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Trombone Shorty

Description:

Possibly the most relevant question to ask about Lifted, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews second Blue Note album is “Are you ready to dance?” “Youd better be” is the only acceptable answer. Despite a shelf full of booty-shaking NOLA jazz-funk releases that draw on many branches of the modern musical tree, Lifted most closely resembles the unbridled energy, joy, and pathos of a Trombone Shorty performance. In the cover photo, his late mom, Lois Nelson Andrews, lifts her young son during a second line parade. She seemingly knows what he will accomplish. Andrews dedicated this album to her memory. Recorded at his Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried, this is Trombone Shorty surrounded by longtime friends, collaborators, and the reality of everyday life in the Treme district that birthed and nurtured him. Album opener “Come Back” offers a syncopated snare wed to a modern gospel brass vamp