PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
''50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, DISC ONE''
SEPTEMBER 17 2012
276:55
DISC ONE
1. Band Introduction By Allan Jaffe/1:03
2. Eh La Bas/3:33
3. Oh Didn't He Ramble (Voice)/4:57
4. I Get The Blues When It Rains/5:25
5. St. James Infirmary (King Britt Remix)/3:18
6. Ice Cream/4:45
7. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)/3:50
8. Down By the Riverside/2:54
9. Corinna, Corinna/5:13
10. I'm Alone Because I Love You/5:45
11. El Manicero/4:06
12. Do Lord (Voice)/5:13
13. St. James Infirmary/3:15
14. Just A Little While To Stay Here (Instrumental)/7:24
15. Complicated Life/3:44
16. We Shall Overcome/4:07
DISC TWO
1. His Eye Is On The Sparrow/6:11
2. Shake It and Break it/3:11
3. Nellie Grey/3:15
4. When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Voice)/Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Percy Humphrey/8:05
5. Little Liza Jane/5:54
6. You Don't Love Me (Voice)/7:06
7. In the Sweet Bye and Bye/2:38
8. I'll Fly Away/The Del McCoury Band;Preservation Hall Jazz Band/5:36
9. That Bucket's Got A Hole In It/6:08
10. Love Song Of The Nile/4:09
11. Blue Yodel #9/3:00
12. Shine/3:51
13. Burgundy Street Blues/4:16
14. I Want A Little Girl/7:33
15. Chimes Blues/5:51
DISC THREE
1. Whenever You're Lonesome/6:36
2. Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good to Me (Voice)/2:47
3. Sing On (Instrumental)/7:30
4. Joe Avery (Instrumental)/6:45
5. Louisiana Fairytale/3:08
6. Shake That Thing/6:30
7. Short Dressed Gal/2:39
8. Freight Train Moanin' Blues/5:38
9. Over In The Gloryland/6:23
10. A Good Man Is Hard To Find/4:52
11. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning/Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Punch Miller; George Lewis/4:38
12. I Ain't Got Nobody (Voice)/5:23
13. Amen (Instrumental)/3:21
DISC FOUR
1. Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing/4:16
2. Bourbon Street Parade (Voice)/7:37
3. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/4:22
4. Le Petit Fleur/4:44
5. One More 'Fore I Die/The Del McCoury Band; Preservation Hall Jazz Band/3:51
6. Shake It and Break It (Voice)/4:47
7. C.C. Rider/2:41
8. That's A Plenty/5:33
9. Westlawn Dirge/4:59
10. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well/6:41
11. Peanut Vendor/3:35
12. Trouble In Mind/4:12
13. A Good Gal Is Hard To Find (A Good Man Is Hard To Find)/The Del McCoury Band; Preservation Hall Jazz Band/4:18
14. Precious Lord/3:56
REVIEW
by Matt Collar
Founded in 1961 as a sort of loose institution where overlooked and often underappreciated New Orleans jazz musicians could gain wider exposure while simultaneously preserving the traditions of their unique music and culture, Preservation Hall has grown into an internationally celebrated establishment, with each generation of draftees playing in a constantly revolving in-house ensemble. Produced by Hall bassist Ben Jaffe (whose parents Allan and Sandra Jaffe helped co-found and manage the Hall) along with Michael Cuscuna, the Preservation Hall's 2012 four-disc anthology The 50th Anniversary Collection compiles tracks recorded by the Hall's inductees from the 1960s to the 2010s. Included are live and studio tracks from each of the Hall's various lineups, featuring such legendary artists as George Lewis, Billie and De De Pierce, Harold "Duke" Dejan, Percy and Willie Humphrey, Narvin Kimball, John and Wendell Brunious, and many others. Also featured are various recordings the more contemporary lineups made, featuring such guest artists as Tom Waits, Pete Seeger, the Del McCoury Band, and Richie Havens. There is also a 60-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes that, combined with the extensive and well-curated track selection, works to showcase not only how successful the Hall was at shining a light on authentic, rough, and honest New Orleans jazz, but also how, in more recent years, the group evolved into a creatively vital and stylistically nuanced ensemble, where musicians from all areas of post-jazz music, from bop to pop, bluegrass to blues, can find common ground in the fertile soil of the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of New Orleans jazz. This is a loving, intimate, and joyful collection that details what makes the Preservation Hall Jazz Band such a valued and widely celebrated group both in New Orleans and on tour around the world.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
