VA — Sound of New Orleans 1992-2005 (2009)
FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 kbps | 2h 27 min | Jazz, Funk, Soul, R&B, Blues | 901 / 342 MB
This is a two-CD complilation that cherry picks the catalog of Gary Edwards\’ Sound of New Orleans label. S.O. N. O. has always been very much a blue-collar label. Their roster doesn\’t really have any high profile artists, the CDs don\’t sport any \’arty\’ covers and they\’ve never had anything that resembles a hit. Often, artists\’ sales from the bandstand amount to more than what regular retail sales amount to. However, Edwards managed to release some damn good CDs until Hurricane Katrina sucker-punched him and his label. He literally lost everything. Because of the concept of this 40-track collection, it has a shotgun approach. There are lots of different artists and styles of music. There are recognizable names including the Zion Harmonizers, Rockin\’ Dopsie, Jr. and Tommy Ridgley, but there are also artists that even in the household of a New Orleans music buff, are totally unknown. There is a conscious effort here to assemble songs strongly associated with New Orleans, i.e. \’Go to the Mardi Gras,\’ \’Hey Pocky Way,\’ Sick and Tired,\’ etc. In iTunes teology, if there was a \’New Orleans Party Shuffle\’ playlist, this CD would fit the bill. Lots of listenable stuff here and a nice tribute to a guy who never got the credit he deserves.
01 Algiers Brass Band — Hey Pocky Way
02 Chewy Thunderfoot Black — Sick and Tired
03 Tommy Ridgley — How Long
04 Tara Darnell — Let It Shine
05 Treme Brass Band — I Got a Big Fat Woman
06 Bill E. Shaw — My Sweet Marie
07 Phat2sDay — One Day I\’m Gonna Loose 100 Pounds
08 Rooster — Born In Mississippi
09 Wayne Boyd — Us Funk & G
10 Eddie Boh Paris and The Funky — Little Liza Jane
11 Ke Venable and Beaubassin — Big A\’s Two Step
12 Warren Ceasar and The Creole Zydeco Snap Band — Valse de Grand Basile
13 Dwayne Dopsie and The Zideco Hellraisers — My Louisiana Beauty
14 Selwyn Cooper And The Hurricane Blues Band — Mathilda
15 Coolbone Brass Band — Tromboniana
16 Zion Harmonizers — Tied Up (In Jesus)
17 Voices of Distinction — What You Gonna Do
18 The Melody Clouds — God\’s Not Dead
19 David & Roselyn — Mind of Freedom
20 Algiers Brass Band — What a Wonderful World
21 Mahogany Brass Band — Blackbird Special
22 Veda Love — Southern Fried Gumbo Funk
23 G.G. Shinn — Leave My Kitten Alone
24 Les Getrex — Indian Red
25 Charlie Cuccia — Get Out of My Life Woman
26 Carol Fran — I Love You So
27 Chucky C; Clearly Blue — Untouchable Glide
28 Smitty Dee\’s Brass Band — File Gumbo
29 Creole Zydeco Farmers — Shetland Pony
30 Rockin\’ Dopsie Jr — On a Night Like This
31 J.B. Davis — I\’M Walking To New Orleans
32 Stevie Franco Mr Boogieman — Slomo Blues
33 Charles Jacobs — I\’ll Play the Blue For You
34 Casa Samba — Salute to Mestre Andr?
35 High Steppers Brass Band — Go to the Mardi Gras
36 New-Orleans Spiritualettes — What You Think About Jesus
37 Zion Harmonizers — We Need Jesus
38 Bemiss Brothers — The Moment I Believed
39 Heavenly Stars — Roll Jordan Roll
40 Mahogany Brass Band — Amazing Grace
