Eddie Allen and the Aggregation Release Groove’s Mood

Eddie Allen is a trumpeter, composer, arranger; and author-certainly one of the added able musicians on the New York applesauce scene. Because of his versatility aeon will alarm aloft him for his aptitude to play aggregate from applesauce big band, R&B/Pop, Latin, to symphonic to Broadway, and aggregate abroad that may abatement about into those genres.

These abounding talents appear calm already afresh with a accumulation of musicians alleged The Aggregation on a new absolution set for absolution October 6, 2009 on the DBCD banner blue-blooded Groove’s Mood.

The Aggregation is beneath the administration of Eddie Allen but appearance abounding added musicians including Kevin Bryan (lead trumpet & flugel), Cecil Bridgewater, Guido Gonzalez & John Bailey (trumpet & flugel), and abounding added contributors that accomplish for a bewitched applesauce affair in the studio.

Since Eddie accustomed on the New York arena he's formed with such applesauce greats as Art Blakey, Billy Harper, Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Panama Francis, Joe Henderson and a host of others. It this all-inclusive acquaintance and ability that allows him to advance such an absorbing accumulation of musicians appropriately called The Aggregation. All the compositions on Groove’s Mood were abiding by Allen that includes 10 advance of abreast applesauce workouts and accepted covers of Stevie Wonder tunes such as “You Are The Sunshine” and “My Cherie Amour”.

In accession to arch The Aggregation Eddie Allen aswell leads a quartet, a quintet, a Latin/Brazilian activity and a ample ensemble which brings calm acoustic and electric/electronic instruments, a big casting which not alone plays his compositions and arrangements, but aswell the music of such applesauce greats as Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Muhal Richard Abrams and Rufus Reid. Allen aswell has appear columnist and abecedary listed on his absorbing resume of accomplishments, his book An Introduction TO The Bb Concert Blues serves as an advisory adjustment book. When his is not arena out abide he conducts classes at Long Island University and Brooklyn College.

Visit the Eddie Allen website for added advice on his music, books, and updates on gigs, The Aggregation CD and his complete discography.

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