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Ray Anderson: Bonemeal

Read "Bonemeal" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
January 1, 2002

The trombone with a wicked sense of humor.

Bonemeal is clever take off manifested as several allusions. Bone is a nom de plume of the trombone, Ray Anderson's weapon of choice. Bonemeal evokes earthy sensual images in the same way “Cornbread" (Lee Morgan), “Pass the Peas" (Maceo Parker) and “Chitlins Con Carne" (Kenny Burrell). It has a tongue-in-cheek wryness characteristic of its leader, Anderson. Anderson appears with his guitar-based rhythm section at a Paula Jean's Supper Club in East Setauket, ...