If the goal of Say That To Say This was to elevate Trombone Shorty’s career to match that of the accomplished bassist, then his performance on “Shortyville” alone is a testament to the level of artistry behind Raphael Saadiq’s production.
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Songwriters Sam Hollander and Kristian “Boots” Ottestad contributed to the song “Dream On,” co-written with Trombone Shorty’s band.
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When The Meters - Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, and Cyril Neville - reunited in a New Orleans studio for the first time in over 30 years to record with Trombone Shorty, it was a pretty big deal.
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The Vieux Carré cocktail - a blend of colonial liquors - was invented at the New Orleans rotating bar, Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge, using the French translation of “old square” to reflect the mixed cultures of the city.
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Swedish guitarist Anders Osborne started a long way from home.
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Trombone Shorty’s collaborations with Atlanta songwriter David Ryan Harris incorporated the funk rock influence of Harris’ group, Follow For Now - the Black rock band that inherited the Afro-punk traditions of bands like Living Colour, Fishbone, and Bad Brains who pushed back against MTV’s whitewashing of mainstream rock music.
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Originally released in 2013, Trombone Shorty’s third and final album on Verve Records, Say That To Say This, intended to re-package the New Orleans jazz musician as an R&B superstar.
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Raphael Saadiq reigned in the help of his touring band, drummer Lemar Carter and bassist Calvin Turner, along with his songwriting partner, Taura Stinson, to craft a song that would blend with the modern-era revival of soul music.
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Co-written with Alonzo “Novel” Stevenson and Taura Stinson, “Fire and Brimstone” contains twelve bars of Trombone Shorty’s best improvisational flow.
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