sounds of New Orleans
Professor Longhair (1918-1980), live, New Orleans (Riverboat President, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival), 1979*
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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
1. Mess Around
2. Every Day I Have The Blues
3. Big Chief
4. Mardi Gras In New Orleans
5. Tipitina
6. How Long (Has That Train Been Gone)
7. Got My Mojo Working
sounds of Chicago
Windy City Spiritualaires with Willie Clayton, “I’m Gonna Run On,” live (music starts at 4:05-), Birmingham, Ala., 2000
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lagniappe
yesterday on Chicago’s south side
Treme Brass Band, Washington Park
passings
Allen Toussaint, songwriter, arranger, producer, singer, pianist, January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015
“Tipitina and Me,” 2005 (Our New Orleans)
sounds of New Orleans
“I’m Gonna Journey Right On,” Funeral for Kenneth Dykes (Sudan Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Founding Member), New Orleans, 9/19/15
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), New Orleans, 1973
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back in a while.
tonight in Chicago
These folks will be playing in Millennium Park, headlining the first night of the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Butler, Bernstein & the Hot 9,* live, France (Clermont-Ferrand), 2014
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), New Orleans, late 1950s
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*Henry Butler (piano, vocals), Steven Bernstein (trumpet), et al.
sounds of New Orleans
Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?
To Be Continued (TBC) Brass Band, live, New Orleans, 2012
two takes
“Jesus Gave Me Water” (L. Campbell)
Original Five Blind Boys (Archie Brownlee, lead vocals), 1950
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Soul Stirrers (Sam Cooke, lead vocals), 1951
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Young Tuxedo Brass Band, New Orleans, 1959
two takes
Rebirth Brass Band, “A. P. Tureaud,” live, New Orleans
Treme Sidewalk Steppers Second Line, 2011
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Revolution Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line Parade, 2012
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Second Liners at Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1957
sounds of New Orleans
Henry Butler (piano, vocals), Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Herlin Riley (drums), et al., “Some Iko,” recording session (Viper’s Drag, 2014)
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reading table
One must always fight back, not in the hope of winning but just to delay the moment of losing.
—Samantha Harvey, The Wilderness
And thankful I am for the sounds of New Orleans, a city both real and unimaginable.
James Booker (1939-1983), “Classified” (J. Booker), live
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art beat
Michael P. Smith (1937-2008), Funeral of Emile Victor Clay, New Orleans, 1996
