The Heavyweights Brass Band, Joel Visentin – Sweet Pauly’s Boogaloo – song by The Heavyweights Brass Band, Joel Visentin | Spotify (Spotify)
“There are compositions that act as a clock bomb. It worths listening to them. Your pulse becomes faster, any clouds over your head are vanishing, the legs ask for a dance and then a stunning explosion happens! Bright and very positive jazz improvisation, which instantly trembles not only the spirit, but also the body.”
“Есть композиции, которые выступают в роли часовой бомбы. Стоит только начать их слушать, пульс учащается, тучи над головой расступаются, ноги сами просятся в пляс и потом раздаётся оглушающий взрыв! Яркая и очень позитивная джазовая импровизация, которая моментально взбодрит не только дух, но и тело! ”
-Nagamag.com
Invoking a scene like a ‘60s beach video, Sweet Pauly’s Boogaloo gets you up and moving. Get your shimmy and mashed potato ready and groove with the Heavyweights on this energetic tune. Featuring Joel Visentin on organ, Sweet Pauly’s Boogaloo shows the Heavyweights in fine form.
From Paul Metcalfe of the Heavyweights Brass Band:
Sweet Pauly has become my nickname. Tom, our tuba player, always says “Sweet Pauly Metcalfe” when we see each other again. So, I thought I’d write a song about it. It’s upbeat as I tend to talk too fast.
We recorded this on the 2nd recording day and this was the first song we recorded with Joel on the organ in the studio. The addition of Joel really added energy to the room as well. It’s also the song that I feel reminds me of the ‘before times’ the most. I think it’s because this song especially shows the performance energy of playing together that was obviously missing during the lockdown. I remember listening to it a few months into the stay-at-home order and thinking, oh yeah, that’s what it felt like.