Description
Release Date: 2025
Label: Tru Thoughts Records
Track List
- Big Tuba
- Fight Song
- La Jean (Largent)
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- West Lawn Dirge
- Miss Alberta
- Respect My Mind
- Midway
- In The Place To Be
- Let’s Stay Together
Notes
The ‘Big Tuba’ album marks the return of the Hot 8 Brass Band with their first new project since 2019, it features the singles “Big Tuba”, their cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”, and “Fight Song”.
The album title is a heartfelt tribute to Bennie Pete, the band’s co-founder and sousaphone player: “On September 6 2021, we, the Hot 8 Brass Band, lost our beloved bandleader, Bennie Pete. He was more than just our leader; he was a constant galvanising force within our own family of fellow musicians and beyond. Bennie was a rock in our lives. Yes, he was a leader, a teacher, and a mentor. More than that, Bennie was an inspiration to our band and to many other musicians, and the entire musical and cultural community. He helped each and every one of us, from our horn players to the folks dancing in the second lines and to the entire New Orleans community, during the most difficult and darkest times. Bennie helped all of us endure, to heal by encouraging us to continue to play our music despite any adversities.”
