Here is an interesting artist that's new to me, and I wanted to share his music.

Treebeard, that music map was quite interesting; why don't you share with us some of your favorite music on the map?

I bought that album in 1960 and never quit playing it; it's even on my play-list right now.


When I was about 4 or 5, pre-school, there was an alley behind the house where we lived, and a man came down that alley pulling a cart on big wagon wheels that creaked along as he went. I can picture that man pulling his cart every time I hear that song; plus the love of my life had just gotten married to someone else, that also caused me to play it a lot.


Flo me la is another one I like;


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeMfDflHM1E


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=139fXzrRjyc

My latest album;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gmGL5SqhaY&list=OLAK5uy_mQ0xVfk6YuKb-gSB0ZyOoaPbRiuzEpbkk



     

Rok, I'm not sure any New Orleans natives have been attracted to this thread, and they are the only people who could answer the question "What makes New Orleans so special that rich and famous natives never leave?"

In the meantime, what special gems have you acquired since way back when?

Tipitina;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gRXsrJ7A5A


   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2lLS-Bazc

Charles Mingus often spoke highly of the musicians in New Orleans;



      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0H2G_W-O0I

Rok, I'm going to write a long thesis that will explain strange behavior. First, what I call "strange", is not strange to the inhabitants of that particular community, be it the projects on the West Side of Chicago, the Bronx, or New Orleans

This has nothing to do with race, but everything to do with "culture". Wherever you go, people have a unique culture that explains their behavior; the weird thing is the fact that this "culture" is carried down from generation to generation, which makes it quite normal.

Maybe that explains why people who were born in New Orleans, only feel comfortable in New Orleans.

Rok, apparently folks here only respond to things "New Orleans"; however, in regard to that lady on Bolero, I would have to see ID in order to prove that she is 50.


Personally, I'm also curious to know what makes New Orleans so special to the people who were born there?

Twoch, where did you get the idea this thread was about Rock? Rok is someone's name. Yes,  Jon Batiste is the musician on the late night show.

"Sitting in Limbo";


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXEUvpAe9o

Rok, your last post reminded me of this lady;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYvP8tFr1s


The music and dance on that post were truly hypnotic, I'm waiting for another one half as mesmerizing.

How can anyone forget this one;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJwR_tgLtn8


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eFv93EGw4E


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMhNT5d_0PQ

Thanks Dserota, I'm interested in all things New Orleans. I've been led to believe that rich and famous people live in LA or New York, but I think quite a few live in New Orleans, and why do successful musicians from there stay there. It's for sure there is something about New Orleans that has not met my eye.

This man takes me back to New Orleans, and I've never been there;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IVdYrEk4Wk


     

Johnny Dodds, Clarinet;


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqAn5y_VX4I


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AKS_rHIeTE

Storyville is where this book begins about jazz from NOLA (gonna make everybody happy) with Buddy Bolden and Jelly Roll Martin, it also mentions the Oliver- Ory band.


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UgBhOkUSlw


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfORYuSJXTY


   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6vk3mqD70
    

I'm going to try and look at this music in a different light to see what I can find that I like.

What you submitted is inclusive, and I'll follow it up with more Louisiana music.

What I'm looking for is the guys that followed "Pops" to Chicago, or was it Pops that followed King Oliver to Chicago. I'm not too sharp on that, but you get where I'm coming from.

After I check my encyclopedias, I'll get back to you.

Rok, I'm beginning to see what you're talking about, could you submit more of the old original source music that you have in your collection?

I just realized I've been listening to music from New Orleans all my life, and I'm not even from there.

Before I was of age, I snuck into the juke joints; they sprouted up faster than weeds in the hood around St. Louis. Even then, "hard bop jazz" was my preferred music, but the girls preferred "Blues" and whatever else juke joint musicians played. My option was to listen to the music I loved, or go where the girls were; sometime my hormones won out.

As I was listening to some of this music, I said; "I done heard this before" that's when I realized where I heard it before; "the juke joints"; N'Orleans music done spread all over everywhere before I was even born; when it wasn't on the radio or records, it was being played in the "juke joints".

Folks, the subject is "Jazz" from "Nawlins" (Rok's preferred spelling) NOLA sounds good to me, but I think we all know the town we're talking about. Jon Batiste was the first prime example; followed by Allen Toussaint's "The Bright Mississippi". From time to time this trolley might jump the tracks; that's OK, I'll just set it back on the tracks and we keep on rolling.

Here is an example of the prime subject;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G109mvxwTnc


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBtH2WNa1s


   

This song by Gregory Porter impressed me, so did Lalah Hathaway;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFsChbwsbmo

Authenticity is very important in this song, and Aaron Neville takes us back to the top of a levee looking at the waters rushing by and rising at the same time.

This is a good time and thread for more Aaron Neville; what's your favorite?

