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Jazz / New Orleans R&B; New Orleans Brass Bands
Recorded: Jul 1985
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Gregory Davis - Trumpet & Vocals
Roger Lewis - Baritone & Soprano Sax
Kevin Harris - Tenor Sax
Terence Higgins - Drums
Jamie Mclean - Guitar
Efrem Towns - Trumpet, Fluglehorn
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
Revert Andrews - Trombone
Not at the same level as their debut (My Feet Can't Fail Me Now), the second outing by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band (taken from a couple sets performed at the 1985 Montreux Jazz Festival), Live: Mardi Gras in Montreux is overly loose in spots and has some lightweight material that was better heard live than on record. The party music does have its strong moments, the mightily sousaphone playing of Kirk Joseph (who simulates an electric bass) pushes the group and the joy of the band is not to be denied, but "The Flintstones Meets the President" is only worth hearing once.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