Although New Orleans' traditional jazz scene had many top players in the 1950s, there was no one center for the city's veteran greats to play. In 1961, local art dealer Larry Borenstein opened a building in the French Quarter called Preservation Hall. The young tuba player Allan Jaffe ran the hall and organized tours for the musicians who often performed there, naming the band after the venue. In the Hall's early days, the key musicians included, at various times, trumpeters Kid Thomas Valentine, Punch Miller, or De De Pierce; trombonists Louis Nelson or Jim Robinson; clarinetists George Lewis, Albert Burbank, or Willie Humphrey; and pianists Joseph Robichaux, Billie Pierce, or Sweet Emma Barrett. By the early '70s, trumpeter Percy Humphrey, his brother Willie on clarinet, and trombonist Jim Robinson (who, after his death in 1976, was succeeded by Frank Demond) usually comprised the front line. The deaths of the Humphreys and Percy's occasional fill-in Kid Sheik Colar in the mid-'90s signalled more lineup changes. Four decades after the group's genesis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to honor the musical traditions of New Orleans, despite these switches in personnel.
In general, the group's best recordings are their early records under the leadership of Barrett and the Pierces; they also cut three hit-or-miss albums for Columbia during 1976-1992. the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's worldwide tours have resulted in a good deal of goodwill, and the band remained on the road throughout much of 2005 and early 2006, due to the temporary closure of Preservation Hall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Although the hurricane devastated the city, it left some of the band's archival recordings unscathed, resulting in the release of Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions in 2007.
''50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, DISC ONE''
SEPTEMBER 17 2012
276:55
DISC ONE
1. Band Introduction By Allan Jaffe/1:03
2. Eh La Bas/3:33
3. Oh Didn't He Ramble (Voice)/4:57
4. I Get The Blues When It Rains/5:25
5. St. James Infirmary (King Britt Remix)/3:18
6. Ice Cream/4:45
7. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)/3:50
8. Down By the Riverside/2:54
9. Corinna, Corinna/5:13
10. I'm Alone Because I Love You/5:45
11. El Manicero/4:06
12. Do Lord (Voice)/5:13
13. St. James Infirmary/3:15
14. Just A Little While To Stay Here (Instrumental)/7:24
15. Complicated Life/3:44
16. We Shall Overcome/4:07
DISC TWO
1. His Eye Is On The Sparrow/6:11
2. Shake It and Break it/3:11
3. Nellie Grey/3:15
4. When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Voice)/Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Percy Humphrey/8:05
5. Little Liza Jane/5:54
6. You Don't Love Me (Voice)/7:06
7. In the Sweet Bye and Bye/2:38
8. I'll Fly Away/The Del McCoury Band;Preservation Hall Jazz Band/5:36
9. That Bucket's Got A Hole In It/6:08
10. Love Song Of The Nile/4:09
11. Blue Yodel #9/3:00
12. Shine/3:51
13. Burgundy Street Blues/4:16
14. I Want A Little Girl/7:33
15. Chimes Blues/5:51
DISC THREE
1. Whenever You're Lonesome/6:36
2. Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good to Me (Voice)/2:47
3. Sing On (Instrumental)/7:30
4. Joe Avery (Instrumental)/6:45
5. Louisiana Fairytale/3:08
6. Shake That Thing/6:30
7. Short Dressed Gal/2:39
8. Freight Train Moanin' Blues/5:38
9. Over In The Gloryland/6:23
10. A Good Man Is Hard To Find/4:52
11. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning/Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Punch Miller; George Lewis/4:38
12. I Ain't Got Nobody (Voice)/5:23
13. Amen (Instrumental)/3:21
DISC FOUR
1. Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing/4:16
2. Bourbon Street Parade (Voice)/7:37
3. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/4:22
4. Le Petit Fleur/4:44
5. One More 'Fore I Die/The Del McCoury Band; Preservation Hall Jazz Band/3:51
6. Shake It and Break It (Voice)/4:47
