Big Papa and The TCB - Six Pack of Cool - New release Review
I just received a copy of the new release, Six Pack of Cool by Big Papa and the TCB . The release opens with a real jumper, Papa's In The House , featuring big time horns from Maurice Oliva on sax and Marques Crews on Trumpet. Chris Thayer has a strong voice for this style of music and leads the band out the door, followed by John Mila De La Roca on piano. Thayer plays a scorching guitar solo and Steve Brown (bass) and Ray Wilson (drums) bring up the bottom. Big Bad Blues has a real New Orleans flavor with strong marching dance beat over the brass. A clever track with a lot of umph. Oliva plays a wicked solo on this track and Crews follows suit. On 200 lbs of Trouble, Thayer plays a very stylistically cool guitar solo ...check it out! On Drink Drank Drunk , a fast paced jump tune along the lines of Louis Jordan, everyone gets a chance to romp. Cool track! A Lil' Bit O' Somethin' is another quick paced jump track and it would be hard to keep the rockers from dancing a...