2020-05-03

The weekend of the cancelled New Orleans JazzFest seems like the perfect time to get down and review some classic NOLA sounds from the New Orleans Nightcrawlers latest album Atmosphere. The title is appropriate as one listen will take you right into the NOLA mood.
The Nightcrawlers have been around for more than 20 years and I first got hooked on them with Funknicity in 1997. Despite their tenure, this is only their fifth album and first since 2009’s Slither Slice.
Although the group credits Dirty Dozen Brass Band as the progenitors of the brass bound sound, I feel the Nightcrawlers have definitely carved their way into the quintessential funk, brass NOLA style sound which they’ve made all their own. Listen to this album end to end and you’ll be transported right to the center of Congo Square. Here’s a track by track rundown of this 5 star disc.
Jason Mingledorff, sax, clarinet
Brent Ros, sax
Kevin Clark, trumpet
Barney Floyd, trumpet
Craig Klein, trombone, vocals
Miles Lyons, trombone
Matt Perrine, sousaphone
Tanio Hingle, bass drum
Kerry ‘Fatman’ Hunter, snare drum
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