BT ALC Big Band has welcomed members of Lettuce and Soulive on a new single, “Bring Forth Change”. The track features guest contributions from Soulive drummer Alan Evans as well as Nigel Hall (keyboards, vocals) and Eric “Benny” Bloom (trumpet) of Lettuce.

The guest musicians join the funk outfit headed by trumpeter Alex “ALC” Lee-Clark and trombonist Brian “BT” Thomas, and round out a lineup of 18 total musicians featured on “Bring Forth Change”. The musicians each recorded their parts separately from quarantine, and the final product was edited together later.

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The song’s opening drum beat rolls into a smooth wah-soaked guitar that welcomes the camaraderie of a gaggle of horns. After a cool strut down the street of funk, Hall comes in with the positive refrain of “hold your head high” as the path to “bring forth change,” to which the assembly of horns concurs by sounding off. Following another run through the song’s lone lyrics, Bloom is given the floor and takes center stage with his trumpet as he slows things down to a smooth waltz. Eventually, the rest of the group’s roster joins back in for a big, funky finish. Evans said of the track’s topical title,

What I’m witnessing in this moment, with these protests, is unlike anything else I have ever seen before. I’m 46, I’ve lived through many moments of protest in the face of police brutality—I remember when Rodney King was beat brutally by police. But what’s different today is that I see people from all walks of life out there, coming together collectively protesting that they’ve had enough, not just Black folks.

The cats on ‘Bring Forth Change’ are representative of this America I see today out in the streets—there’s Black cats, White cats, Latino cats playing together, singing this message. I’m not sure we’ll see the change we want to see without collective solidarity

Listen to “Bring Forth Change” from BT ALC Big Band, featuring Alan Evans, Nigel Hall, and Eric “Benny” Bloom.

BT ALC Big Band featuring Alan Evans, Nigel Hall, and Eric “Benny” Bloom — “Bring Forth Change”

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BT ALC Big Band also announced the release of a yet-untitled full-length album later this year. For more information, head to the band’s website.

[H/T Relix]