Comments on: Preservation Hall Jazz Band: old time jazz from New Orleans http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Auger http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265507 Auger Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265507 Hey, you got your Tom Waits in my Preservation hall jazz band!  . . . YOU got your Preservation hall jazz band in my Tom Waits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evdZ6JaH27s I'm no expert, but I think there are multiple bands - a touring one and a house one.  I'll have to check out that album - as well as the stuff  posted above by pjcamp, but this one was always my favorite of theirs ever since I saw them live a few years ago (sadly not actually IN preservation hall) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n-iedQpGko Hey, you got your Tom Waits in my Preservation hall jazz band!  . . . YOU got your Preservation hall jazz band in my Tom Waits!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evdZ6JaH27s

I’m no expert, but I think there are multiple bands – a touring one and a house one.  I’ll have to check out that album – as well as the stuff  posted above by pjcamp, but this one was always my favorite of theirs ever since I saw them live a few years ago (sadly not actually IN preservation hall)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n-iedQpGko

]]> By: John MacDougall http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265505 John MacDougall Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265505 They're opening up a west coast venue soon - down on Valencia St or there a bouts. They’re opening up a west coast venue soon – down on Valencia St or there a bouts.

]]> By: Nathan Ramsay http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265477 Nathan Ramsay Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265477 I have not listened to the album, but I did have the opportunity to see  the Preservation Hall Jazz Band play with the Del McCoury Band at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. It truly  a surreal experience.  I have not listened to the album, but I did have the opportunity to see  the Preservation Hall Jazz Band play with the Del McCoury Band at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. It truly  a surreal experience. 

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265473 pjcamp Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265473 You need to catch up on the rest of NO. Preservation Hall is just the tip of the iceberg. Watching the first two seasons of Treme is a good place to start. There, you'll learn about Kermit Ruffins and John Boutte' and the Rebirth Brass Band. Or you could just go here: http://musicoftreme.com/2010/04/18/list-of-songs-on-treme-episode-1-season-1-april-11-2010/ and start listening. All the old and new guys appear eventually. I've seen a few people on their that I recognize from the street in NO, including a stunning clarinet player whose band is in Jackson Square every day. I don't think she's ever recorded. Dr. John did two albums in the 80's, just the man and his piano. DJ Plays Mac Rebennack is the best of the two and kind of legendary. Dorothy, Mac's Boogie and Saints can't fail to bring a smile. Oh, and I spent an evening in the Preservation Hall some years ago when someone talked them into playing Summertime. It is hardly a traditional song, but they nailed it. You need to catch up on the rest of NO. Preservation Hall is just the tip of the iceberg. Watching the first two seasons of Treme is a good place to start. There, you’ll learn about Kermit Ruffins and John Boutte’ and the Rebirth Brass Band. Or you could just go here:

http://musicoftreme.com/2010/04/18/list-of-songs-on-treme-episode-1-season-1-april-11-2010/

and start listening. All the old and new guys appear eventually. I’ve seen a few people on their that I recognize from the street in NO, including a stunning clarinet player whose band is in Jackson Square every day. I don’t think she’s ever recorded.

Dr. John did two albums in the 80′s, just the man and his piano. DJ Plays Mac Rebennack is the best of the two and kind of legendary. Dorothy, Mac’s Boogie and Saints can’t fail to bring a smile.

Oh, and I spent an evening in the Preservation Hall some years ago when someone talked them into playing Summertime. It is hardly a traditional song, but they nailed it.

]]> By: Absorbine_Sr http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265366 Absorbine_Sr Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265366 We saw them open for the Trucks-Tedeschi band in Chicago last August and they brought the house down. One of the few times when I saw the opening act cause the crowd to shut up and listen. We saw them open for the Trucks-Tedeschi band in Chicago last August and they brought the house down. One of the few times when I saw the opening act cause the crowd to shut up and listen.

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265200 Egypt Urnash Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265200 When I want a taste of home, I keep on ending up with Dr. John. Either his completely insane first album <cite>Gris-Gris</cite>, or his much later <cite>Goin' Back To New Orleans</cite>. Maybe it's just because he was everywhere growing up in New Orleans in the seventies, I dunno. When I want a taste of home, I keep on ending up with Dr. John. Either his completely insane first album Gris-Gris, or his much later Goin’ Back To New Orleans.

Maybe it’s just because he was everywhere growing up in New Orleans in the seventies, I dunno.

]]> By: J Foote http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265124 J Foote Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265124 We saw the Preservation Hall Jazz Band this summer in Santa Fe when they were touring. Outstanding live. We saw the Preservation Hall Jazz Band this summer in Santa Fe when they were touring. Outstanding live.

]]> By: Pickleschlitz http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265079 Pickleschlitz Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265079 Maybe they could record an album with Die Antwoord! Maybe they could record an album with Die Antwoord!

]]> By: dorkus1218 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265069 dorkus1218 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265069 They played at my family's nightclub this summer! (FitzGerald's in Berwyn, IL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mzNEXkKN4 and I shot this video. They're a great time... They played at my family’s nightclub this summer! (FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mzNEXkKN4 and I shot this video. They’re a great time…

]]> By: Patrick http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265052 Patrick Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265052 The American Legacies Album is available on Spotify.  :) The American Legacies Album is available on Spotify.  :)

]]> By: Spikester http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265047 Spikester Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265047 "American Legacies" is brilliant.  A collaboration with The Del McCoury Band, it's an outstanding blend of Bluegrass and Dixieland. “American Legacies” is brilliant.  A collaboration with The Del McCoury Band, it’s an outstanding blend of Bluegrass and Dixieland.

]]> By: Pickleschlitz http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265044 Pickleschlitz Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265044 Almost forgot! Kid Ory. Almost forgot! Kid Ory.

]]> By: dylan fogle http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265042 dylan fogle Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265042 Spotify has it... Spotify has it…

]]> By: Jonathan Peterson http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265038 Jonathan Peterson Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265038 Such an institution.  My dad was a huge jazz fan and would haul me to Preservation Hall in the early 70s.  I took my son there a few years ago - I think it still has the same pillows on the floor.  The quarter has pretty much turned into a frat party - a lot of the best music has moved down to Frenchmen Street. Such an institution.  My dad was a huge jazz fan and would haul me to Preservation Hall in the early 70s.  I took my son there a few years ago – I think it still has the same pillows on the floor.  The quarter has pretty much turned into a frat party – a lot of the best music has moved down to Frenchmen Street.

]]> By: Pickleschlitz http://boingboing.net/2011/11/08/preservation-hall-jazz-band-old-time-jazz-from-new-orleans.html#comment-1265037 Pickleschlitz Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=128097#comment-1265037 I've been to Preservation Hall too, and my impression was that the PHJB is a lot better live than on CD. For recorded Trad Jazz, I really like the stuff on the Good Times Jazz label from the late 50s... In particular the Firehouse Five. George Probert is a genius on the soprano sax. I’ve been to Preservation Hall too, and my impression was that the PHJB is a lot better live than on CD. For recorded Trad Jazz, I really like the stuff on the Good Times Jazz label from the late 50s… In particular the Firehouse Five. George Probert is a genius on the soprano sax.

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