Trombone Shorty: For True

Rating: ★★★

Record and Artist Details

Musicians:

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (tv, v)
Jeff Beck (g)
Warren Haynes (g)
Lenny Kravitz (b)
Kid Rock (v)
Ledisi (v)

Label:

Verve Forecast

November/2011

RecordDate:

date not stated

Mr Shorty calls it “supafunkrock”, and For True has all those elements in abundance: if you’re looking for a party soundtrack mixing riotous dance, some inoffensive rap and a little dance floor funk, then look no further. As our own funkin’ ’bone man Dennis Rollins notes, Andrews has gone for the radio friendly, pop sound and he embraces it with a gusto. The man’s a star. It’s all good fun, will scare no horses and is played with an energy that’s positively old school. If the opening ‘Buckjump’ promises a funk-dance heaven, we’re quickly put straight by the rock-pop of ‘Encore’, and it’s Andrews the vocalist rather than trombonist who is to the fore throughout. There are flashes of the trombonists’ marching band heritage with ‘Lagniappe’ while Beck is predictably incendiary on the pop rap of ‘Do To Me’. Those who enjoyed the Soul Rebels Brass Band’s Unlock Your Mind will dribble all over this.

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