Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio: The 11th Gate – review

(Motema)With his long-running and uncomplicatedly funky BadBone & Co, British trombonist Dennis Rollins has been easy to typecast as a skilful pop/jazz brassman devoted to a hard-pumping horn sound that goes back to James Brown's bands. But this fine trio set is a real surprise – not because Rollins' expressive virtuosity was ever in doubt, but because he cuts loose here in the company of Hammond organist Ross Stanley and exciting drummer Pedro Segundo to paint a broader canvas of melody and ...

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