For those unaware, drummer-composer Towner Galaher’s fifth release, Brothers (released on Rhythm Royale Records on January 3rd, 2025), reunites him with his roots from his hometown of Portland Oregon and his musical brothers, organist Jimmy Sanders and bassist Randy Monroe, with whom he made his first two recordings in 1979 and 1980.

Also on this recording are tenor saxophonist extraordinaire, Craig Handy and the stellar guitar work of Marvin Horne, both from NYC where Galaher has called home since 1986.

Brothers features a set of eight original compositions written by Sanders and Galaher, both collaboratively and individually. The songs cover a wide range of styles and moods with tight, energetic rhythm section grooves and burning solos throughout. Creativity, passion, joy and friendship are on full display here on the aptly titled, Brothers.

1. Brothers
2. Hit It and Quit It
3. Rio-Lization
4. The Diamond Chalice
5. Piece of the Action
6. Cahva Bite?
7. Past Present and Future
8. Seventh Heaven

With every composition on Brothers having a different groove, keeping the album interesting from the very first note to the last, this brand new set written by Sanders and Galaher, both collaboratively and individually, opens on the soulfully smooth title track Brothers and then we get brought forth the funk laden beauty Hit It and Quit It, the veritably cinematic Rio-Lization and the languishing balladry of The Diamond Chalice.

Along next is the emphatically confident Piece of the Action, which is in turn followed seamlessly by free flowing funk-soul grooves on Cahva Bite?, the emboldened Past Present and Future, the new collection coming to a close on the joyously sculpted Seventh Heaven.

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