Songs for Swinging Lounges
© Copyright-The Velox Brothers 2006
(9421002391629)
Record Label: THe Velox Brothers
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The Velox Brothers are a swing/blues combo based aroung the smooth, relaxed baritone vocals and swinging bass lines of James Cameron (Right)
Having been a founder member of the group James continues to invite top class musicians to make up the combo to suit the concerts, festivals, corporate and private gigs they perform at around central New Zealand.
Their repertoire is borrowed from Sinatra, Bennett, Nat King Cole with songs from Cole Porter, The Gershwins and other jazz standards. More recently they are beginning to introduce more original material to the mix.
The Velox Brothers began in 1993. The founding members were James Cameron and Nathan & Greg Harrison. The repertoire was based on Southern American early R&B covering artists such as T-Bone Walker, BB King, Louis Jordan, Clarence Gatemouth Brown & Lowell Fulsom.
With the addition of Ron Coleman in 1994 the combo began a residency at The Wellington Parkroyal (now The Intercontinental) which lasted for 7 years. During this time their style developed into more cocktail jazz/blues/and jump drawing from those styles of the 30's,40's & 50's.
During this time they recorded several National Radio Programmes and performed at festivals, corporate and private functions and concerts throughout Wellington and the lower North Island.
Greg & Nathan Harrison left the combo in the late nineties. Lance Philip joined on drums and has been with the combo ever since. Ron Coleman left in early 2002 and is now playing on different cruise ships around the world.
James Illingworth and Norman Meehan have taken over the keys since Rons departure and more recently that seat has been filled by Kirsten MacKenzie.
As you can see the constant has always been James Cameron on Vocals & Double bass. The Velox Brothers continue to entertain audiences throughout the country based around James's smooth baritone and swinging bass lines. He always invites top class musicians to fill the drum and keys roles each providing a different interpretation to the swinging jazz and blues that are The Velox Brothers trademark
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it all becomes very much alive and of today with fine instrumental arrangements
author: Ray Harris
“It’s more than just a rumour that yesterdays music is making a comeback. Recalling the sounds of The Nat King Cole Trio has been responsible for the success of a number of contemporary musicians, nor should we forget the recordings of Louis Jordan whose Timpany Five was the basis of the successful stage show “Five Guys named Moe”, the title of maybe their greatest hit dating back to 1942.
The enthusiasm in the music of Cole and Jordan, now half a century old is still infectious and sits comfortably with The Velox Brothers:- James Cameron (Vocals & Double Bass), Ron Coleman (Piano), & Lance Philip (Drums). Maybe you’ve experienced the enjoyment of seeing and hearing them in performance in and around Wellington over the past few years.
However, on this CD there is more than just overtones of Nat Cole & Louis Jordan. Equally impressive are, for instance, “It had To Be You” and “Let’s Get Away from It All”. Maybe the repertoire leans towards songs made popular during the ‘Forties and Fifties’, but it all becomes very much alive and of today with fine instrumental arrangements and superb vocals”
Ray Harris (Wellington Jazz Critic)
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