I
scanned all of the notes for this little gem, so I won't get too much
into the historical significance of this album. It's a collection of the
hottest R&B New Orleans had to offer in the 40's and 50's. These
artists recorded under the Regal, Deluxe or United labels.
What
I will say is, wow! This collection is a real treasure that will
instill pride in anyone with a stake in NOLA. For those who don't know
what it means to miss New Orleans, a sense of romanticism will be hard
to suppress.
I
was only aware of Dave Bartholomew when I popped this in, but found
myself clamouring for the notes every time the track changed.
Technically we are listening to 40's/50's R&B, but at that point in
time, the music was still holding on strongly to jump blues. There's a
sense of swing on every track, some light and some heavy.
I fell in love right away with how much fun this music is. I also
realized just how racy alot of the lyrics would have been for the time
period. Some of it is cryptic and/or double entendre in style, but not
too hard to figure out. I can only assume that they just didn't care,
knowing that they wouldn't be getting airplay on mainstream radio. I
think my favorite song has to be I Cried by Joseph "Google Eyes" August. To me, it embraced everything great about this music while not taking itself too seriously at all. See what y'all think...
This was ripped in secure mode of Media Monkey. 16/44.1 FLAC is the order of the day...enjoy!!!
