29 Jan
Walking With The King by French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band
Sunday, 29 January 2006
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Jean-Pierre "JP" Alessi is a dedicated follower of his late idol, Emmanuel "Manny" Paul. Manny Paul passed away in 1988 at the age of 84 and is remembered as one of the fin…
05 Jan
Collegiates 1972 by Soren Houlind's Copenhagen Ragtime Band
Thursday, 05 January 2006
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After Beat Records, like its sister label, Little Beat Records, is dedicated to preserving highlights in the history of jazz in Denmark. Both ventures are the work of a con…
23 Sep
Putumayo Presents: New Orleans by Various Artists
Friday, 23 September 2005
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Sit Yourself Down for a Delicious Bowl of New Orleans Gumbo, LiterallyWhen you consider New Orleans as the birthplace of jazz, blues, swing,rhythm & blues, and…
22 Sep
Putumayo Presents: Kermit Ruffins by Kermit Ruffins
Thursday, 22 September 2005
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Kermit Ruffins Wraps Your Troubles in Dreams.... .... And parades those troubles away. Kermit Ruffins is a perfect embodiment of New Orleans music history, and…
30 Aug
You Don't Know Me by The Jack Brass Band
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
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For more than a century, the streets of New Orleans echoed the sound of marching bands with colorful names like Olympia, Excelsior, Eagle, Tuxedo and the early St. Joseph b…
30 Jul
Sounds From the Roaring Twenties 1924 – 1926: Ben Selvin and his Orchestra by Ben Selvin and his Orchestra
Saturday, 30 July 2005
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Hear What They Heard When Jazz Was The American Past Time "Ben Selvin was one of the great pioneers of American popular music. In 1919, just 21 years old, he l…
28 Jul
Christmas In New Orleans by The DUKES Of Dixieland
Thursday, 28 July 2005
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Ah, yes. Christmas in New Orleans. The thought does evoke vivid images and strong emotions. But of what kind? For Christmas in New Orleans this year will…
13 Jul
In Concert - Albuquerque, 2004 by The Kenny Davern Quartet
Wednesday, 13 July 2005
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It seems like yesterday that Kenny Davern was "the kid" that played with Eddie Condon. Well, the kid reaches 70 this year and continues to improve. Surely, Condon is up the…
19 Jun
Jackie Coon: The Joys of New Orleans by Jackie Coon
Sunday, 19 June 2005
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The late music critic Henry Pleasants once wrote, "jazz may be thought of as a current that bubbled forth from a spring in the slums of New Orleans to become the main sprin…
09 Jun
Rendezvous at Sunnies 1969 by Ralph Sutton and Dick Cary
Thursday, 09 June 2005
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It seems almost incredible that there is not a surviving member of this 1969 all-star quartet. Ralph Sutton (1922-2001) was probably the greatest modern practitioner of gen…
27 May
As Long As I Live by Randy Reinhart
Friday, 27 May 2005
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When I first played this album, I felt the same degree of smug satisfaction that I recall from more than fifty years ago when I heard my first Eddie Condon album. It's the …
23 May
The American All Stars In Paris by Sarah Morrow
Monday, 23 May 2005
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With her third CD, Morrow brings together American legends, living in France, where the reverence for fine musicianship is at a peak. Straight ahead, familiar songs are rev…
14 May
Periods Jazz Digest by Various Artists
Saturday, 14 May 2005
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The Period record label is better known among collectors of classical music. The company once occupied offices on East 74th Street in New York and is now just a memo…
01 May
Solos by Mart Rodger's Manchester Jazz
Sunday, 01 May 2005
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Clarinetist, Mart Rodger played his first gig more than fifty years ago. He's been a driving force on the Manchester jazz scene ever since. In fact, Mart Rodger's Manche…
27 Apr
Best Of Femo 2004 by Various Artists
Wednesday, 27 April 2005
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For the past twenty-seven years, European traditional jazz fans flocked to the Femo Jazz Festival. Held on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea, the island's 150 full time resid…
26 Apr
Live at the Bistro by Jeremy Davenport
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
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Jeremy Davenport Brings It All Back Home A New Orleans tinged jazz trumpeter and vocalist inevitably draws to mind Louis Armstrong. Fair enough, but in terms of J…
22 Apr
In That Day by Gota River Jazzmen
Friday, 22 April 2005
