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"Woody Allen’s New Orleans jazz is a combination of mournful blues and lively syncopation played with raw spontaneity. His clarinet tone is downright edgy in the treble clef, although his low-register work is more soulful. He affects a decorative style with a vibrato frequently wide enough to drive a Mack truck through. Five of the 15 tracks are from the books of past greats. Louis Armstrong’s “Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya” is a languid lament, Lillian Hardin Armstrong’s “Lonesome Blues” is delivered in an upbeat stop-tempo, and King Oliver’s “Dippermouth Blues” is rendered slow and easy. There’s musical breadth and depth to charts like Fats Waller’s “Come On and Stomp, Stomp, Stomp,” the prayer-like “Lead Me Savior,” and the title track. Eddie Davis (“The Manhattan Minstrel”) is the musical director, vocalist, and banjo player with the seven-piece band and pull-out trio. Part of a tandem production, this CD features re-recorded selections from the video documentary of the same name. The session was played without rehearsal in a Manhattan church, the documentary’s music supplemented by additional tracks." - PATRICIA MYERS/JazzTimes 1. lonesome blues 0:00 2. dippermouth blues 3:44 3. after you’ve gone 6:34 4. martha {aka mazie} 12:38 5. lead me savior 16:43 6. swing a lullaby 20:02 7. last night on the back porch 24:47 8. shake that thing 27:34 9. yaaka hula hickey dula 31:08 10. in the evening 33:38 11. come on and stomp, stomp, stomp 38:14 12. wild man blues 43:03 13. hear me talkin’ to ya 46:38 14. pappy’s b flat blues 52:07Eddy Davis - banjo Greg Cohen - bass Woody Allen - clarinet Rob Garcia - drums Cynthia Sayer (tracks: 14), Todd Robbins (3) (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 13) - piano Jerry Zigmont - trombone Simon Wettenhall (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 13, 14) - trumpet Eddy Davis, The Manhattan Minstrel (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, ) - vocals ___________________________ Label: RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63353-2 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 1998

“Woody Allen’s New Orleans jazz is a combination of mournful blues and lively syncopation played with raw spontaneity. His clarinet tone is downright edgy in the treble clef, although his low-register work is more soulful. He affects a decorative style with a vibrato frequently wide enough to drive a Mack truck through.

Five of the 15 tracks are from the books of past greats. Louis Armstrong’s “Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya” is a languid lament, Lillian Hardin Armstrong’s “Lonesome Blues” is delivered in an upbeat stop-tempo, and King Oliver’s “Dippermouth Blues” is rendered slow and easy. There’s musical breadth and depth to charts like Fats Waller’s “Come On and Stomp, Stomp, Stomp,” the prayer-like “Lead Me Savior,” and the title track. Eddie Davis (“The Manhattan Minstrel”) is the musical director, vocalist, and banjo player with the seven-piece band and pull-out trio.

Part of a tandem production, this CD features re-recorded selections from the video documentary of the same name. The session was played without rehearsal in a Manhattan church, the documentary’s music supplemented by additional tracks.” – PATRICIA MYERS/JazzTimes.

Track listing:

1. lonesome blues 0:00

2. dippermouth blues 3:44

3. after you’ve gone 6:34

4. martha {aka mazie} 12:38

5. lead me savior 16:43

6. swing a lullaby 20:02

7. last night on the back porch 24:47

8. shake that thing 27:34

9. yaaka hula hickey dula 31:08

10. in the evening 33:38

11. come on and stomp, stomp, stomp 38:14

12. wild man blues 43:03

13. hear me talkin’ to ya 46:38

14. pappy’s b flat blues 52:07

Personnel:

Eddy Davis – banjo

Greg Cohen – bass

Woody Allen – clarinet

Rob Garcia – drums

Cynthia Sayer (tracks: 14), Todd Robbins (3) (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 13) – piano

Jerry Zigmont – trombone

Simon Wettenhall (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 13, 14) – trumpet

Eddy Davis, The Manhattan Minstrel (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, ) – vocals

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Label: RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63353-2

Format: CD, Album

Country: US

Released: 1998