7. C.C. Rider/2:41
8. That's A Plenty/5:33
9. Westlawn Dirge/4:59
10. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well/6:41
11. Peanut Vendor/3:35
12. Trouble In Mind/4:12
13. A Good Gal Is Hard To Find (A Good Man Is Hard To Find)/The Del McCoury Band; Preservation Hall Jazz Band/4:18
14. Precious Lord/3:56
REVIEW
by Matt Collar
Founded in 1961 as a sort of loose institution where overlooked and often underappreciated New Orleans jazz musicians could gain wider exposure while simultaneously preserving the traditions of their unique music and culture, Preservation Hall has grown into an internationally celebrated establishment, with each generation of draftees playing in a constantly revolving in-house ensemble. Produced by Hall bassist Ben Jaffe (whose parents Allan and Sandra Jaffe helped co-found and manage the Hall) along with Michael Cuscuna, the Preservation Hall's 2012 four-disc anthology The 50th Anniversary Collection compiles tracks recorded by the Hall's inductees from the 1960s to the 2010s. Included are live and studio tracks from each of the Hall's various lineups, featuring such legendary artists as George Lewis, Billie and De De Pierce, Harold "Duke" Dejan, Percy and Willie Humphrey, Narvin Kimball, John and Wendell Brunious, and many others. Also featured are various recordings the more contemporary lineups made, featuring such guest artists as Tom Waits, Pete Seeger, the Del McCoury Band, and Richie Havens. There is also a 60-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes that, combined with the extensive and well-curated track selection, works to showcase not only how successful the Hall was at shining a light on authentic, rough, and honest New Orleans jazz, but also how, in more recent years, the group evolved into a creatively vital and stylistically nuanced ensemble, where musicians from all areas of post-jazz music, from bop to pop, bluegrass to blues, can find common ground in the fertile soil of the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of New Orleans jazz. This is a loving, intimate, and joyful collection that details what makes the Preservation Hall Jazz Band such a valued and widely celebrated group both in New Orleans and on tour around the world.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
Although New Orleans' traditional jazz scene had many top players in the 1950s, there was no one center for the city's veteran greats to play. In 1961, local art dealer Larry Borenstein opened a building in the French Quarter called Preservation Hall. The young tuba player Allan Jaffe ran the hall and organized tours for the musicians who often performed there, naming the band after the venue. In the Hall's early days, the key musicians included, at various times, trumpeters Kid Thomas Valentine, Punch Miller, or De De Pierce; trombonists Louis Nelson or Jim Robinson; clarinetists George Lewis, Albert Burbank, or Willie Humphrey; and pianists Joseph Robichaux, Billie Pierce, or Sweet Emma Barrett. By the early '70s, trumpeter Percy Humphrey, his brother Willie on clarinet, and trombonist Jim Robinson (who, after his death in 1976, was succeeded by Frank Demond) usually comprised the front line. The deaths of the Humphreys and Percy's occasional fill-in Kid Sheik Colar in the mid-'90s signalled more lineup changes. Four decades after the group's genesis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to honor the musical traditions of New Orleans, despite these switches in personnel.
In general, the group's best recordings are their early records under the leadership of Barrett and the Pierces; they also cut three hit-or-miss albums for Columbia during 1976-1992. the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's worldwide tours have resulted in a good deal of goodwill, and the band remained on the road throughout much of 2005 and early 2006, due to the temporary closure of Preservation Hall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Although the hurricane devastated the city, it left some of the band's archival recordings unscathed, resulting in the release of Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions in 2007.
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