Sentences with phrase «horn section»

A "horn section" refers to a group of musicians who play brass instruments, like trumpets and trombones, in a band or orchestra. They add powerful and melodic sounds to the music, giving it a rich and energetic quality. Full definition
He's backed by a talented nine - piece band with horn section, two gorgeous backup singers and four burlesque dancers, The Dirty Virgins.
During some songs, stage membership rises to 15, making use of a full horn section and various tambourines.
I Can't Turn You Loose — Otis Redding (1965) The distinctive bass in this song backs up an catchy horn section and somehow both amazing elements play second fiddle to Otis Redding, here the epitome of soul - man charisma.
For proof, look no further than her remarkable performance at NPR Music's SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas, this past March: Even if she didn't have the brilliant Dap - Kings horn section backing her blazing throwback soul songs, she'd have dominated.
The deep booming bass, the powerful mid-range and the exultant horn section play music that, once heard, can never be forgotten.
We had the same results on Randy Crawford's «Street Life,» complete with a brassy horn section.
It's got a funky synth horn section that sings Fire Pro Wrestling G's Results Screen tune in a wonderful staccato medley that backs up the the main theme.
When I asked why it was playing a song by The Contours, Pandora replied: «Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features acoustic rhythm piano, mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation, a busy horn section, a vocal - centric aesthetic and major key tonality.»
On one of Governors Ball's four stages, the group Big Gigantic, which combines electronic dance beats with live saxes and a horn section, blasts away in front of a quickly growing crowd.
The rules, according to a 2011 Rolling Stone story, were established so his show wouldn't infringe on Johnny Carson's territory: He couldn't have a sidekick (like Ed McMahon), he couldn't have a horn section (like Doc Severinsen's), and he couldn't bring on comedians like Don Rickles and Bob Newhart, who were staples on Carson's show.
Perhaps some Pips, or a horn section might have helped, but alas, do NOT invest much in hopes for a contract.
In the next breath he turned to the boom mike and the interviewer on his right to answer her question about the cancer consuming his spine, and with the horn section and the backflips and the crowd's roar all around, he fell into that same easy metaphor and delivered it in that same hoarse, hyped voice.
A loop might be eight bars of a drumbeat, an acoustic guitar strumming a G minor chord, the blast of a horn section, or the sound of a presidential candidate losing it on national television.
I guess Latinized Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath, horn section and all, just wasn't their thing.
«I was shown a video of [Brown Sabbath] performing «The Wizard»,» Osbourne once commented, «and it was a lot of fun hearing it with a horn section.
It asks to be taken seriously, then turns ridiculous, then brings out the horn section to indicate the hoped - for triumph of good, then shows people's heads exploding in a CGI sequence intended to be funny.
As Godzilla: The Game boots up and the horn section kicks into the iconic theme, I'm hurled back in time to rainy weekend afternoons spent jumping around on sofas watching the old Toho Godzilla flicks.
Of course, hardening oneself against this kind of contumely — not to mention that it's generally believed that conductors always assume they have a problem in the horn section and that the horns are always behind the beat (What is a difference between a conductor and a horn player?
Diana Krall's tell - tale voice was faithfully reproduced on her rendition of «Let's Face the Music and Dance», Earth Wind and Fire's horn section was tight, brassy and full of texture on every track of the group's «Live in Rio» recording and Jeff Beck's mind - bending guitar work on «Cause We've Ended as Lovers» came across mostly uncolored and full of soul.
I'm reading a book at this point, sautéing nicely in the concert bowl, half - listening to a horn section, perhaps some strings and percussion.
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