Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 - Viper's Drag (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 303 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 122 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Blues, Ragtime | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Impulse!/Universal Music France (0602537812837)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 303 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 122 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Blues, Ragtime | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Impulse!/Universal Music France (0602537812837)
Who better to initiate the rebirth of Impulse! Records than Henry Butler? After all, the first time the label was given a new life in 1986, their first recording was Flyin' Around, his debut album as a leader. Viper's Drag is a collaboration between the pianist/composer with in-demand trumpeter and arranger Steven Bernstein (Sexmob, MTO Orchestra), surrounded by an all-star cast including drummer Herlin Riley, bassist Reggie Veal, saxophonists Michael Blake, Peter Apfelbaum, and Erik Lawrence, violinist Charlie Burnham, clarinetist Doug Wieselman, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, and guitarist Matthew Munisteri. The set features readings of Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton tunes, three Butler originals, and two other classic pre-War numbers…