Wes Funderburk
The Foglifter
© 2007 Wes Funderburk (893394001384) (format: CD-R)
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The Foglifter is the debut album for trombonist/composer/arranger Wes Funderburk. The music on The Foglifter was inspired heavily by the sound of The Jazz Crusaders' trombone/tenor sax front line as well as the many great trombone-led combos in the past.
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Wes Funderburk has performed across the United States and Europe and is currently one of the most sought after trombonists in Atlanta and the Southeast. He is the author of Funderbone.com and the inventor of Blog Songs! - his award-winning music blog and podcast.¬¬ Wes has performed and recorded with a wide array of internationally-renowned artists including The Boston Brass, Natalie Cole, Co-Ed, Gloria Lynne, Peter Noone, Freda Payne, India Arie, Slide Hampton, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Garrett, Rich Matteson, Toshiko Akyoshi and Cecil Welch. He has performed around Atlanta at venues such as Churchill Grounds, Symphony Hall, Spivey Hall, The Georgia Dome, the Variety Playhouse and The Fox Theater as well as the famous Apollo Theater in New York - to name a few. He has also been a featured performer at The Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Atlanta Black Arts Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Montreux-Atlanta Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Wes’ recording credits include Verve Records, Universal Records, Arista Records, the Cartoon Network and the Weather Channel. His arranging credits include music for Natalie Cole, The Georgia Brass Band, Georgia State University, Joe Gransden and The Piedmont Trombone Society. Wes is also the leader of the Funderbone Music Collective and the Funderhorns - a freelance commercial horn section working closely with Dallas Austin’s DARP studio among others.
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- author: Josh Scalf
Wes obviously knows what he's doing, and so does the rest of the band. The arrangements are hip and the rides are quite cool. I can't wait to hear more from this fantastic trombonist and his wonderful band.
awesome bone!
author: saunders jones jrThe arrangments and compositions along with the excellent talent of these artists make this a must have for anyone with any taste for jazz. Well done but not overdone.....just right!!! thanks Wes!!!