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New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures January 25th, 2023 (Hour 1)
New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

It’s an American Routes Live session of New Orleans Traditional Jazz with Dr. Michael White, the beloved clarinetist leading the Original Liberty Jazz Band, in concert and conversation. Then, we explore the world of Jazz Manouche and its late leading influence, guitarist Django Reinhardt and his historic recordings with violinist Stephane Grapelli from the Quintette du Hot Club de France. We also visit with a contemporary women’s Jazz Manouche band from Quebec: Christine Tassan et les Imposteures. Plus music influenced by Django Reinhardt from Willie Nelson, Bob Wills, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and the Hot Club of Cowtown.

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WILLIE NELSON AND JOHN JACKSON

November 29th, 2000

This week one of America’s great traveling troubadors, Willie Nelson, pulls his tour bus into New Orleans. Willie chats and the Nelson family band plays a live set, including the old favorite, Angel Flying too Close to the Ground and the title track of his new record, Milk Cow Blues. Also, Piedmont bluesman John Jackson drops by to play his brand of country blues from the Eastern Seaboard

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HOUR ONE

  • Outskirts of Town Willie Nelson and Keb' Mo
    Milk Cow Blues, Island
  • I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Louis Jordan
    Let the Good Times Roll Box, Bear Family
  • Sweet Georgia Brown Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli w/the Quintet of the Hot Club of France
    Souvenirs, London
  • Ida Red Likes to Boogie Bob Wills
    Hall of Fame, MCA
  • SEGMENT: Willie Nelson
  • Pick Up the Tempo Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Instrumental: Willie in studio tuning Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • INTERVIEW: Willie Nelson

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  • Angel Flying too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Let's Get Lost Chet Baker
    The Best of Chet Baker Sings, Pacific Jazz
  • Instrumental: The Best Thing For You Chet Baker
    Two a Day, Dreyfus
  • Tarde Pa' Arrepentirnos Isidro Lopez
    El Indio, Arhoolie
  • You Can't Break My Heart Adolph Hofner
    South Texas Swing, Arhoolie
  • Remington Ride Freddy King
    Hide Away: The Best of, Rhino
  • T for Texas Dwight Yoakum
    The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, Columbia

HOUR two

  • Road Runner Bo Didley
    The Chess Box, MCA
  • Stop Breakin' Down Lucinda Williams
    Ramblin', Folkways
  • What's It? Jimmie Rodgers
    The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family
  • Your Feet's Too Big The Ink Spots
    The Anthology, MCA/Decca
  • Diddy Wa Diddy John Jackson
    Country Blues & Ditties, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Rainbow Doc Watson
    Foundation, Sugar Hill
  • INTERVIEW: John Jackson
  • John Henry John Jackson
    live at American Routes,
  • John Henry Paul Robeson
    The Power & The Glory, Sony
  • St. Louis Blues McCoy Tyner
    Jazz Roots, Telarc
  • Instrumental: Hale-Bopp, Hip-Hop Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
    1 + 1, Verve
  • I Left My Baby Kevin Mahogany
    Kansas City Soundtrack, Verve
  • (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone Roy Montrell
    Earl Palmer Backbeat, Ace
  • Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson
    Blue 45s, Blue Note
  • Alligator Boogaloo A La Carte Brass & Percussion
    Go-Go and Gumbo, Satchmo ‘N' Soul, Wildchild
  • I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother) Clifton Chenier
    King of the Bayous, Arhoolie

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