Jazzy Brass For The Holidays

Tis the season to be jolly with Jazzy Brass for the Holidays. This group plays fresh, original arrangements of holiday favorites for the young and old. Most of the tunes are performed with a jazz flavor, while never losing sight of the melody which made them classics. Jazzy Brass for the Holidays is made up of Eddie Allen (leader) & Cecil Bridgewater on trumpets, W. Marshall Sealy on french horn, Clark Gayton on trombone, Kenny Davis on acoustic bass and Carl Allen on drums and glockenspiel.

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-CHECK OUT SOME OF THE CRITICS REVIEWS-

You know the songs but they don’t really sound like anything you’ve heard before. A smart holiday set that might have some fat playing but certainly doesn’t show any schmaltz.

Chris Spector – Midwest Record

The album has a vibrant jazz core, but remains wholly accessible to jazz-phobic folks who might prefer the safety of popular standards with predictable arrangements

-Carol Swanson-

Trumpeter Eddie Allen leads a brassy jazz ensemble through fourteen Christmas classics…. And it is sweet harmony indeed as Allen's arrangements allow for generous improvisation. His approach features warm, layered brass vs. boundaryless free form. 

D. Oscar Groomes - O's Place Jazz Magazine

As you might expect from the title, Eddie’s sextet is dominated by brass instruments. If you’re looking for seasonal music with a difference, Jazz Brass For The Holidays is a package you’ll enjoy opening.

BC Magazine/Geezer Music Club/Big Geez

Jazzy Brass for the Holidays (DBCD) 

Six top New York City-based jazzmen dig into the seasonal repertoire with flavor and spunk. Headed by trumpeter Eddie Allen, this CD offers an up-to-date, swinging, little big band approach to these timeless ditties, all arranged with aplomb by the leader.

Zan Stewart - New Jersey Star-Ledger

Eddie Allen's Jazzy Brass for the Christmas Holidays

A brass choir of two trumpets, French horn and trombone team up with a good rhythm section to play trumpeter Eddie Allen's jazzed-up arrangements of Christmas music on Jazzy Brass for the Holidays. Sounds like a good one for the Christmas party.

Gappalegate Music Review

CD Review

Jazzy Brass For The Holidays gives you straight ahead contemporary instrumental jazz that swings and bops its way into your soul. 

Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck - Ejazz News/Gather