Was hoping the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival would go with our design (to the left), but they chose Tony Bennett as the artist of the new Jazzfest poster. Check it out at www.nojazzfest.com. While you are there check out the day by day schedule. See you in New Orleans!
The Grammy Goes to New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Congratulations to Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for winning the Grammy for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album for Book One. Irvin has recorded 5 Los Hombres Calientes and 5 Irvin Mayfield CDs for our label. We released Strange Fruit by Irvin Mayfield w/ the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra which was the NOJO’s first recording.
Who Dats Glory Bound: Aaron Neville & Theresa Andersson w/ other great musicians
Outside of “A Saints Christmas” by Kermit Ruffins, that helped propel the Saints to their first Superbowl, this is the best of the Saints songs. Visit www.TeamGloryBound.com for more info. We can sell you the single or help you license the song for airplay. Email us at info@BasinStreetRecords.com.
Kermit Ruffins at Vaughan’s on CBS Evening News
We had a good time with the CBS Evening News and Kermit Ruffins at Vaughan’s:
Carnival and Mardi Gras Music
To help you pick some Carnival (or Mardi Gras) music from our catalogue, we’ve compiled the following list…
CDs:
Throwback CD by Kermit Ruffins w/ the Rebirth Brass Band
Vol.5: Carnival CD by Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen CD by Jon Cleary
SONGS:
These are some of the most Carnival themed tunes:
Kermit Ruffins w/ the Rebirth Brass Band – “All on a Mardi Gras Day” – Throwback
Los Hombres Calientes – “The Mardi Gras Second Line” – Vol 5. Carnival
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Gentlemen – “Zulu Strut” – Pin Your Spin
Los Hombres Calientes – “Mardi Gras Bayou” – Vol. 5 Carnival
Los Hombres Calientes – “Carnival Kongo” – Vol. 5 Carnival
Henry Butler – “Some Iko” – Homeland
Los Hombres Calientes – “ New Second Line” Vol. 3 New Congo Square
Kermit Ruffins – “Do the Fat Tuesday” – The Barbecue Swingers Live
Kermit Ruffins – “It’ Later Than You Think” – Throwback
Irvin Mayfield w/ the N.O. Jazz Orchestra and the Dillard U. Choir
“The Elder Negro Speaks” – Strange Fruit
Dr. Michael White – “King of the Second Line” – Blue Crescent
Los Hombres Calientes – “ Mardi Gras Bayou” & “Carnival de Phunk” -Vol.5 Carnival
Jeremy Davenport – “Mr. New Orleans” – We’ll Dance ‘Til Dawn
Kermit Ruffins – “Didn’t He Ramble” & “Treme Mardi Gras” – Livin’ a Treme Life
Jason Marsalis – “The Upper Second Line” – The Year of the Drummer
Kermit Ruffins – “A Saints Christmas” (This year, Carnival and the Saints more than double the fun!)
Sample and even buy any of our music at http://basinstreetrecords.downloadcentric.net
What a Cool Word!
January 28, 1965
I just started this new thing called blogging in my preschool class. In about 40 years I will actually be able to type this on the computer (I’ll explain that later) for everyone around the world to see using the web (I will explain that later too). But for now, let me just say that I just coined a real cool new word. Whodat, or some people may say Who Dat. I expect I will use it when New Orleans is given a football team to say something like “Whodat Say Dey are Gonna Beat Dem ____”, with the blank being whatever the name of the team is. I know it isn’t perfect grammar or even real words, but I don’t know all those words yet. And by the way, I sure hope they name the team the Saints! That’s my first choice. My second choice would be Barracudas. Those are cool too.