Jazz Articles about The Yockomo All Stars

The Yockomo All Stars: Dew Drop Out

by Ed Kopp
June 1, 1998

The Yockamo All Stars are 11 of New Orleans' finest jazz musicians, and on Dew Drop Out they take elements from 1950s Crescent City R&B and blend them with spirited second-line jazz. The result is a joyous, danceable recording that really captures the fun-loving spirit of the Crescent City.

The Yockamo All Stars include guitarist and leader Mark Bingham, bassist Walter Payton (Nicholas Payton's father), drummer Herlin Riley, piano and organ man Glenn Patscha, the great young alto-saxophonist Jesse Davis, ...