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Brain Carrick & His Algiers Stompers: Everywhere You Go
by Dave Nathan
English clarinetist Brian Carrick and his countrymen pay tribute to New Orleans jazz legend Kid Thomas Valentine by borrowing the name of Valentine's group, the Algiers Stompers for 70 minutes of traditional New Orleans jazz. Algiers, now absorbed into New Orleans, was once a separate city with its own tradition and Kid Thomas Valentine was an integral part of it. Alternating between exuberance and poignancy Carrick's group lends their talents to 17 tunes running the spectrum from familiar New Orleans ...
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