A who’s who of great New Orleans brass musicians and vocalists, this collection demonstrates why the Big Easy continues to be one of the world’s richest musical centers
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James & Troy Andrews•
Bourbon Street Parade
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The Yockamo All-Stars•
Blow, Blow Tenor
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Leroy Jones•
Whoopin' Blues
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John Boutté•
I'll Fly Away
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Glen Andrews & The Lazy Six•
Over in the Gloryland
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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews•
Dreamboat
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Dr. John•
It's All Over Now
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Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band with Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown•
St. James Infirmary Blues
Putumayo World Music, a leading pioneer in world and other roots music genres, has announced the opening of an office in New Orleans. Learn more about our office in The Big Easy!
In the musically rich port of New Orleans, brass musicians have long been the mainstays of the most revered local traditions: second lines, jazz funerals and Mardi Gras parades. This fall, Putumayo releases a collection that brings trumpets, tubas and trombones center stage. On New Orleans Brass, a veritable who’s who of contemporary New Orleans musicians and vocalists demonstrate why the city continues to be one of the world’s most vibrant musical centers.
Key to the brass tradition are the numerous parades that have been part of New Orleans culture since they began in the 18th century. Holidays, civic events and even funerals have long been commemorated with parades led by marching bands. Throughout the years, New Orleans brass bands developed a musical culture unlike any other, with a special march-and-dance rhythm that has flavored all New Orleans music ever since, including rhythm and blues, jazz and funk.
The enhanced CD includes a video for “Do They Play Jazz in Heaven?” featuring Ingrid Lucia, Irvin Mayfield and other New Orleans stars, and joins Putumayo’s New Orleans series alongside New Orleans, New Orleans Christmas and New Orleans Playground.
Watch the video: "Do They Play Jazz in Heaven?" Ingrid Lucia, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Born into a family of street musicians, Ingrid Lucia sang in her family band, the Flying Neutrinos, from the age of eight, so she has music coursing deep in her soul. This sassy New Orleans native has a voice that's prompted thousands of comparisons to Billie Holiday. But despite her stylistic similarities to Lady Day, Lucia's delivery is upbeat, fun and just a bit naughty, in the true Big Easy tradition. Describing that first CD, the Washington Post said, “A sultry, behind-the-beat voice, a combination of sometimes languid, sometimes syncopated rhythms, and lots of evocative brass all conspire to make this a picture postcard of an album.”
Putumayo is pleased to be a part of the on-going revitalization of New Orleans music and culture. The label, which recently opened an office on Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District, will be donating a portion of its proceeds from the sale of New Orleans Brass to Preservation Hall’s non-profit Renew Our Music Fund, which provides financial assistance to New Orleans musicians and helps perpetuate New Orleans’ unique musical culture. Since Hurricane Katrina, Putumayo has contributed more than $250,000 from the sale of its New Orleans CDs to New Orleans non-profits and musicians.
