Paul Litteral | Litteral Truth

On The Litteral Truth, trumpeter Paul Litteral steps to the front with a sound honed from decades in top-flight horn sections, now brought into sharp focus on his own project. With the support of Tony Pia on drums, Bill Bodine on bass, Sam Morgan and Colin Kupka on saxophones, Kyle Zimmerman on guitar, Shante’ Palmer and Craig Kupka on trombones, and Rocky Davis on keyboards, the music blends funk-infused energy with jazz nuance and rock edge. The arrangements give the horn lines a bold, brassy presence, while leaving plenty of room for improvisational dialogue across the rhythm section. The result is a set that reinterprets familiar material with fresh rhythmic vitality and showcases Litteral’s warm, confident trumpet voice at the center.