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AFTER THE STORM V: OUR NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans is a city and a concept, dear to folks worldwide, maybe more so now than ever. American Routes does its part to keep spirits high and focused on the city’s rebirth with a visit from the always dapper piano professor Allen Toussaint and members of the group that best embodies the city’s musical legacy, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording, - Yes We Can Lee Dorsey
The Masters, Eagle - Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John
In the Right Place, Atlantic - Strange Things Happening Every Day Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head, Indigo - Country Boy Down in New Orleans Snooks Eaglin
Country Boy in New Orleans, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Happy Times Allen Toussaint
The Complete ‘Tousan’ Sessions, Bear Family - A Certain Girl Ernie K-Doe
Absolutely the Best, Fuel 2000 - Ruler of My Heart Irma Thomas
Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection, Razor & Tie - INTERVIEW: Allen Toussaint
Listen - Yes We Can Can Allen Toussaint
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Instrumental: Cow Cow Blues Allen Toussaint
The Complete ‘Tousan’ Sessions, Bear Family - Flood Muddy Waters
The Chess Box, MCA - The Rain Don't Fall on Me Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson, Columbia/Legacy - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia - Gather By the River Davell Crawford
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Brother John is Gone / Herc-Jolly John Wild Magnolias
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording,
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans Evan Christopher
Clarinet Road: The Road to New Orleans, Vol. 1, STR Digital - I Thought I heard Buddy Bolden Say Jelly Roll Morton
Jazzin' The Blues, Forlane - Basin Street Blues/When It’s Sleepy Time Down South Louis Prima
The Capitol Recordings: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, Bear Family - Tou' les jours c'est pas la meme Carol Fran
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Going Back to New Orleans Deacon John
New Orleans, Putumayo - Canal Street Blues Dr. Michael White
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Instrumental: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Nicholas Payton
Gumbo Nouveau, Verve - INTERVIEW: Ben Jaffe, John Brunious and Carl LeBlanc of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Listen - Instrumental: At Sundown Johnny St. Cyr
Johnny St. Cyr, American Music - Tipitina and Me Allen Toussaint
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Louisiana 1927 Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with members of the New York Philharmonic
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch - Walking to New Orleans Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family - Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
All-Time Best of Louis Armstrong, Capitol - End bed: Wonderful World The Wardell Quezergue Orchestra feat. Donald Harrison
Our New Orleans 2005, Nonesuch
