Rufus Temple Orchestra • New Orleans Joys

We've covered the Syncopation Society before. They’re a Berlin based collective of traditional jazz and similar artists working to promote each other. They leverage the reality that most jazz musicians play within a loose network of bands with various leaders or a core group defining the individuality of each band's sound. We've covered releases from the Jungle Jazz Band associated with the Society as well as two samplers they released with a track or two from a dozen European trad and swing bands. I've described them as not quite a record label. Founded in 2016, the Rufus Temple Orchestra is one of the most solid and recognizable acts associated with the Syncopation Society. They've toured extensively in Germany and on the international Swing circuit, playing over 250 live shows. Their music has been heard on a number of television programs, movies, an audio book, and even a video game. For their second album the Society has arranged to team them up with an old fashioned label, Sungroove Records, to produce a vinyl release and give it the promotion it deserves. When an album is really good I need to turn it off to write about it or it will keep sucking me in. This album is one of those. I can barely take notes without losing myself in the groove. I think you'll forgive my distraction when I tell you New Orleans Joys focuses on Jelly Roll Morton, whose compositions, in capable