Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
A big band tribute to pioneering Southern rock band the Allman Brothers, 2019's A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band balances brightly swinging jazz with earthy, electric-guitar twang. The brainchild of executive producer John Harvey, the album features a bevy of Nashville studio pros known collectively here as the Big Band of Brothers. Included among them is guitarist (and director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Alabama School of Music) Tom Wolfe, who solos throughout and supplies several arrangements. Also showcased are a handful of guest artists including trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, slide guitarist Jack Pearson, and singers Marc Broussard and Ruthie Foster. While at first the notion of a big band take on the bluesy, hard-rocking sound of late guitarist Duane Allman and his brother, singer/keyboardist Gregg Allman, might seem like an odd fit, it works quite well. The BBB group don't actually have to alter the band's music much to make it work here -- tracks like the opening "Statesboro Blues," "Hot 'Lanta," and "Don't Want You No More" were already fairly swinging songs built around solo-friendly R&B forms. Here, "Statesboro" gets a Count Basie-esque treatment via trombonist Gordon, as Broussard offers a soulful vocal lead. Gordon also grabs the spotlight on "Don't Want You Know More," supplying a bluesy soprano trombone solo against Andy Nevala's juicy organ backing. Even the gritty "Whipping Post" works here with Broussard again evoking the gospel-tinged source material as the band plays a dynamically reharmonized version of the song's classic, driving bass riff. Even the more esoteric Allman Brothers songs like the flowing ballad "Dreams" and guitarist Dickey Betts' trippy instrumental "Les Brers in A Minor" fit easily into the sonically expansive yet tightly swinging approach of the Big Band of Brothers. Admittedly, there's a level of West Coast studio slickness that creeps into some of these arrangements, detracting from some of the raw musicianship on display. Nonetheless, the loose spirit and genre-crossing sense of discovery that drove much of the Allman Brothers' music is equally at work here.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Willie McTell, Composer - Marc Broussard, FeaturedArtist - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Peer International Corporation (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Spencer Davis, Composer - Universal Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Eddie Harden, Composer
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Greg Allman, Composer - Ruthie Foster, FeaturedArtist - EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Dickey Betts, Composer - Gregg Allman, Composer - Berry Oakley, Composer - Butch Trucks, Composer - Duane Allman, Composer - Elijah Blue Music, MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music Inc., MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Greg Allman Songs, LLC adm. by Kobalt Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Jaimoe Johanson, Composer
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Greg Allman, Composer - Marc Broussard, FeaturedArtist - Elijah Blue Music, MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Greg Allman Songs, LLC adm. by Songs of Polygram (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Gregg Allman, Composer - Berry Oakley, Composer - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Elijah Blue Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Oaktunes Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Gregg Allman, Composer - EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Dickey Betts, Composer - Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Forrest Richard Betts Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Gregg Allman, Composer - Ruthie Foster, FeaturedArtist - Elijah Blue Music, MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Greg Allman Songs, LLC adm. by Songs of Polygram (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Dickey Betts, Composer - Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Big Band of Brothers, MainArtist - Forrest Richard Betts Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Album review
A big band tribute to pioneering Southern rock band the Allman Brothers, 2019's A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band balances brightly swinging jazz with earthy, electric-guitar twang. The brainchild of executive producer John Harvey, the album features a bevy of Nashville studio pros known collectively here as the Big Band of Brothers. Included among them is guitarist (and director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Alabama School of Music) Tom Wolfe, who solos throughout and supplies several arrangements. Also showcased are a handful of guest artists including trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, slide guitarist Jack Pearson, and singers Marc Broussard and Ruthie Foster. While at first the notion of a big band take on the bluesy, hard-rocking sound of late guitarist Duane Allman and his brother, singer/keyboardist Gregg Allman, might seem like an odd fit, it works quite well. The BBB group don't actually have to alter the band's music much to make it work here -- tracks like the opening "Statesboro Blues," "Hot 'Lanta," and "Don't Want You No More" were already fairly swinging songs built around solo-friendly R&B forms. Here, "Statesboro" gets a Count Basie-esque treatment via trombonist Gordon, as Broussard offers a soulful vocal lead. Gordon also grabs the spotlight on "Don't Want You Know More," supplying a bluesy soprano trombone solo against Andy Nevala's juicy organ backing. Even the gritty "Whipping Post" works here with Broussard again evoking the gospel-tinged source material as the band plays a dynamically reharmonized version of the song's classic, driving bass riff. Even the more esoteric Allman Brothers songs like the flowing ballad "Dreams" and guitarist Dickey Betts' trippy instrumental "Les Brers in A Minor" fit easily into the sonically expansive yet tightly swinging approach of the Big Band of Brothers. Admittedly, there's a level of West Coast studio slickness that creeps into some of these arrangements, detracting from some of the raw musicianship on display. Nonetheless, the loose spirit and genre-crossing sense of discovery that drove much of the Allman Brothers' music is equally at work here.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:52
- Main artists: Big Band of Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: New West Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 New West Records, LLC
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.