New Orleans: Rebuild Restore Rejoice

by N/A

Overview

Beyond the obvious connection of the title, New Orleans: Rebuild Restore Rejoice doesn't draw any direct lines to the devastation wrought by the landfall of Hurricane Katrina at summer's close in 2005, which doesn't mean that these tracks recorded by various artists on the Mardi Gras Records roster aren't a reflection of life after the storm. Track after track reaches for joy and rebirth as if nothing else really mattered, and if Katrina as a benchmark is never mentioned, it probably doesn't have to be. Highlights include a pair of wonderfully loose and joyous second-line pieces from Dejan's Olympia Brass Band ("It Ain't My Fault" and "Wade in the Water"), Irma Thomas' elegant "Ruler of My Heart," and Beau Jocque's odd rockin' zydeco version of "I'm a Girl Watcher." Made especially poignant by the fallout from Katrina, this little sampler is made powerfully compelling by the sheer joy and hope for the future sketched out in these tracks. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/31/2006
Label:	Mardi Gras Records / Mardi Gras
UPC:	0096094510426
Rank:	164975

Tracks

1. It Ain't My Fault  -  Dejan's Olympia Brass
2. I Ate Up the Apple Tree  -  Rebirth Brass Band  -  Traditional
3. Shake It and Break It  -  Traditional  -  Magnificent Seventh's Brass Band
4. Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out  - Big Al Carson  - J. Cox
5. Shake a Hand  - Marva Wright
6. Ruler of My Heart  - Irma Thomas
7. Bald Head  - Roy Byrd  -  Professor Longhair
8. I'm a Girl Watcher  - Beau Jocque
9. Let Your Mind Be Free  -  Leblanc  -  Soul Rebels
10. Just Chillin'  -  Traditional  -  Magnificent Seventh's Brass Band
11. Wade in the River  -  Dejan's Olympia Brass  -  Traditional
12. Feel So Good  -  Magnificent Seventh's Brass Band  -  Traditional

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Magnificent Seventh's Brass Band   Primary Artist
Beau Jocque   Primary Artist
Irma Thomas   Primary Artist
Rebirth Brass Band   Primary Artist
Marva Wright   Primary Artist
Big Al Carson   Primary Artist
Professor Longhair   Primary Artist
The Soul Rebels   Primary Artist
Dejan's Olympia Brass   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Leblanc   Composer
Warren Hildebrand   Executive Producer
J. Cox   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Roy Byrd   Composer