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Mason Brothers Quintet

Brad and Elliot Mason hail from Norwich, England, a quiet city 100 miles north of London. Their father, Barry Mason, a trumpet/trombone player and teacher, and their mother, Christine Vance, a jazz vocalist, introduced the young brothers early on to such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Rosolino, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. While only in their teens, Brad and Elliot became highly skilled in jazz improvisation and they were soon renowned for their maturity and musicality. Alone, each musician is outstanding, but together, the brothers' almost psychic connection creates improvisational magic

Efflorescence

By Mason Brothers Quintet

Label: Archival Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: 1: Introduction, 2: Efflorescence, 3: Buses, Trains & Planes, 4: The Fate of 1958, 5: Black 7 Wanted 6: Let Me Ask You Something 7: Why Wood You Not Be Shaw 8: Uleo

Two Sides, One Story

By Mason Brothers Quintet

Label: Archival Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 1: 24/7, 2: Stage Pints, 3: Two Sides, One Story, 4: The Evil Eye, 5: Gone Home, 6: Outside In, 7: Boots, 8: In The Third Person

Mason Brothers Band: Two Sides, One Story

by C. Michael Bailey
September 21, 2010

After spending 20 years performing under the leadership of others, British brothers Brad and Elliot Mason step out front, taking charge of an all-star band that redefines the trumpet-trombone front line of drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers of the '50s and '60s. The round and mellow combination of Brad Mason's trumpet with Elliot Mason's trombone sounds ...