“Victory” – Syreeta Thompson

“Victory”
Syreeta Thompson
From her forthcoming CD In His Presence (2011)
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Gabriel handed down his silver trumpet – or in this case, two trumpets, a white and a red – to Syreeta Thompson, who uses them to tumble down the walls of Jericho.

Thompson is a rarity as a female trumpeter but she’s an excellent rarity, a protégé of none other than jazz artist Wynton Marsalis.

On “Victory,” the single from her forthcoming sophomore album, In His Presence, the Trumpet Lady punctuates the funky beat, and the spelling out of “victory” like a cheerleader, with blasts of brass. She sings of God’s love that has given her (and you) the victory and in between takes a couple of brief solos that riff on the New Orleans-style jazz scale.  Lively and hip.