Big Band on steroids!
A vibrant swing, Latin you hear with your hips, an infectious groove and the New Orleans sound done to perfection. Dan Barnett is but one of the stellar talents that have been a well kept secret in Australia. Barnett's fifth album has this trombonist, singer and band leader not to mention the entire band firing on all cylinders with a foot to the floor approach missing from most big bands today.
Kicking the party off with the classic "Seventh Son" the horn charts are off the hook and Barnett's vocals are done to an old school crooner like perfection that makes old school new cool. "Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses" is a smoker and continues to set up a non stop sonic party with great charts and stellar solos from this most engaging of big bands. "Let's Get Lost" swings with warm and vibrant vocals and a big band able to shift musical dynamics on the fly to create just the right amount of excitement and flavor without ever hitting the self indulgent level most big bands ultimately find themselves. "Hot Stuff - Tudo Bom" closes this release with style, flair and panache.
An infectious and intoxicating journey into the land of rhythm and groove, Some Where Some Place Some Time is a musical triumph of what was but...brought back and reinvented by drawing upon a myriad of genres and styles to make Dan Barnett's musical voice truly unique. Time and space limit my ability to express my true appreciation for just how well this band swings. If a chain is only as strong as the weakest link then there are clearly no weak links here! From Laura Kahle to JC Stylles to Andrew Dickeson and now Dan Barnett - The Australian jazz scene is exporting some of the finest jazz available anywhere!
Tracks: Seventh Son; Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses; Warm Hearted Blues; Some Where Some Place Some Time; Soup Song; My Ideal; Little Joe From Chicago; A Little Minor Booze; Lament; Big Chief; Scarf Dance; Let's Get Lost; Hot Stuff - Tudo Bom.
Personnel: Dan Barnett: voice, trombone, shells; Darryl Carthew: trumpet; Peter Dilosa: trumpet; Todd Hardy: trumpet; Ben Gurton: trombone; Jeremy Borthwick: trombone; Andrew Robertson: lead alto, flute, clarinet; David Theak: tenor, alto, clarinet; Bradford Child: tenor, clarinet; Nick Boyd: baritone, alto, clarinet: Phil Stack: double bass; Andrew Dickeson: drums; Peter Locke: piano; Sam Rollings: guitar.