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The New Orleans revival bands in Scandinavia show a tremendous interest in the origins of the music they perform. The Gota River Jazzmen are a prime example. Everyth…
16 Apr
Tasty Jazz by Mart Rodger's Manchester Jazz
Saturday, 16 April 2005
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Famed British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton titled his memoirs I Play As I Please. Mart Rodger & Manchester Jazz might say, "We play whatever appeals to u…
10 Apr
Best Of The Jazz Nocturne Programs by Sidney Bechet and Johnny Windhurst
Sunday, 10 April 2005
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The spring and summer of 1945 found jazz legend Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers booked at Boston’s Savoy Café. The band came to town boasting the re-emerging …
07 Apr
Featuring Gregg Stafford & Brian Towers by New Orleans Delight
Thursday, 07 April 2005
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New Orleans Delight set a benchmark with their 2004 sessions with Cliff "Kid" Bastien and George Berry. Sadly, both men have since moved on to their fi…
01 Apr
Featuring Lee Gunness & Norbert Susemihl by New Orleans Delight
Friday, 01 April 2005
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New Orleans Delight is one of the finest little traditional groups in Europe. They seem to have a never-ending schedule. Like jazz music itself, the band is always i…
20 Mar
Jumpin In Irigny by French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band
Sunday, 20 March 2005
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The French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band returns with their second release on Big Bill Bissonnette's Jazz Crusade label. The band, however, is quite diff…
18 Mar
Throwback by Kermit Ruffins With The Rebirth Brass Band
Friday, 18 March 2005
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Here comes the Rebirth! New Orleans trumpet star Kermit Ruffins is marching up Basin Street for a return engagement with the Crescent City’s very popular Rebirth …
13 Mar
Mardi Gras At Timucua by Timucua Brass Band
Sunday, 13 March 2005
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Here's a New Orleans "street beat" brass band direct from the suburbs of Orlando, Florida. In itself, that's not unusual BUT they play in private homes. How would yo…
12 Mar
Colyer In Stockholm - Volume Two by Ken Colyer and the Classic Jazz Band
Saturday, 12 March 2005
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Ask any British fan to name a jazz legend and you'll be certain to hear the name of Ken Colyer. The trumpet star was not only a great player but, more importantly, promoted…
12 Mar
Feelin by Lazy Bird
Saturday, 12 March 2005
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Independent music can in many cases be defined as diamonds in the rough - the gem is there, but it has to pass many stages of development before it hits the top shelf. S…
11 Feb
New Orleans To Lyon Volumes 1 & 2 by French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band
Friday, 11 February 2005
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Perhaps you are very unaware of the French Preservation Jazz Band. Based in Lyon, France, the New Orleans style octet is well known in the Crescent City itself. The …
30 Jan
Pub Session - Live by Geoff Cole's Hot 5
Sunday, 30 January 2005
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Geoff Cole’s Hot Fives and Sevens appear here for their fifth Jazz Crusade CD. Past disks have honored specific musicians including Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton an…
27 Jan
Sorgenfri Kirke Concert by New Orleans Delight with George Berry and Kid Bast
Thursday, 27 January 2005
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Most fans of New Orleans Revival jazz are aware of Cliff "Kid" Bastien. Although his home base was Toronto, Cliff made his annual pilgrimage to the Crescent City where he h…
23 Jan
Of A Sunday Morn In Olde New Orleans by Jack McLaughlin and Kjeld Brandt
Sunday, 23 January 2005
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Most traditional jazz festivals around the world feature some type of Sunday morning non-denominational religious service. New Orleans offered jazz on Sunday morning at the…
08 Jan
Putumayo Presents Kermit Ruffins by Kermit Ruffins
Saturday, 08 January 2005
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In New Orleans, as people know who have visited there, music is as vital an ingredient of the spirit of this incomparable American city as is the Mississippi River. Whether…
08 Jan
Putumayo Presents Kermit Ruffins by Kermit Ruffins
Saturday, 08 January 2005
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Continuing its entry into the realm of New Orleans music, Putumayo World Music offers a compilation of recordings by Kermit Ruffins. The Crescent City native …
07 Jan
New Orleans by Various Artists
Friday, 07 January 2005
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Fans of authentic New Orleans jazz will sincerely welcome the arrival of Putumayo World Music to the jazz market. The label is well renowned for its upbeat compilati…
