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Jon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: Go To The Mardi Gras
by Mike Jacobs
What better way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than with one of the reigning champion purveyors of that jazz/blues/funk gumbo the Crescent City is noted for. And even though it may be startling to learn that Mr. Cleary is a British expatriate, no one need check his papers. As this tune illustrates, his complete assimilation of the ...
Crescent City
By Nat Simpkins
Label: Bluejay Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Crecent City (Simpkins) - 4:24
2. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? (Alter/De Lange) -
6:01
3. Latin Lover (Simpkins) - 6:01
4. Bayou Blues (Simpkins) - 6:48
5. One O'Clock Jump (Basie) - 4:36
6. Shake (Cooke) - 6:55
7. Goodbye Mr. T (Simpkins) - 6:37
8. Calypso Carnaval (Simpkins) - 3:15
9. Just a Closer Walk (Traditional) - 5:17
10. The Court of Two Sisters (Simpkins) - 5:01
Nat Simpkins: Crescent City
by Mike Perciaccante
Crescent City is tenor saxophonist Nat Simpkins' fourth CD and undoubtedly his best. Simpkins has created a hard-boppin', soul-jazz masterpiece, giving his sound a touch of that old Nawlins funk. The result is a gumbo of sorts that is rollicking and yet sentimental. Simpkins brought together a stalwart group of New Orleans musicians to ...
