THE MEMPHIS HORNS

What began as the horn section for the house band at Stax became the Memphis Horns, the most highly regarded and in demand horn section in history.

Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love are surely the most listened-to horn players, and possibly the most listened-to musicians in the history of music. When they started playing on records, they were just barely out of high school, yet they were immediately an integral part of some of the greatest popular music ever recorded.  Their career has now spanned four decades, yet they are more in demand as session musicians and arrangers,  and to accompany major tours by major artists, than ever before.  The list of stars they have played and recorded with, and the hit songs on which they can be heard is far too long to print here in its entirety; the names Otis Redding, Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Young, The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Eddie Floyd, Sam and Dave, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills, Robert Cray, Billy Joel and Al Green are just the beginning of a truly incredible list of artists.  As for me, I can only say that every time I have asked Wayne and Andrew to play on one of my records, they were superb; it was especially an honour then, to work with them on their own album.  Sometime in the distant future, when the history of twentieth century music is written in proper context, I believe that somewhere near the top of the list will be Wayne and Andrew, The Memphis Horns.

The all-instrumental ˜Flame Outˇ features five Memphis Horns originals as well as covers of the Memphis soul classics "Let's Stay Together," "Gee Whiz" and "These Arms of Mine."  The album was recorded at Memphis' Studio Six, produced by Terry Manning, and features top Memphis players Howard Grimes, Steve Potts, Marvell Thomas and Dywane Thomas.