Album
Unlock Your Mind
The Soul Rebels Brass Band
2011 · Brass & Military, Funk / Soul
Unlock Your Mind is a Brass & Military album by The Soul Rebels Brass Band, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
About
This New Orleans brass band displays nice range on 2012’s <i>Unlock Your Mind</i>. The group, which has appeared on the dramatic TV series <i>Treme</i>, was founded by drummers Lumar LeBlanc (snare) and Derrick Moss (bass). <i>Unlock Your Mind</i> features a number of guests, including Trombone Shorty and Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli. The octet’s basic sound is displayed on the opener, “504,” which has pleasingly soulful singing. (The song’s title refers to the Big Easy’s area code.) The group then turns its attention to a striking cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” in a performance that starts slow before blasting off. The title track—a hit for The Staple Singers in the late '70s—gets a reggae workout, and Lee Dorsey’s “Night People” ripples with go-go funk rhythms. Several cuts have not-bad rapping, but the swagger is mostly provided by the instrumentalists. The band brings a rumbling joyousness to Stevie Wonder’s art-soul gem “Living for the City,” while “Palm,” with a Brazilian groove and sweet trombone solo, serves as a closer.
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Tracklist
- 15044:39
- 2Sweet Dreams Are Made of This5:07
- 3Turn It Up5:45
- 4My Time4:06
- 5Unlock Your Mind4:04
- 6We Gon' Take Your Body4:23
- 7Night People4:10
- 8I'm So Confused2:59
- 9Showtime4:04
- 10Say Na Hey4:03
- 11I Made It3:56
- 12Living for the City3:53
- 13Let Your Mind Be Free6:24
- 14Palm4:16
Sound DNA
- Brass & Military
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Corey PeytonTROMBONE, PERCUSSION, VOCALS TROMBONE, SOLOIST
- Derrick MossBASS DRUM, PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Edward Lee, Jr.SOUSAPHONE, PERCUSSION, VOCALS HARMONY VOCALS
- Erion WilliamsTENOR SAXOPHONE, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST
- Julian GosinTRUMPET, PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, RAP
- Lumar LeBlancSNARE , PERCUSSION, VOCALS SNARE, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Marcus HubbardTRUMPET, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, TRUMPET, SOLOIST
- Paul RobertsonTROMBONE, VOCALS TROMBONE, SOLOIST
- Ben EllmanBARITONE SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST
- Cyril NevilleVOCALS
- Dwayne WilliamsCONGAS
- Leo NocentelliGUITAR
- Sean CVOCALS
- Troy AndrewsTROMBONE, SOLOIST
4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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