My Feet Can't Fail Me Now

Composed by
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Arranged by
Jock McKenzie
Price
£ 25.00 

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, based in New Orleans, Louisiana was established in 1977, by Benny Jones and members of the Tornado Brass Band. The Dirty Dozen revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional New Orleans jazz style, and since has been a major influence on local music

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The American Dirty Dozen Brass Band, based in New Orleans, Louisiana revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional New Orleans jazz style, and have been a major influence on local music.The Band grew out of the youth music program established by Danny Barker at New Orleans' Fairview Baptist Church. In 1972, Barker started the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band to provide young people with a positive outlet for their energies.The band achieved considerable local popularity and transformed itself into a professional outfit. The band initially called themselves the Original Sixth Ward Dirty Dozen, a name designed to show their strong connection to the Tremé neighbourhood and the local social club scene, as represented by the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club. They began playing regular Thursday night gigs at a club called Daryl’s, where these performances caught the attention of a local radio broadcaster, Jerry Brook. Brock made the first professional recording which he played constantly and helped them to present themselves professionally. The band's popularity began to take off in 1984, when did their first European tour followed by further engagements in New York. 1984 also saw the recording and release of the band's first album, My Feet Can't Fail Me Now.

“The CD is just fabulous. The ensemble playing is fantastic; the tightness of the ensemble is amazing; the balance and dynamics are just brilliant.”

Philip Biggs
The Brass Herald

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www.theartsdesk.com

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The Musician (MU)

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Richard Walker
British Trombone Society

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Dr. Paul Sarcich
www.mvdaily.com

"WOW !!!!! all of you should be locked up !!!! What great stuff - the compositions/arrangements, the playing (OUTRAGEOUS !!! ), everything is simply fantastic. (actually - i couldn't have expected anything less ! ) Many, many thanks to you and all for your superb contributions. yet again, you've managed to raise the bar! (an inch or two is ok but a few yards is really unfair !!!!!!!!!! )"

Jiggs Whigham
International Jazz Trombone Soloist, Musical Director, BBC Big Band, President International Trombone Association and Professor Hanns Eisler College of Music, Berlin

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