New Marsalis Music Honors Series CDs released
Just released today are the latest entries in the Marsalis Music Honors Series, and this time the honorees are two legends of New Orleans music: Alvin Batiste and Bob French. Clarinetist and educator Alvin Batiste presents modern jazz with a New Orleans edge. His disc features many beautiful original compositions, including "Clean Air," "Bumps," "Bat Trad" and "Salty Dogs" as well as classics such as Hoagy Carmicheal's "Skylark." Musicians include Branford Marsalis and Russell Malone.
Bob French's disc features classic New Orleans music, including "Bourbon Street Parade," "Basin Street Blues," "Milenburg Joys," "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" Sitting in with French and his ensemble are Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
The two discs, taken together, represent a real history of the music of New Orleans in terms of where it came from and where it's headed. It's great that Marsalis Music decided to honor two NOLA musicians by recording them with great bands in excellent studios. The music of New Orleans can never be lost if it is documented in sound recordings for future generations to be inspired by. These are a couple of great discs that everyone interested in the New Orleans jazz tradition needs to hear!
Bob French's disc features classic New Orleans music, including "Bourbon Street Parade," "Basin Street Blues," "Milenburg Joys," "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" Sitting in with French and his ensemble are Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
The two discs, taken together, represent a real history of the music of New Orleans in terms of where it came from and where it's headed. It's great that Marsalis Music decided to honor two NOLA musicians by recording them with great bands in excellent studios. The music of New Orleans can never be lost if it is documented in sound recordings for future generations to be inspired by. These are a couple of great discs that everyone interested in the New Orleans jazz tradition needs to hear!
2 Comments:
Thank you for alerting jazz fans to these two new cds.
It is not clear to mme what the exact titles are to each of them.
Are they sold together or separately?
So you know their titles?
Kandie Webster in Washington State - jazzylover59@yahoo.com
Maraslis Music Honors Bob French and Marsalis Music Honors Alvin Batiste are the titles. They are sold seperately.
There are now four CDs in the Marsalis Music Honors Series, the other two being Michael Carvin and Jimmy Cobb.
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