The brass band tradition is as old as New Orleans itself, but there’s one band that continues to push the envelope of brass music into the 21st century. The Soul Rebels Brass Band continue to merge historic traditions with passionate live energy, and, fresh off a tour supporting Bruno Mars in Italy, the band has decided to share a compilation featuring some of their best live cuts.

The Soul Rebels & Friends: LIVE COMPILATION features some of the best collaborations and covers in the band’s arsenal, all interpreted with the classic swing sound. Once more, the album is available to be streamed and downloaded for FREE through SoundCloud! How about that for sharing in the groove?

It’s hard to say whether the band’s covers or their collaborations are the real winners of this compilation; perhaps it makes more sense to say that the whole playlist is a winner. It’s always fun to hear songs like “Uptown Funk” and “I Can’t Go For That” interpreted for a brass ensemble, but it’s just as enthralling to catch the Soul Rebels with artists like Eric Krasno, Gov’t Mule, String Cheese Incident, Lettuce, Umphrey’s McGee, Karl Denson, and Pharoahe Monch.

Whether it’s introducing the horns into String Cheese’s tremendous live sound or having a guitarist like Krasno sit in and add his iconic style in the mix for “Spanish Joint”, the sky’s the limit when it comes to The Soul Rebels. One of the most interesting sit-ins comes at the end of the album, as the Rebels provide the accompaniment for hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch. The rapper blends perfectly with the brass, as “Bad MF” comes to life on this live cut.

Check out the full tracklist of this exciting live compilation below!

The Soul Rebels & Friends: LIVE COMPILATION Track List:

1. Knights By Nights (Cameo cover) (Live)  
2. Black Rebel (Live)  
3. Spanish Joint w/ Eric Krasno (D’Angelo cover) (Live)
4. Remember The Time (Michael Jackson cover) (Live)
5. Pass The Peas w/ Gov’t Mule (J.B.’s cover) (Live)
6. Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars cover) (Live)
7. Black And White w/ The String Cheese Incident (Live)
8. Rebel On That Level (Live)
9. Conga (Gloria Estefan cover) (Live)
10. Kinky Reggae w/ Umphrey’s McGee (Live)
11. Sam Huff’s Flying Raging Machine w/ Lettuce (Live)
12. I Can’t Go For That (Hall & Oats cover) (Live)
13. Palm w/ Karl Denson (Live)  
14. Bad MF w/ Pharoahe Monch (Live)