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1967 Stax Volt Revue with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T & the MGs, &c.

Fri, 05/23/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Brush up on your Norwegian if you want to follow with the stage announcements... Otherwise, 58:03 of pure Soul satisfaction. Filmed in Norway on April 7, 1967 during the allstar Stax/Volt Revue. The performances happen at the following times: 1:05 Booker T & The MGs 5:30 ... Read more

Eddie Bo, "Mustang Sally"

Wed, 05/21/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

For your hump day viewing pleasure, here's the late New Orleans R&B legend Eddie Bo at Le Divan du Monde ('The Divan of the World') in Paris, October 2007, doing "Mustang Sally", a song made famous by Wilson Pickett in the mid-1960s. The clip inlcudes a long sax solo by Red... Read more

Eat, dance, and support the Lower 9th Ward Village This Friday

Tue, 05/20/14

Authored by:  Mark LaMaire

The Lower 9th Ward Village has been a hub of volunteer activity and neighborhood building since federal levee failures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina devastated its home neighborhood in 2005.  Now a series of unfortunate circumstances has put the future of this vital neig... Read more

Johnny Adams with George Porter Jr, Circa 1990

Mon, 05/19/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

In his 1998 obituary, OffBeat noted that Johnny Adams was "regarded by fans, critics and musicians throughout the world as one of the finest singers associated with New Orleans R&B and jazz". Check him out in these videos from the Lone Star Roadhouse in New York, with accom... Read more

Stanton Moore Drum Clinic Solo

Mon, 05/19/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Founding member of Galactic (and Garage A Trois, Dragon Smoke, and his eponymous Trio, etc), Met'ry's own Stanton Moore is also a teacher who "travels around the world teaching New Orleans drumming, writes a regular column for drumming magazines, and releases instructional ... Read more

Hurray For The Riff Raff at Lincoln Center

Sun, 05/18/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

If you missed their set at Jazz Fest, check out his hour-and-ten minute performance by Hurray For The Riff Raff in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse on April 3, 2014, part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook.   Read more

Essentially Ellington 2014 Winners!

Fri, 05/16/14

Authored by:  Jelly Roll Justice

  
On May 10th, the Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Big Band has won Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition for the second straight year. After a packed three days of mentoring, jam sessions, and workshops, EE culminated with a fi... Read more

Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth, "Oh, New Orleans Here I Come!"

Thu, 05/15/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Really enjoyed this beautifully produced new video by filmmaker James DeMaria, the title track of Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth's Oh New Orleans, Here I Come!  According to DeMaria, the song is about Tricia's yearly pilgrimage home from Norway for FQF, Jazz Fest, and to... Read more

The Original Tuxedo Jazzband, 4 songs, 1964

Tue, 05/13/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Here's a little trad jazz gem: a set of songs by the Original Tuxedo Jazzband, recorded in 1964 in Baden Baden, Germany. That's bandleader Albert "Papa" French on banjo; clarinetist Joseph "Cornbread" Thomas also handles vocals. Per the video's YouTube page, here's the rest... Read more

Mississippi John Hurt, "Lonesome Valley"

Mon, 05/12/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

The legendary bluesman John Smith Hurt, AKA Mississippi John Hurt (~1892-1966), left sharecropping for a brief recording career with Okeh Records in 1928, cutting 78s like "Frankie" and "Avalon Blues". The records didn't sell, and Hurt eventually returned to farming. Decade... Read more