Simone Simone by West Philadelphia Orchestra
There aren’t many pop and dance tunes in the ancient scale known as phrygian. Its sound is brooding and fierce, its intervals knotty and complex. Yet Serbian brass bands love it, and in composer Gregg Mervine’s “Simone Simone,” he explores the dark beauty contained in its possibilities. The low brass interlocks in ecstatic grooves, with nimble yawping lines by Jim Parker, and it pulses to the percussion section of Mervine (drumset), Chad Brown (tapan) and Elliot Beck (mixed percussion). The trumpet solo by Eric Sherman (of Snacktime) invokes the shimmery dark ecstasy of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. Dancing to “Simone Simone,” you may just feel fierce defiance and power welling up within you.
Tracklist
| 1. | Simone Simone | 5:02 |
Lyrics
Instrumental
Credits
Eric J Sherman - trumpet solo
Gregg, Elliot and Chad - drums
Adam, Eric, David, Larry G - melodies
Jimmy P, Frank, Larry T, Hayley - low brass
License
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West Philadelphia Orchestra (WPO) is a brass band whose music draws inspiration from Balkan brass bands and transcendent jazz. WPO is known for the intensity and chaos of their dance parties, as well as their curious line-up of musicians: spinning tubist, Elliott's hellfire sax, and the voice of Petia Z.