Artist: Sweet Emma Barrett
Album: New Orleans: The Living Legends
Genre: Dixieland
Label: Riverside/Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Bill Bailey (Cannon) - 4:25
- Chinatown (Schwartz-Jerome) - 3:55
- Down in Honky Tonk Town (Smith-McCarron) - 4:51
- The Bell Gal's Careless Blues (Barrett) - 5:33
- I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll (Williams-Williams) - 5:32
- Just a Little While to Stay Here (Trad.) - 4:00
- Tishomingo Blues (Williams) - 3:56
- When the Saints Go Marching In (Trad.) - 6:44
- St. Louis Blues (Handy) - 5:00
- High Society (Trad.) - 4:10
- Sweet Emma's Blues (Barrett) - 6:58
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This CD reissue of the future members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is at such a high level it makes one wonder why this group had so many erratic recordings. Pianist Emma Barrett (who also takes four vocals) is in fine form and trombonist Jim Robinson was always a major asset to any New Orleans jazz band, but it is the performances of trumpeter Percy Humphrey (who never sounded better on record) and his brother, clarinetist Willie, that really makes this music special. Together the septet plays such songs as "Bill Bailey," "Just a Little While to Stay Here," and "The Saints" with drive, enthusiasm, and surprising musicianship. It's essential music for all New Orleans jazz fans.
Review by Scott Yanow