For True by Trombone Shorty

For True, the second solo studio album from New Orleans trombonist Trombone Shorty, landed on Verve Forecast on September 13, 2011, and it plays like a party thrown by a kid who grew up in the Tremé, where second line parades were part of the scenery. Troy Andrews, the man behind the nickname, mashes rock, funk, jazz, pop and hip hop together without asking permission, and producer Ben Ellman keeps the brass punching through the grooves.

The guest list runs from Cyril and Ivan Neville, Rebirth Brass Band, 5th Ward Weebie and Ledisi to Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and Kid Rock. Sessions bounced between New Orleans rooms, including Shorty's own studio, and studios out in North Hollywood and Sherman Oaks. It reached number 72 on the Billboard 200 and went all the way to the top of both the Jazz Albums and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts.

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