Playlist for January 08, 2009 from 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 4:55am

Playlist Date & Time: 1/8/2009 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Program: Jazz from the French Market with Jelly Roll Justice or Suzanne Corley

On this day in 1815, Andrew Jackson and a true cross section of our populace routed the British Army (and Germany mercenaries) in Chalmette at the Battle of New Orleans, thus keeping the Mississippi River for the United States. I do not like war, but will play a few tunes at the end of the show about the "Battle". Jelly Roll

Playlist Tracks

New Orleans Helsinki Connection Bye Bye Blackbird At Last This tune features Leroy Jones on vocal and trumpet.
Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock Now's The Time All The Things You Are Made 45 years ago and yet both are still alive and well.
Matt Lemmler After You've Gone The Music of New Orleans An excellent album with many more great piano solos.
Larry Sieberth Amazing Grace New New Orleans One of the finest and least publicized pianists in NOLA.
Jackie McLean When I Fall In Love 4, 5, and 6 Great strong sax with feeling and strength.
John Ellis Quartet In the Beauty of the Moment WWOZ No. 16 Shoot From the Hip If you come to visit, be sure to catch their show at Snug.
Mongo Santamaria Un Dia De Playa Afro Blue One of his many Afro- tunes that made him a favorite of mine since childhood.
Alvin Batiste I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone Alvin Batiste The clarinet solo is fabulous.
Joshua Redman Cat Battles Freedom in the Groove First celebration for the Battle of NOLA.
Roy Hargrove Easy to Remember Approaching Standards His trumpet solos are just right on, nothing wasted or sloppy.
Charles Brown I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Alone at the Piano Famous blues artist is also a brilliant jazz pianist.
Pamela Hines Trio Very Return Her piano style is excellent and this is an outstanding album.
Dianne Reeves Anthem Art and Survival Written by Reeves and David Torkanowsky, this is a haunting tune and lyrics.
Yosvany Terry Cabrera El Burlon (The Joker) Metamorphosis Heard him play this at Snug Harbor and bought the album that night!!
Brad Mehldau Cry Me A River Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 Progression As each volume came out, Mehldau gets better --- but all our outstanding.
Gene Harris Battle Hymn of the Republic Gene Harris Trio Plus One Does not, does not get any better than this. That's Stanley Turrentine on sax.
Benny Green Battle Hymn of the Republic Greens Got a ton of calls wanting to know the name of the album!
Ellis Marsalis Trio Like Someone in Love On the First Occassion New Orleans' Grand Master.
David Torkanowsky Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most Steppin' Out Picked by David as the best on the Rounder album, I love 'em all.