From street parades to nightclubs, from churches to dance halls, music has been essential to New Orleans' unique culture. These sounds that emanated from the Crescent City have played a key role in the evolution of American music. Spanning improvised, polyrhythmic, call & response drum performances on the streets of Congo Sq. To symphony orchestras & opera houses that, although segregated, were open to whites, Creoles & slaves, some of the 20th century's most creative & influential music emerged from the expressive melting pot of diverse musical styles in New Orleans.
Tracklist:
- Just a Little While To Stay Here
- Shine-Hambone - Hambone
- Tiger Rag
- Blackberries!
- Red White and Blue Got the Golden Band
- Times Done Changed
- Dark Was the Night - Charlotte Rucell/Rev. Lewis Jackson/Charlot
- Back To the Time
- We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City: Dirge - Doc Pauli
- We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City: March - Doc Pauli
- Bucket's Got a Hole In It - Samuel B. Charters
- Spooky Drums #1
- Milenberg Joys
- Clarinet Marmalade
- High Society - Snooks Eaglin
- Careless Love - Lonnie Johnson
- Lonesome Road - Billie Pierce/Emile Barnes/Dee Dee Pierce
- Corrine, Corrina
- Saint James Infirmary
- Take Your Big Leg Off Me/Easy Rider/Mama Don't 'Low No Music Pla
- Rattlesnake Boogie
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
- Jimmy's Blues
- C.C. Rider - Lonnie Johnson
- Shake It and Break It - Emile Barnes/Lawrence Tocca
- Lord, Lord, Lord
UPC: 093074018323
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 7.27.10
Format: CD