Nikonnola, it sure is nice to have someone still living in New Orleans on this thread.

I would like to know where Marcia Ball fits into the musical scheme of things down there?


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcASVdqUeOo

This pretty much states who Gregory Porter is;


            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Porter


Today is the first day I've seen it too, which means we know the same things at the same time.

When I heard him I could tell he had talent plus a God given voice; what I also heard was (formal) musical education.

It seems that in the past everyone understood me to say that formal education was unnecessary because some of my favorite musicians lacked it. When formal education was not an option, that was moot; fortunately, it seems that current musicians not only know how important it is, but they manage to get it.

In regard to a category for his music, that might have to wait; or we'll decide together.

Folks, I was in a hurry on my post about New Orleans musicians, and it states the opposite of what I was intending to say. (haste makes waste)

I intended to say that successful musicians from New Orleans, stay in New Orleans, while those from other places migrate to New York or LA as soon as they get the cash.

(hope I got it right this time)

Acresverde, here's Mr. James Booker;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DyLGqdhaI


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLhiOIO54k

Nikonnola, what impresses me the most about New Orleans is the love people from there have for their city; they even cling to the broke down neighborhoods. Another thing that's impressive is how many successful people, and musicians who live there; musicians especially, move to New York or LA when they got the cash.

Now, I'm getting into the unique culture and history of New Orleans as much as I am the music, and I appreciate your informative posts.

Rok, you hit the nail dead on the head about Nica.


I am so glad I started this thread; not long ago I would not have appreciated those clips you presented in regard to history, but now, I will delve as deep as I can into each little tid-bit.

Thanks!

A different facet of Dr. John;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNhHq9w8nuU

Rok, you and I prefer different facets of the the same diamond. Not that we don't like the diamond in it's entirety, we just have different favorites.


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvuGJPQBNw


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-1gUR0iYbA

Rok, the procession you posted was solemn and quite respectful as befitted the person to be interred.

It seems to me they knew what the person being interred would want the most; Dr. John,s was both garish, and raucous as he would have wanted it, as he lived. There might have even been several "Second Lines" honoring Dr. John.


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWCebWXTfFI


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6nKDKpX_h8


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjgkOI6SbU

Jon Cleary is another artist I never heard of. Without a doubt I will expand my collection considerably with these "new" New Orleans artists. He was so good I played him twice.

Nikonnola, New Orleans might be the only city in this entire country where successful musicians live in the "neighborhood" so to speak. Since you live there you might comment on that.

Dancing while crying at the same time; that's the "Second Line".


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo6_oJLElLM&t=983s


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf432GkttVE


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxv3GcWOiZ0

Rok, this is the link to  "Lady Marmalade"


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LWIP7SAjY

So far, "Allen Toussaint's" music is the most interesting. I find the way he incorporates New Orleans history, musically, is something very few can do; I can hear Louis Armstrong, and the swagger of the "Second Line" in the music of "The Bright Mississippi".

I can also hear that Southern "Swing Blues", which is the Blues with that New Orleans lilt.

Nikonnola, what do you think of the "Second line" at funerals?

Wynton is probably the best "living" trumpet player, and he sure can play Nawlins music.


Although I’m a "jazz aficionado", my focus has been primarily on what emanated from the northern cities, consequently I neglected Nawlins, considering it "Dixie Land" which was outside of my universe at the time of my introduction to jazz, which was a long time ago (1955).

Now we all know what radio was like at that time, and everything from the south that was considered jazz was "Dixieland"; Consequently the wealth of music from New Orleans eluded me, now I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.


Buddy Bolden is someone Nina Simone sang about, and this was my only awareness of Buddy Bolden.  New Orleans jazz is a new beginning for me.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVXZryIKmQE

I looked it up, and some say it dis way while others say it dat way; since Rok is one of the specialists on dis subject, I'll let him decide the proper way, but it don't make no difference because we'll go along with anyway you like to say it.

If Dr. John says "N'awlins",   Nawlins it is.

The guy that told me "Nawlins" was born, raised and probably died in "New Orleans".  (proper for his obituary)

Tooblue, I forgot that I have that album "The Bright Mississippi"; it most certainly personifies Nawlins music.

(I had a friend from New Orleans who told me the proper pronunciation was "Nawlins")


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx23PzFb1RU


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlifDYDUuHI


Here is the man who introduced me to Nawlins music;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEcdimujo_8



Thanks for the musical info; I'll keep you informed as I check the rest of it.

It's nice to have a connoisseur of "Nawlins" music join us.

I was really into Dr John and I know Nawlins is missing him a lot. I could hear Dr John in Jon Batiste's music; or maybe I heard someone farther down the lineage who preceded Dr John.

Tooblue, I hope you will post some music to further enlighten me to the Nawlins sound.