Between stage and street

Born in New Orleans in 1986 Troy Andrews, certainly socialized as Trombone Shorty in the Big Easy and now marketed under this name has already demonstrates some of its 25 years old. Although he no longer belongs to the generation that only across the street highly struggled and he instead the prestigious New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts visited, he has, it seems, received the musical fabric of the street with the mother's milk in itself. At sixteen he released his first album, Swingin'Gate, then already well respected, followed by internships with some of the genre until he made the breakthrough last year with the album Backatown.

Was Backatown is quasi the signal that Trombone Shorty had returned from a long evolutionary journey back to New Orleans, so for true commitment to these roots, albeit a half-hearted. For Trombone Shorty is also a child of his time and his juvenile inspirations come from Hip Hop, for its part, with very strong impulses from the radio. On For True but the listener can enjoy a mix of different approaches and genres. Quasi alternates of consecutive titles starting with Buck Jump, For True, Langniape, Dumaine Street etc. quasi every other piece with the classic, stunning Groove street music of New Orleans, as it has been cultivated in the past two decades by the Rebirth Brass Band. So it is no wonder that Shorty Trombones own band, the New Orleans Avenue, opens the album with the Rebirth Brass Band.

Unusually, the alternating titles, which in turn not only change the genre, but also by numerous guest performers like Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes, act Kid Rock and Ledisi as a promotional tour in their own right. The to New Orleans Street Style corresponding pieces with the Celebrities are viewed in isolation is not bad, but you wonder what tone is a shorty Trombone indicating or why they are where they are. The styles are dominated by the guests, and as you can see the list of names, change genres such as rock and blues with hip hop and R & B. All very pleasant, with a high talent played trombone.

The actual dynamics and breathtaking in some places is inspired by the Mardi Gras Spirit of New Orleans, you realize that Trombone Shorty thence comes, is there. Show pieces as Big 12 how massive this force is, the agglomerates on the streets and in this melting pot still some matches. And that makes the album despite the inconsistency with an exclamation mark. For whom does the Rebirth Brass Band, which already belongs to the honorable family. Whether it is sufficient, however, for godfather, does it matter whether Trombone Shorty will swear by the Code. It is still there '