Why do some bands choose brand names rather than the name of their leader? A very brief investigation in the Hot Box #093.

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Track list for The Hot Box #093 - The Name Game

1. Birdland: Weather Report from the album Live at Offenbach
   
   
2. Moose The Mooche: The Dirty Dozen from the album Voodoo
   
   
3. Thank You Fa Letting Me Be Mice Elf Again: The Jazz Crusaders from the album Old Socks New Shoes, New Socks Old Shoes
   
   
4. Pound for Pound: The Bad Plus from the album Made Possible
   
   
5. Bent Nails: Snarky Puppy from the album Ground Up
   
   
6. Song for Gabriel: The Hot Club of Detroit from the album Junction
   
   
7. Polliwog: James Farm from the album James Farm
   
   
8. Hymn of the 7th Galaxy: Return to Forever from the anthology album
   
   
9. Naaj: The Cookers from the album Believe
   
   
10. Thanks Neil: Atsch

Author: Donald Helme

Donald presented Jazz Alley, Ireland’s number one jazz show, on RTE Lyric FM from the station’s first week on air until the end of 2015. “I am not a musician, and have never pretended to be anything other than a lifetime fan with loads of experience and hopefully, good ears.”

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