bauer - most notably from the Grammy award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra - returns with his highly anticipated sophomore release, Sings & Plays.

A distinctive new musician on the rise, Bauer has been widely celebrated for his dark and buttery trumpet sound, often mistaken for that of the mellower flugelhorn. As a singer, his voice is filled with an earnest joy, instantly connecting with all audiences. Along with an A-list cast of some of New Orleans’ most swinging musicians, Sings & Plays is dripping with energy from the city they call home. Early listeners have described the new album’s aesthetic as "New Orleans meets Chet Baker."

Part of this album was recorded in January of 2020, just before to the onset of the COVID pandemic. In spite of all of the uncertainty they faced, Bauer and his band were determined to keep Sings & Plays from being shelved. Ultimately, the losses and obstacles of the last year bred new depths of appreciation for the music and each other, making this project all the more special.

Sings & Plays will be released worldwide on Friday, August 13th 2021 on Slammin Media.

1. Days of Wine and Roses 5:20

2. It Could Happen To You 6:06

3. Exactly Like You 5:04

4. Love is Here to Stay 5:15

5. Just Friends 3:07

6. September in the Rain 6:00

7. Doodlin’ 4:56

Jonathan Bauer - Trumpet, Voice

Alexander Geddes - Tenor Sax, Flute

Mike Clement - Guitar

Ryan Hanseler - Piano

Alex Dyring - Upright Bass

Gerald Watkins Jr. - Drums

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