13 Aug
The Highest Good by Brass Monkey Brass Band
Friday, 13 August 2004
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The best way to describe the group known as the Brass Monkey Brass Band is to expect the unexpected and prepare for the unusual. First and foremost, this group is…
11 Aug
Preservation Hall Hot 4 with Duke Dejan by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Wednesday, 11 August 2004
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Preserving New Orleans Jazz: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverPreservation Hall opened in New Orleans in 1961 as a center for traditional jazz. Since that time, on…
02 Aug
Chuck Jackson & Johnny Pennino - Live On Bourbon Street # MT2-004 by Chuck Jackson & Johnny Pennino
Monday, 02 August 2004
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Live On Bourbon Street is the most recent live CD from New Orleans sax man Johnny Pennino and vocalist/harp player Chuck Jackson of the Downchi…
22 Jul
Evanescence by Claude Terranova
Thursday, 22 July 2004
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Evanescence is Claude Terranova’s first live, solo recording. Unfortunately after doing many searches on the internet for Claude I could find little else available then thi…
21 Jul
I Remember You by Dan Kozar
Wednesday, 21 July 2004
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Dan Kozar’s "I Remember You" is a pleasant way to spend an evening. His finger-style guitar playing is functional without any frills. The album features a whole laundry lis…
11 Jul
The Rarest & Greatest Tracks by Omer Simeon
Sunday, 11 July 2004
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In Volume 7 of a continuing series, Rare Cuts - Well Done, Jazz Crusade offers a glimpse of the career of Omer Simeon. Omer Simeon (1902-1959) is one of those…
05 Jul
The Early Jazz Sides: 1932-1937 by Tommy Dorsey
Monday, 05 July 2004
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The music of Tommy Dorsey is legendary, as well is the man. Known as one of the leaders of the big band era and as a forerunner of tone and technique on the trombone, Dorse…
12 Jun
Standards by Just Cause
Saturday, 12 June 2004
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Standards is not an easy disk to review. It’s a strange album. First of all, it is titled "Standards" but not "standards" that most people would expect. There is no …
26 May
The Jazz Spirit Of Christmas by Les DeMerle Band
Wednesday, 26 May 2004
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Heating up the Yuletide.... .For most of us we tend to forget the enjoyment and fun we had during the holidays as a child. Les DeMerle and band deliver The Jazz Spirit o…
24 May
Uncertain Path by Rob Levit Trio
Monday, 24 May 2004
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Rob Levit is an accomplished guitarist. Actually, he’s also an accomplished composer, visual artist, educator, and poet/essayist. His new record, "Uncertain Path", is adorn…
17 May
I Remember You by Dan Kozar
Monday, 17 May 2004
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Dan Kozar's first release entitled "I Remember You" creates a wonderful introduction into the jazz guitar world in its most organic form, solo guitar. Kozar, …
09 May
Unforgivable Blackness by Wynton Marsalis
Sunday, 09 May 2004
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There he goes again. Not Wynton Marsalis. Rather, Ken Burns. After hitting a homerun with his epic The Civil War, Ken Burns has maintained throughout Baseball
25 Apr
METZn Around by The Metz Family
Sunday, 25 April 2004
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METZ’n Around is a simple celebration of a musical family and their friends. The Metz family is very, very musical indeed. Ed Metz Senior has pumped the piano for mo…
24 Apr
Ballads, Burners and Blues by Allan Vache
Saturday, 24 April 2004
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Fans of National Public Radio will instantly associate Allan Vache with the networks respected Riverwalk jazz series. Vache was clarinetist with the Te…
21 Apr
I've Found a New Baby by Wilbur DeParis
Wednesday, 21 April 2004
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The many fans of the late DeParis brothers will be pleased to find this reissue disk on the shelves of their favorite record shop. A quick glance at the musicians listed ab…
18 Apr
Year of Change by Bird Mancini
Sunday, 18 April 2004
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Over two years ago, I was fascinated with the band called Bird Mancini. Their self-titled album captured my imagination and kept me interested from start to finish. Today t…
16 Apr
NAwlinz: Dis Dat or DUdda by Dr. John
Friday, 16 April 2004
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What the Duke of New Orleans -- Dr. John -- has done with his latest opus, N'Awlinz.... is fashion a "symphony" (or "concept album," if you will) paying tribute to …