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June 17, 2012 – Father's Day.
Dear Reader, peace to you and yours today. It has been a long, long journey traveling through life since I last spoke up here. I'm glad you made it thru too!
I'm in the City of Angels – which is not too far from Maison Musique – as I am blessedly visiting with my family. It's the perfect time to tell of what I know, and what I love.
My father was a good man. A good man in the true sense. And as his third and youngest son, last of all his children, I…
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July 14, 2010 – Bastille Day
It has been written, “All good Creole boys must one day return to Paris.”* But, no such luck this time. Nonetheless, I am indeed excited to be headed to Our Nation's Capitol. (via Baltimore.) I will be visiting with a great friend, and mentor, A. Billy S. Jones-Hennin. I will state… Continue
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July 4, 2010 – America's Independence
Hey wait... Dear Reader, please don't go! It is really the beginning and; it's going to be what it's going to be.
This last sentiment was bestowed upon me by Ellis Marsalis... oh, about four and half years ago. It was my first Friday after having returned to New Orleans from Brooklyn where I had eventually evacuated to, following Hurricane… Continue
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November 10th, 2009
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In this excerpt, (again and finally from March 15th, 1977) Mr. Barker is in the process of responding to a… Continue
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November 3rd, 2009
“Thus saith the Lord,” bold Moses said, Let my people go;
“If not, I'll smite your first-born dead.” Let my people go.
These lines from a Black unknown bard of long ago seem proof enough for Danny Barker; that our music is essential to our liberation. Mr. Barker spoke to the Xavier Students about the slavery days. Using his mouth h*** and his fiery and dynamic tongue, he makes plain the inevitable… Continue
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August 4th, 2009 – Happy Birthday Pops!
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“That's what made you want... to be something.”
For me, the beautiful irony in Mr. Barker's statement to the Xavier students from 35 years ago is that, I have no idea who Ben Hogan is or was.
We all have some need to be something in life; this imperative usually results in the act of passing on life itself. Reproduction just may be the... most expedient… Continue
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July 28th, 2009
classic |ˈklasik| adjective
judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.
As far as Danny Barker was concerned, it took the Louis Armstrong recordings known as the 'Hot 5' and 'Hot 7' no more than 50 years to become classics.
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From 1925-1928, when Armstrong had returned to… Continue
July 14th, 2009
Louis Daniel Armstrong stands as this legacy's most highest students, and perhaps its most potent professor. At… Continue
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February 14th, 2009 - Saint Valentine's Day!
Here's a special message of love. Two old Cat Daddies whip it on ya'. Old Danny and Old Satchmo... teaming up. Giving you their Vibrations.
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Peace & Pops,
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Maison Musique, New Orleans
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My Catalogue of CD's Available Thru A… Continue
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Barbara Carroll On Piano Jazz
Pianist and singer Barbara Carroll was host Marian McPartland's second guest during the first season of Piano Jazz. Thirty years later, Carroll makes a return appearance to reminisce with her friend about their experiences at the Hickory House and the Oak Room. Carroll gives a charming performance of "Very Early" and McPartland improvises a musical portrait of her guest.Duke Ellington: Highlights Of His Twilight
The great composer and bandleader was distraught over the 1967 death of Billy Strayhorn, his songwriting and arranging partner of 28 years. But Ellington took Strayhorn's passing as an impetus, born of necessity, to increase his own productivity. Here are five examples.Chris Potter Quartet On JazzSet
At the Village Vanguard, one flight down from the hubbub of New York City, in a tight space packed with people, we're about to embark on a musical odyssey by sea. Our captain is saxophonist Chris Potter, who's launching his Odyssey-inspired album The Sirens.Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World
The two artists are known opposites in the world of instrumental music. On Metheny's latest, the jazz guitarist wrings an unexpectedly visual listening experience from Zorn's knotty compositions.Sarah Vaughan: A New Box Set Revels In Glorious Imperfections
Divine: The Jazz Albums, 1954-1958 packs four CDs with Vaughan's music, recorded live or in the studio with bands big and small. Two live albums from Chicago nightclubs are standouts, partly when a performance threatens to slide off the rails.© 2013 Created by Jaijai Jackson.
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