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Playlist for November 27, 2009 from 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 1:44am
Playlist Date & Time: 11/27/2009 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Program: Jazz from the French Market with Vin Chary
As we begin Jazz from the Market, outside we can hear the tubas and sousaphones in the French Market celebrating Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen (September 15, 1950 - January 11, 2004). He was a tubist and band leader and without any effort could play the melody of any jazz tune you could name. Tuba Fats was New Orleans' most famous tuba player and played traditional New Orleans jazz and blues for over 40 years.
His music also took him on a number of tours all over the world.
Playlist Tracks
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Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
Blue Rondo a la Turk
Time Out
Columbia
1959
The famous album is now half a century old, and today we celebrate Paul Desmond's birthday.
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Nat Adderley
Mean to Me
Work Song
Riverside
2008
Nat Adderley, brother of Cannonball, has some remarkable solos on this album. We celebrate his birthday as well.
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Sonny Rollins
When You Wish Upon a Star
Sonny Rollins & Co. - 1964
RCA
1964
Remastered in 1995, we honor the New Orleans Museum of Art for its current Disney show.
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John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
Complete Atlantic Recordings vol. 4
Rhino
1995
Originally recorded in 1960, this is one of Coltrane's classics.
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Mark Elf
Thanks for the Memory
Liftoff
Jen Bay
2006
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Kermit Ruffins
Be Thankful for What You Got
Live at Vaughan's
Basin Street
2007
You can hear the crowd enjoying Kermit and the Barbecue Swingers.
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Belina Moody Sextet
Ah Wish
Music from the Sacred Stone
IND
2001
This Australian bassist writes her own music and performs with the best.
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Joe Gillman Trio
I Wish
View So Tender: Wonder Revisited v. 1
Capri
2006
Stevie Wonder's tunes are played immaculately by Gillman and Co.
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Billie Holiday
I Wished On the Moon
Lady in Autumn: Best of the Verve Years v. 1
Verve
1991
One of the longer cuts done by the incomparable Lady.
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Bill Evans
Gone With the Wind
Piano Player
Sbe Special Markets
2008
Remastered, the solo is as fine as it gets.
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Branford Marsalis
Concorde
Footsteps of Our Fathers
Marsalis Music
2002
One of the best albums by Branford Marsalis.
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Annie Lennox
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Capitol
1990
With various artists, this album was a benefit for the war against AIDS. Lennox is cold solid and yet brilliantly touching.
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Charles Mingus
Jelly Roll
Mingus Ah Um
Sony
1998
Can you hear New Orleans?
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Eric Reed
Wish for My Father
Here
Max Jazz
2005
Reed's own tune.
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Cindy Scott
It Don't Mean a Thing
Major to Minor
Catahoula Records
2002
Teacher, singer, mentor....Ms. Scott is one of New Orleans' finest.
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David Torkanowsky
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
Steppin' Out
Rounder
1989
Not nearly enough albums by this New Orleans jazz genius.
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Etta James
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
San Francisco Jazz Festival, vol. 4
Jazz in the City
2005
You can hear the blues come into this jazz standard.
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Ellis Marsalis Trio
Old Folks
On the First Occasion
ELM
1998
The opening piano solo is one of the best. Clean and yet full of emotion.
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Juanita Brooks
I've Got Rhythm/"A" Train/I Hear Music
More Jazz
IND
2007
Her voice is still with us, but 2009 will be a sad sad year because of her passing.
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Jesse Boyd
Philip Street
True Stories
IND
2009
Michael Pellera and Joe Dyson join bassist Boyd in playing one of his tunes off this innovative album.
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Leroy Jones
Mack the Knife
Soft Shoe
Spirit of New Orleans
2008
Leroy just keeps expanding and pushing the limits: a treasure.
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Matt Lemmler
Hello Dolly
The Music of New Orleans
IND
2007
Lemmler's ability to mine old standards and reinterpret them is unsurpassed. Great CD.
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Matt Perrine
Don't Touch Me
Sunflower City
IND
2007
Today we are celebrating Tuba Fats in the French Market and so it is only fitting I play a tune featuring Mr. Perrine.
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New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center Jazz Orchestra
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Mood Indigo
Rounder
1997
George French on vocal and David Torkanowsky leading an all-star band: cannot get any better.
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Terence Blanchard and Dianne Reeves
Can't Get Out Of This Mood
Let's Get Lost
Sony
2001
Simply excellence.
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Further Information
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