Allen, Eddie / Jazzy Brass For The Holidays
| Album: | Jazzy Brass For The Holidays | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Allen, Eddie | Added: | Nov 2009 | |
| Label: | Unknown | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-11-29 | Pull Date: | 2010-01-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 3 | Dec 27 | Dec 20 | Dec 13 | Dec 6 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 30, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 26, 2015)
Good King Wenceslas |
4. | Dec 21, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum: Apocalyptic Xmas Edition
We Three Kings |
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| 2. | Dec 26, 2015: | Music Casserole
Good King Wenceslas |
5. | Jan 01, 2010: | Music Casserole
Good King Wenceslas |
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| 3. | Dec 20, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Good King Wenceslas |
6. | Dec 29, 2009: | CrossCurrents
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-11-28
Reviewed 2009-11-28
EDDIE ALLEN: Jazzy Brass for the Holidays
DBCD, 2009
CHRISTMAS –Sounding like the hippest Salvation Army band in town, this sextet plays instrumental, jazzed-up carols, often with a straight brass-band intro leading into appealing horn solos. If Xmas songs don’t make you gag on principle, these renditions are really nice.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12
1. 3:50 – happy intro, relaxed melody, lazy trombone & warm trumpet
2. 3:57 – warm, easygoing shuffle: lovely start, but solos lack spark
3. 2:27 – sneaky little groove spices this one up a bit
4. 3:29 – surprise! slips into a fun, percolating beat with goofy horns
5. 2:51 – slides into a slow New Orleans march, great “dirty” trumpet
6. 2:04 – “Jingle Bells”: slightly drunken intro, then upbeat ‘n’ perky
7. 2:06 – “Frosty the Snowman” glides along merrily
8. 3:54 – nifty waltzing arrangement here; nice use of the horn ensemble
9. 1:36 – bright and bouncy with a good groove; just a little taste
10. 4:19 – retro-hip stroll, a little more solo room than the other tracks
11. 4:00 – cool pulse, riffing horn backing, nice muted trumpet
12. 3:42 – cool bluesy groove, bounces on a happy pulse
13. 3:59 – who knew the little drummer boy was so funky?
14. 3:19 – French horn out in front of a slinky groove
[ Fo ] 11/28/09
DBCD, 2009
CHRISTMAS –Sounding like the hippest Salvation Army band in town, this sextet plays instrumental, jazzed-up carols, often with a straight brass-band intro leading into appealing horn solos. If Xmas songs don’t make you gag on principle, these renditions are really nice.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12
1. 3:50 – happy intro, relaxed melody, lazy trombone & warm trumpet
2. 3:57 – warm, easygoing shuffle: lovely start, but solos lack spark
3. 2:27 – sneaky little groove spices this one up a bit
4. 3:29 – surprise! slips into a fun, percolating beat with goofy horns
5. 2:51 – slides into a slow New Orleans march, great “dirty” trumpet
6. 2:04 – “Jingle Bells”: slightly drunken intro, then upbeat ‘n’ perky
7. 2:06 – “Frosty the Snowman” glides along merrily
8. 3:54 – nifty waltzing arrangement here; nice use of the horn ensemble
9. 1:36 – bright and bouncy with a good groove; just a little taste
10. 4:19 – retro-hip stroll, a little more solo room than the other tracks
11. 4:00 – cool pulse, riffing horn backing, nice muted trumpet
12. 3:42 – cool bluesy groove, bounces on a happy pulse
13. 3:59 – who knew the little drummer boy was so funky?
14. 3:19 – French horn out in front of a slinky groove
[ Fo ] 11/28/09
Track Listing