Title from disc label. Co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Notes in English (34 pages : portraits (some color)) inserted in container. Liberty Brass Band (tracks 1, 3-4, 8, 12, 15) ; Treme Brass Band (tracks 2, 6, 9, 11, 14) ; Hot 8 Brass Band (tracks 5, 7, 10, 13) Recorded at Piety Street Studio, New Orleans, Lousiana.
Contents:
Paul Barbarin's second line (Liberty Brass Band) (4:13) -- The Sheik of Araby (Treme Brass Band) (3:41) -- Panama (Liberty Brass Band) (5:24) -- Liberty funeral march (Liberty Brass Band) (4:52) -- Steamin' blues (The Hot 8 Brass Band) (3:35) -- We shall walk through the streets of the city (Treme Brass Band) (4:11) -- Keepin' it funky (The Hot 8 Brass Band) (6:42) -- Old rugged cross (Liberty Brass Band) (5:40) -- Grazing in the grass (Treme Brass Band) (4:45) -- New Orleans (After the city) (The Hot 8 Brass Band) (6:47) -- Give me my money back (Treme Brass Band) (4:09) -- Lily of the valley (Liberty Brass Band) (3:22) -- Shake it and break it (The Hot 8 Brass Band) (4:32) -- Amazing grace (Treme Brass Band) (3:42) -- Whoopin' blues (Liberty Brass Band) (4:02)
Summary:
It brings us three musical generations of renowned second liners, the classic sound of the Liberty Brass Band, the tradition-defining Treme Band, and the younger funk musicians of the Hot 8 Brass Band. Together, the three groups paint a stylistic panorama of this life-affirming pillar of American music.
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