Rollins making trombone sexy

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Leaner, meaner and hipper than Melly ever was, it has the youthful zest, brassy front line and tightly funky rhythm section to satisfy the office-party overspill crowd.

Trumpeter Jay Phelps, guitarist Johnny Hayes and synthman Chris Gulinon all took interesting solos, but Badbone's energy came mainly from its dazzling leader.

Dennis Rollins does for the slide trombone what James Brown once did for singing. Any incipient air-guitarist watching him perform would want to take up the trombone instead.

Playing to two houses a night this past weekend, the dreadlocked Doncaster demon soloed so long and hard that one feared for his lip, but it remained rocklike throughout.

Using rhythm samples and a tone blender that multiplied him into three trombones, he also created attractive ambiences for Phelps, Gulinon and bass-guitarist Alex Bonfanti to embellish.

More than any other trombonist on the international scene, he makes this unfancied instrument sexy, and it's no surprise that Maceo Parker has signed him for a US tour next month.

If dynamic Dennis gets his Green Card he might never come back, which would serve us right. His brief Scott's session closed yesterday. It should be extended immediately.

Dennis Rollins