Traditional / New Orleans - CD Reviews (224)
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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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02 Aug
Chuck Jackson & Johnny Pennino - Live On Bourbon Street # MT2-004 by Chuck Jackson & Johnny Pennino
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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