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Record Review: Boogie Stop Shuffle
All About Jazz
By Todd Jenkins
May 2002
AllAboutJazz.com
Record Review
Boogie Stop Shuffle
May 2002
Afros are back, so it figures that the best of the 1970s' music should also make a welcome return. The funky jazz stylings
of Maceo Parker, the Crusaders and Galactic are taken to a new level on this excellent disc by the Boston Horns. Douglas
and Saviuk, alumni of the Heavy Metal Horns, rock the house with a suitably powerful rhythm section.
"Head in the History" tips us off as to what we should expect from this fun ride: a deep Nawlins-funk groove with a group
vocal chant and scattered quotes from Bird, Miles, Dizzy, et al. But it's Buckridge's ganky wah guitar tone and Rush's
impeccably fluid bass figures that really sell the product on tracks like this one and "Chez Buckway". A wild modernization
of Charles Mingus' title track comes off like an ecstatic combination of road-race and gang fight.
This style of music always runs the risk of falling into sameness, but the BoHos avoid that pitfall with countless creative
turns. "Medicine Man" is purest swamp boogie; "Next Time" picks up the pace with a speedy riff melody that takes off at
the bridge; and "Maybe 2 Nite" is a Latin- inflected hoot. Rush and Buckridge shine once again on the uplifting township
vibe of "Afro Soup", showing off yet another side of this multifaceted unit. From jazz to funk and well beyond, the Boston
Horns have it goin' on!
~ Todd Jenkins
All About Jazz
By Todd Jenkins
May 2002
AllAboutJazz.com
Record Review
Boogie Stop Shuffle
May 2002
Afros are back, so it figures that the best of the 1970s' music should also make a welcome return. The funky jazz stylings
of Maceo Parker, the Crusaders and Galactic are taken to a new level on this excellent disc by the Boston Horns. Douglas
and Saviuk, alumni of the Heavy Metal Horns, rock the house with a suitably powerful rhythm section.
"Head in the History" tips us off as to what we should expect from this fun ride: a deep Nawlins-funk groove with a group
vocal chant and scattered quotes from Bird, Miles, Dizzy, et al. But it's Buckridge's ganky wah guitar tone and Rush's
impeccably fluid bass figures that really sell the product on tracks like this one and "Chez Buckway". A wild modernization
of Charles Mingus' title track comes off like an ecstatic combination of road-race and gang fight.
This style of music always runs the risk of falling into sameness, but the BoHos avoid that pitfall with countless creative
turns. "Medicine Man" is purest swamp boogie; "Next Time" picks up the pace with a speedy riff melody that takes off at
the bridge; and "Maybe 2 Nite" is a Latin- inflected hoot. Rush and Buckridge shine once again on the uplifting township
vibe of "Afro Soup", showing off yet another side of this multifaceted unit. From jazz to funk and well beyond, the Boston
Horns have it goin' on!
~ Todd Jenkins