Soul Message Meets Hinda Hoffman "People"

by Soul Message Band

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1.	All Of You 07:25	buy track
2.	Don't Worry 'Bout Me 05:05	buy track
3.	How Insensitive 04:27	buy track
4.	Please Send Me Someone To Love 07:16	buy track
5.	Get Out Of Town 05:20	buy track
6.	People 04:31	buy track
7.	Old Devil Moon 07:15	buy track
8.	Like A Lover 05:46	buy track
9.	Angel Eyes 06:16	buy track

about

People marks the first collaboration between powerhouse
vocalist Hinda Hoffman and the renowned Soul Message
Band. Two heavyweights of the Chicago scene - vocalist
Hoffman and the organ-led Soul Message Band team up for
a nine-track album that collectively charts new territory -
People marks Hoffman first appearance with an organ
group, and the group’s first foray into vocal jazz.
With ingenious arrangements penned by producer Dennis Carroll,
the result is a collection of top-tier soul-fueled jazz drown
from well-known and unfamiliar corners of the Great American Songbook.

The Soul Message's story began with its leaders Foreman and
Rockingham, who first met 37 years ago at a club on the
south side of Chicago known as The Other Place. They
initially bonded over the shared love of the music of Jimmy Smith
and Jimmy McGriff. Foreman and Rockingham
eventually became two-thirds of the Deep Blue Organ Trio, a
celebrated mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene for more than two decades. The Trio's disbanding didn't stop their relationship from going from strength to strength though, and the pair now approach forty years playing together in a multitude of musical projects.

Foreman and Rockingham welcomed Philadelphia-born
guitarist Lee Rothenberg into the fold in 2014, and, along
with addition of saxophonist Ward (William Parker, Lupe
Fiasco, Tortoise, Makaya McCraven), the Soul Message Band
was born. Meanwhile, Hoffman fell into the Message crowd after sitting in at a club gig -“I just felt so at home with them” - she says - they decided to put together a recording
almost immediately after their first encounter in 2018. It's kind of like a 1950s style outfit, with a singer and a real heavy-grooving organ band. I just felt like I found my niche.”

credits

released February 11, 2022

Chris Foreman- (organ)
Greg Rockingham (drums)
Lee Rothenberg (guitar)
Greg Ward (alto-saxophone)
Special Guest, Hinda Hoffman (vocals)
Dennis Carroll (producer, arranger)
Tyler Rice (engineer)
Joey Skoch (mixing, mastering)

This Project is made possible by a partial grant from the Illinois Artist Council, a state agency.

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Soul Message Band Chicago, Illinois

Soul Message Band: A soulful and infectious style crafted around classic organ grooves, and rooted in the tradition of great Hammond B3 organists.
SMB is founded on the enduring partnership of Chris Foreman, the Chicago-based and nationally celebrated Hammond B3 Jazz Organist, and the always solid drummer, Greg Rockingham, aka “The Rock.” The group adds Chicago veteran guitarist, Lee Rothenberg. ... more