Blowout at Mardi Gras

Jazz bender or insomniacs at the Mardi Gras Lounge on a Saturday night 'til dawn

Cook Records – LP 1084

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: United States
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz, World, & Country
Style: Dixieland Jazz
[Tracklist]
A1 Stumblin'/Sid's Symphony (06:40)
A2 Sympathy (08:08)
A3 Sultry Serenade (04:05)
B1 Three-Thirty-Three (07:01)
B2 I Never Knew (06:48)
B3 You Tell Me Your Dream (05:23)
[Credits]
Sid Davilla (clarinet) Freddie Kohlman (drums) Thomas Jefferson (trumpet) Frog Joseph (trombone) Clenent Tervalon (bass) Joe Thomas (clarinet) Quentin Batiste (piano) Red Camp (piano)
Recorder: Emory Cook, Cover Artwork: Don Smith
[Notes]
With clarinetist Sid Davilla, Freddie Kohlman's Band blows some swingin' Dixieland jazz at the Mardi Gras Lounge in New Orleans. This is a highly energetic groove with irresistible instrumental solos from Davilla (check out the fourth track "Three-Thirty-Three"), trombonist Waldren "Frog" Joseph, trumpeter Thomas Jefferson and pianists Quentin Batiste and Red Camp.

Call of Freedom

Folkways Records - FC 7566

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Tracklist]
A01 We Shall Overcome (03:08)
A02 Oh Mary (03:33)
A03 No More Auction Block (01:43)
A04 The Gettysburg Address (04:35)
A05 Oh Freedom (01:26)
A06 The Ink is Black (02:18)
A07 We Shall Overcome (01:28)
B01 We Shall Overcome (01:39)
B02 Yankee Doodle (01:36)
B03 Wearing of the Green (01:56)
B04 Star Spangled Banner (01:40)
B05 Happiness Song (American Indian) (01:09)
B06 French Partisan Song (FFI) (01:29)
B07 Israeli War of Independence Song (02:36)
B08 Algerian Freedom Song (FLN) (02:15)
B09 Somalian Freedom Song, Alankan (01:53)
B10 Somalian Freedom Song, Dulkaga (02:36)
B11 Angola Freedom Song (01:00)
B12 Angola Soldiers Song (01:18)
[Credits]
The Pupils of Mrs. Thelma Patel's 6th Grade Class (chorus) Cinnabelle Morris (piano)
Provider and Liner Notes: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
During the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, sixth-grade students at Woodmere Elementary School in Woodmere, NY, recorded a collection of freedom songs and readings from America and foreign lands. Among the tracks are the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome," the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner," a recitation of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Free French Partisan song from World War II, and the "Finjan" (Israeli song of independence from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War). The liner notes, introduced by Folkways Records founder Moses Asch, provide song lyrics and the script of the dramatic readings.

Roots: Rhythm and Blues

Produced by Henry Hines and AI White

RBF Records – RBF 20

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1966
Genre: Blues, World, & Country
Style: Blues, African American
[Tracklist]
A1 Johnny B. Goode: Al White and his Hi-Liters (02:50)
A2 A Fool in Love: Naomi Bradly (02:36)
A3 Don't Mistreat Me: The Queenettes (02:57)
A4 Baby Fat: The Dominoes (02:32)
A5 The Eel: Johnny Larand and the Internes (02:10)
A6 Testify: The Dominoes (01:44)
A7 Until the End: The Barons (02:31)
A8 I Can Jerk All Night: The Barons (02:09)
B1 On My Way Back Home: Louis Armstrong & His Rainbow of Rhythm (02:15)
B2 There is Something About My Girl That Is Mighty Sweet: Dave Bonds (03:05)
B3 Maybe: The Queenettes (02:47)
B4 There's a Dream for You: The Barons (02:34)
B5 Dream Lover: Phillip and the Originals (02:13)
B6 Make My Life Worth Living: The Queenettes (01:42)
B7 Come on Home: Johnny Larand and the Internes (02:42)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Henry Hines and Al White, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This compilation brings together recordings produced by Henry Hines and Al White for Lynn's Productions, and provides a musical snapshot of some of the bands popular in clubs, fraternities, and schools in the 1950s.

Charlie Musselwhite

Arhoolie Records – CD 303

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1989
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues
[Tracklist}
01 It Ain't Right (03:59)
02 Finger Lickin' Good (04:00)
03 Up & Down The Avenue (02:42)
04 Highways Blues (04:59)
05 Wild, Wild Woman (05:02)
06 Takin' My Time (10:44)
07 Crazy For My Baby (02:56)
08 Blue Steel (04:47)
09 Take Me Back (05:21)
10 This Old Nightlife (05:21)
11 Taylor's, Arkansas (02:50)
12 Cut You Loose (04:17)
13 If Trouble Was Money (05:21)
14 On The Spot Boogie (02:39)
[Credits]
Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica/guitar/vocals) Lafayette Leake (piano) Tim Kaihatsu (guitar) Larry Martin (drums) Karl Sevareid (bass)
Producer: Chris Strachwitz, Cover Artwork: Lynda Barry
{Notes}
Charlie Musselwhite earned the nickname "Memphis Charlie" during his years in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play guitar and blues harmonica. Moving to Chicago in 1962 to look for better-paying work, Musselwhite jumped into the blues scene, becoming a regular at blues venues, sitting in and playing with some of the great musicians of the Chicago scene. This album, released in 1989, contains songs recorded in 1971 and 1974 that feature the electrifying blues vocals and harmonica of Memphis Charlie. Liner notes include a biography of the artist.

Barbara Dane Sings the Blues with 6 & 12 String Guitar

Folkways Records - FA 2471

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Tracklist]
A1 You Don't Know Me (02:59)
A2 I Just Want To Make Love To You (02:14)
A3 Come Back,Baby (02:42)
A4 Stranger's Blues (04:17)
A5 Victim to the Blues (02:08)
A6 'Way Behind the Sun (03:52)
B1 Special Delivery Blues (03:14)
B2 It Hurts Me Too (04:15)
B3 Come On In (There Ain't Nobody Here But Me) (02:23)
B4 Hard Oh Lord (05:08)
B5 Working People's Blues (02:43)
B6 Dink's Blues (Dink's Song) (03:30)
[Credits]
Barbara Dane (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Irwin Silber, Liner Notes: Barbara Dane, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Jim Marshall
{Notes}
Singer, guitarist, record producer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs, as well as material by Tampa Red, Willie Dixon, and Ma Rainey.