Indian Blues (2024 Remaster) Donald Harrison Jr. feat. The Guardians Of The Flame, Mardi Gras Indians, Dr. John

• 1 Hu-Ta-Nay (2024 Remaster) 06:18
• 2 Indian Blues (2024 Remaster) 04:44
• 3 Shallow Water (2024 Remaster) 03:03
• 4 Ja-Ki-Mo-Fi-Na-Hay (2024 Remaster) 05:13
• 5 Indian Red (2024 Remaster) 07:09
• 6 Two-Way-Pockey-Way (2024 Remaster) 01:54
• 7 Cherokee (2024 Remaster) 05:58
• 8 Hiko Hiko (2024 Remaster) 04:39
• 9 Uptown Ruler (2024 Remaster) 08:18
• 10 Big Chief (2024 Remaster) 03:10
• 11 Walkin' Home (2024 Remaster) 02:24
• 12 Shave 'Em Dry (2024 Remaster) 02:52
• Total Runtime 55:42

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NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. ist einer der besten Saxophonisten seiner Generation. Sein Lebenslauf umfasst lange Assoziationen mit Terrance Blanchard und Art Blakey in den 1980er Jahren. Aber die Grundlage von Harrisons Musik, und es ist die Seele seiner Musik, kommt aus seiner lebenslangen Teilnahme an der Kultur von New Orleans, seiner Heimatstadt. Hier zollt er dieser reichen Kultur Hommage und begleitet von nichts anderem als dem legendären Dr. John. Beide Künstler, die Verkörperung der Musik von New Orleans in ihrem eigenen Recht. Das Album verfügt über eine Mischung aus Originalkompositionen und Jazzstandards, die alle mit dem Geist und der Energie von New Orleans angereichert sind. Mit den indischen Mardi Gras Gesängen von The Guardians Of The Flame fängt diese Aufnahme die Magie des Erbes New Orleans Mardi Gras Musik ein und verpackt alles in einem Paket.

Donald Harrison Jr., Altsaxophon, Tenorsaxophon, Tamburin, Hintergrundgesang
Dr. John, Gesang (Tracks 1, 4, 10, 12); Klavier (Tracks 1, 11, 12)
Donald Harrison Sr., Gesang
Phil Bowler, Bass, Hintergrundgesang
Carl Allen, Schlagzeug, Bassdrum, Hintergrundgesang
Howard „Smiley” Ricks, Congas, Tamburin, Percussion, Hintergrundgesang
Cyrus Chestnut, Klavier, Hintergrundgesang
Bruce Cox, Tamburin, Hintergrundgesang

Aufgenommen am 22. und 23. Mai 1991 in den BMG Studios in New York City
Aufgenommen von Malcolm Addey
Produziert von Mark Morganelli

Digital remastered von Bernie Grumman

Donald Harrison Jr.
has combined a whirlwind career as a saxophonist with establishing cultural and educational traditions in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for creating nouveau swing, a jazz style that combines R&B, funk, hip-hop, and African dance, Harrison tours all over the world and has many albums and honors to his name. Yet he finds time to be Big Chief of Congo Square Nation in New Orleans for Mardi Gras season as well as being cofounder and artistic director of Tipitina's Foundation Internship Program to help New Orleans youth, especially the disadvantaged, realize their musical dreams.

Harrison was born in 1960 to a musical New Orleans family. His father, Donald Sr., was a Big Chief, part of the African American tradition of participating in dancing, singing, and call-and-response in fanciful costumes that is part of Mardi Gras. Harrison’s career as a saxophonist has included working with multiple top names in jazz and other genres of music, including Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Lena Horne, the Notorious B.I.G., and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Harrison's ties to New Orleans became even stronger in 2005 when he and his family were evacuees during Hurricane Katrina, which submerged their home under six feet of water. Then he vowed to stay near New Orleans despite having a residence in New York. Some of the music and aspects of the characters in the HBO series Treme, about the aftermath of Katrina, were based on Harrison, who was a consultant for the show, as was a character in Spike Lee’s documentary When the Levees Broke.

Harrison’s albums include Quantum Leap, which was called a breakthrough by critics for its joining of cutting-edge jazz with New Orleans funk. In 2015, he recorded his first classical composition, “Congo Square Nation,” with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Harrison's honors include two French Grand Prix du Disques; awards from American, Swiss, and Japanese publications; a 2012 Grammy nomination; and numerous awards from his hometown.

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