Sunday, November 11, 2012

Kelan Philip Cohran And The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HONEST JON'S RECORDS 2012)

For the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, the voyage to where they are now has been fuelled by their father's teaching, by the example of his life, and above all by his music. Frankincense And Myrrh has long been a regular part of their set. Alyo — the opener on their first HJ's album — is a Cohran composition celebrating the lead dancer in his band. So this album is for all of them a natural step. Recorded in Chicago in June 2011 (by R. Kelly's engineer), the idea was beautifully simple — “my music and their band”, as Phil puts it, “we don’t have to rattle on more than that”. HONEST JON'S RECORDS