Les McCann was a mentor and collaborator of Joe Alterman and Mocean Worker (aka Adam Dorn), so the two decided to come together and record an album as a tribute to the late jazz soul legend. The first single off that collaboration is "Yay Yay Yay," a funky and soulful slice of jazz that is going to have a much wider appeal than just jazzheads. The song has a gloriously vintage vibe, and is fun in a way you may not typically associate with the genre. The song has a certain throwback and vintage quality while still sounding modern, which Alterman and Mocean Worker achieve by using both live instrumentation and sampling. It's reminding me of a more jazz focused version of US3's "Cantaloop." Even if you don't typically care for jazz, you owe it to yourself to check this one out.
Joe Alterman says of the upcoming album:
“The idea of music making people feel good and enjoy themselves is one of the things Adam and I definitely have in common. It's how we got into the music and live with the music, and that’s a point of this project for sure. Hopefully you’ll listen to it and think it’s a live party.”
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