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After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in the summer of 2005, musician Harry Connick, Jr. was one of the first people to lend not only his celebrity, but also his own two hands in aid to the survivors of the catastrophe. Connick brought a television crew with him as he traveled through his damaged hometown and shot footage to help draw attention to the situation. Soon after, he organized the benefit telethon A Concert for Hurricane Relief on NBC to raise money for the beleaguered residents of New Orleans. It was clear through all of this that Connick truly loved his hometown and perhaps even felt he owed the city a debt for all it had given to him. In that light, though he tastefully underplays his feelings about the tragedy, Connick's Oh, My Nola is clearly his response to Hurricane Katrina. But rather than making a one-note album filled with anger and sadness -- though he expresses those emotions here, too -- Oh, My Nola feels at once like a party-driven celebration of all that is New Orleans and a love letter to the city he almost lost. Featuring songs from, of, and about New Orleans, Oh, My Nola touches on almost every musical style that has come from the city and, in a similar sense, every style Connick has delved into over the years. For that reason it's both his most expansive and personal album to date, and finally finds the pianist/vocalist/arranger coalescing his eclectic tastes in jazz standards, stride piano, funk, Cajun, gospel, and contemporary pop under a unified vision that not surprisingly takes him back to the roots of New Orleans music.
To these ends, he turns Allen Toussaint and Lee Dorsey's classic R&B cut "Working in the Coal Mine" into a swaggeringly funky big-band workout. Similarly inventive, he does Hughie Cannon's traditional "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" as a second-line-inspired big-band swing number reminiscent of his own When Harry Met Sally soundtrack. But while these numbers showcase Connick's obvious talent for arranging and crafting large ensemble numbers, other cuts such as the traditional "Careless Love" reveal his more laid-back, country-inflected barroom piano style that recalls his early solo albums 20 and 25. Mixing this approach, Connick once again returns to Toussaint with the spiritual and motivational "Yes We Can" in a loping and funky, large-ensemble style. Always a student of American popular song, it's no surprise that Connick's original compositions stand up next to the classic tracks here; however, it's also on these originals that he moves toward expressing his anger over what happened to the city. On the half-improvised, stark, and funky "All These People" Connick sings, "I was so damn scared I held hands and wandered with the crazy man, but he wasn't crazy and I wasn't scared/We were just brothers that stood there and stared at all those people waiting there." It's one of the few moments of outright protest on the album and deftly conveys Connick's first-hand account of post-hurricane New Orleans. However, listening to the whole of Oh, My Nola, it becomes clear that the true protest Connick is concerned with is a protest of the soul against events that conspire to erase all that we hold dear. This is best expressed in Connick's own title track. Set to a simple midtempo traditional New Orleans jazz beat, he sings, "How proud would Louie and Mahalia be, to know that their memory was safe with me?/Oh, my Nola, old and true and strong just like a tall magnolia tree/Sit me in the shade and I'm right where I belong/Oh, my New Orleans, wait for me."
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Composer - Allen Toussaint, Lyricist - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Lee Dorsey, Composer - Lee Dorsey, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Huey Cameron, Lyricist - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Background Vocal - Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Background Vocal - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Christopher Kenner, Composer - Christopher Kenner, Lyricist - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer - Tracey Freeman, Background Vocal
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carlson, Composer - Harry Carlson, Lyricist - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Earl King, Composer - Earl King, Lyricist - lew douglas, Composer - lew douglas, Lyricist - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Hank Williams, Composer - Hank Williams, Lyricist - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Malcolm J. Rebennack (Dr. John), Composer - Malcolm J. Rebennack (Dr. John), Lyricist - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Craig Klein, Trombone - Martin Kaelin, Composer - Martin Kaelin, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Kim Burrell, Vocal - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Composer - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Lyricist - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Harry Connick, Jr. feat. Kim Burrell, Performer - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Geoff Burke, Background Vocal - Allen Toussaint, Composer - Allen Toussaint, Lyricist - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Neal Caine, Background Vocal - Arthur Latin, Background Vocal - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer - Tracey Freeman, Background Vocal - Evan Vidar, Background Vocal
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Dave Bartholomew, Lyricist - Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Pearl King, Composer - Pearl King, Lyricist - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Background Vocal - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Leon Brown, Background Vocal - Leon Brown, Trumpet - Troy Andrews, Background Vocal - Troy Andrews, Trombone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Bill Huntington, Background Vocal - Bill Huntington, Banjo - Craig Klein, Background Vocal - Craig Klein, Trombone - Jonathan Batiste, Piano - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Composer - Harry Connick, Jr., Lyricist - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Vince Caro, Background Vocal - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer - Tracey Freeman, Background Vocal
