Brass Fever (album) explained

Brass Fever
Type:	Album
Artist:	Brass Fever
Cover:	Brass Fever (album).jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1975
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:23
Label:	Impulse! ASD 9308
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Brass Fever
Next Title:	Time Is Running Out
Next Year:	1976

Brass Fever is the debut album by American jazz/R&B group Brass Fever, recorded in 1975 and released on the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "Brass Fever is unapologetically funky, and this very enjoyable LP (which is the band's most essential release) is strictly for those who like their jazz laced with lots of R&B".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Lady Marmalade" (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan) - 5:58
2. "Djingi" (B. Branynon) - 6:51
3. "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan Leitch) - 6:28
4. "Back at the Chicken Shack" (Jimmy Smith) - 7:26
5. "Bach Bone" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 7:40

Personnel

• Buddy Collette - flute
  • • Oscar Brashear - trumpet George Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Charlie Loper, Frank Rosolino - trombone John Handy - alto saxophone
• Lee Ritenour - electric guitar
• Sonny Burke - electric piano
• Phil Wright - piano, organ, clavinet
• Scott Edwards - electric bass
• Shelly Manne - drums
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - percussion
• Wade Marcus - conductor, arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9300-series/#asd-9308 Impulse! Records discography
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed May 17, 2012