The Wild Sound Of New Orleans: The Complete ‘Tousan’ Sessions
CD plus 20 page booklet. Although he has been the presiding genius of New Orleans R&B since the late Fifties, Allen Toussaint has made relatively few recordings under his own name. These are his first sides; they were made for RCA and Sevile in 1958-1959. Toussaint assembled a crack New Orleans band, including Red Tyler, Roy Montrell, Melvin …
At times, the song selection is a little eccentric; but at others, it’s pure Dixieland! One of New Orleans’ favorite sons lends the sweet, fluid tone of his clarinet to While We Danced at the Mardi Gras; A Closer Walk With Thee; Columbus Stockade Blues; Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?; China Boy (Go …
Recorded January 20-22, 2009 in the hallowed venue from which they derive their name, this exciting new CD features the stellar multi-generational lineup currently represented in their extensive international touring schedule. Boasting an impressive collection of classci gems of traditional New Orleans jazz sung by CHARLIE GABRIEL, MARK BRAUD, WALTER PAYTON, and CLINT MAEDGEN, this album faithfully reproduces …
Al Hirt was the leader (along w/ Pete Fountain) of the 1950s/1960s New Orleans Traditional Jazz revival. Recorded for the Southland, Audio Fidelity, RCA and Monument labels in his classic 50s, 60s, 70s heyday. This title is a great companion to Hirt’s “Dixieland” or “Trad Jazz” releases, as these are his later more mainstream Pop performances. Lush Orchestral …
(2008/UNIVERSAL) 59 tracks, feat. the years 1924-68. Set comes withMedium 1CopenhagenShanghai ShuffleStomp Off, Let’s GoDrop That SackMelancholyI’m Goin’Huntin’I’m In The Mood For LoveOn Treasure IslandThanks A MillionEv’ntideDippermouth BluesSwing That MusicPennies From HeavenOn The Sunny Side Of The StreetOnce In A WhileIn The Shade Of The Old Apple TreeJubileeWhen The Saints Go Marching InShadrackAin’t Misbehavin’Jeepers CreepersRockin’ChairWest End BluesSavoy BluesHear …
Everybody knows Louis Armstrong–even if it’s just for his heart-pleasing renditions of “Hello Dolly” and “What a Wonderful World.” Well, this four-CD box set marking the 100th anniversary of his birth–give or take a year–contains some of his most groundbreaking, historic works. Recorded between 1925 and 1929, the Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings find Armstrong with …
Isadore “Tuts” Washington was one of the last of the New Orleans piano “professors,” with musical roots that extended back to turn-of-the-century Storyville. Though he recorded as part of Smiley Lewis’ band in the `50s and his influence on such musicians as Professor Longhair and Fats Domino is widely acknowledged, this is the only album Tuts ever recorded …
Most of this material was previously available in the package Sidney Bechet: Master Musician. Recorded between 1932 and 1941, these sessions capture one of the true men of genius in jazz history, at the top of his game in several awesome group contexts. The hot licks of “I Found a New Baby,” “Shag,” and “Maple Leaf Rag” are …
Sidney Bechet was one of the great pioneers of jazz, a New Orleans clarinetist of unmatched improvisational creativity who developed a highly personal voice on the difficult soprano saxophone. He could soar above an ensemble or develop lead lines with a power that rivaled trumpeters. Although he was the first great jazz soloist to record–on 1923’s “Wild Cat …