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Raymond Myles, Lyricist - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Ted Snyder, Composer - Ted Snyder, Lyricist - Geoff Burke, Background Vocal - Lucien Barbarin, Background Vocal - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Francais Wheeler, Composer - Francais Wheeler, Lyricist - Mark Mullins, Background Vocal - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Background Vocal - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Background Vocal - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer - Harry B. Smith, Composer - Harry B. Smith, Lyricist
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - John H. Mercer, Composer - John H. Mercer, Lyricist - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Hoagy Carmichael, Lyricist
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Composer - Harry Connick, Jr., Lyricist - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Jerry Herman, Composer - Jerry Herman, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Guitar - Joe Magnarelli, Trumpet - Joe Magnarelli, Flugelhorn - Charles Goold, Alto Saxophone - Lucien Barbarin, Trombone - Dave Schumacher, Baritone Saxophone - James Greene, Alto Saxophone - Mark Mullins, Trombone - Craig Klein, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - John Allred, Trombone - Arthur Latin, Percussion - Arthur Latin, Drums - Harry Connick, Jr., Vocal - Harry Connick, Jr., Composer - Harry Connick, Jr., Lyricist - Harry Connick, Jr., Arranger - Harry Connick, Jr., Piano - Harry Connick, Jr., Organ - Harry Connick, Jr., Performer - Roger Ingram, Trumpet - Roger Ingram, Flugelhorn - Mark Braud, Trumpet - Jerry Weldon, Tenor Saxophone - Derrick Gardner, Trumpet - Vince Caro, Recording Engineer - Mike Karn, Tenor Saxophone - Tracey Freeman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in the summer of 2005, musician Harry Connick, Jr. was one of the first people to lend not only his celebrity, but also his own two hands in aid to the survivors of the catastrophe. Connick brought a television crew with him as he traveled through his damaged hometown and shot footage to help draw attention to the situation. Soon after, he organized the benefit telethon A Concert for Hurricane Relief on NBC to raise money for the beleaguered residents of New Orleans. It was clear through all of this that Connick truly loved his hometown and perhaps even felt he owed the city a debt for all it had given to him. In that light, though he tastefully underplays his feelings about the tragedy, Connick's Oh, My Nola is clearly his response to Hurricane Katrina. But rather than making a one-note album filled with anger and sadness -- though he expresses those emotions here, too -- Oh, My Nola feels at once like a party-driven celebration of all that is New Orleans and a love letter to the city he almost lost. Featuring songs from, of, and about New Orleans, Oh, My Nola touches on almost every musical style that has come from the city and, in a similar sense, every style Connick has delved into over the years. For that reason it's both his most expansive and personal album to date, and finally finds the pianist/vocalist/arranger coalescing his eclectic tastes in jazz standards, stride piano, funk, Cajun, gospel, and contemporary pop under a unified vision that not surprisingly takes him back to the roots of New Orleans music.
To these ends, he turns Allen Toussaint and Lee Dorsey's classic R&B cut "Working in the Coal Mine" into a swaggeringly funky big-band workout. Similarly inventive, he does Hughie Cannon's traditional "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" as a second-line-inspired big-band swing number reminiscent of his own When Harry Met Sally soundtrack. But while these numbers showcase Connick's obvious talent for arranging and crafting large ensemble numbers, other cuts such as the traditional "Careless Love" reveal his more laid-back, country-inflected barroom piano style that recalls his early solo albums 20 and 25. Mixing this approach, Connick once again returns to Toussaint with the spiritual and motivational "Yes We Can" in a loping and funky, large-ensemble style. Always a student of American popular song, it's no surprise that Connick's original compositions stand up next to the classic tracks here; however, it's also on these originals that he moves toward expressing his anger over what happened to the city. On the half-improvised, stark, and funky "All These People" Connick sings, "I was so damn scared I held hands and wandered with the crazy man, but he wasn't crazy and I wasn't scared/We were just brothers that stood there and stared at all those people waiting there." It's one of the few moments of outright protest on the album and deftly conveys Connick's first-hand account of post-hurricane New Orleans. However, listening to the whole of Oh, My Nola, it becomes clear that the true protest Connick is concerned with is a protest of the soul against events that conspire to erase all that we hold dear. This is best expressed in Connick's own title track. Set to a simple midtempo traditional New Orleans jazz beat, he sings, "How proud would Louie and Mahalia be, to know that their memory was safe with me?/Oh, my Nola, old and true and strong just like a tall magnolia tree/Sit me in the shade and I'm right where I belong/Oh, my New Orleans, wait for me."
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:04
- Main artists: Harry Connick Jr.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2006, 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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