[thejoyofsax]

Check out this Minneapolis-based group called "The Hornheads." This five-person horn section used to back Prince, and now turns out outstanding arrangements by themselves:

www.myspace.com/hornheads

Or their more official site:

http://hornheads.phpwebhosting.com/flash/index.html

Click on "Enter Flash" once there.

 

[ghettosax]

These guys are amazing!! Thanks alot for sharing them!! I just ordered two of thier cd's. haha

 

[steakboy]

dang. that is some rollicking good stuff. you had me at prince (i dig the funky purple one), but i really enjoyed what i was hearing when i wandered over to their site from the link you posted. great tip--thanks!

 

[thejoyofsax]

Yeah, I'm particularly fond of the tenor/sop player Kenni Holmen. I don't know if it's on either site, but they do a Stevie Wonder medley that's out of this world.

 

[SaxyAcoustician]

Wow, these guys are the real deal. Awesome arrangements!

 

[gary]

Awesome arrangements!

My sentiments, exactly. Virtuosity aside, how to get five people to sound like ten, and without killing them off completely in the process, is a real art. Kudos to the arranger(s)!