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MADE
IN NEW ORLEANS: THE HURRICANE SESSIONS
New
Release bridges the past and present. Box set comes in two
versions,
a Limited Edition Box set and a Deluxe Box Set. Sets
include a treasure trove
of rare unreleased recordings, original
photographs, DVD and more
from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
musical archives.
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Preservation
Hall Recordings is proud to announce the national release
of Made
in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions featuring the Preservation
Hall Jazz Band (released on Tuesday, July 24, 2007). The box set comes
in two versions. The five hundred and four (504) Limited editions sets (now
sold out) was signed, numbered and included the CD & DVD, original photographs,
archival documents, and an unreleased 7” vinyl record of The Olympia
Brass Band, all from the Preservation Hall archives. Each Limited edition
box set also included an original Polaroid photo of contemporary New Orleans
that was shot by Preservation Hall Creative Director, Benjamin Jaffe. A
letter of authenticity is included and purchasers are encouraged to register
their box sets by calling Preservation Hall. The Deluxe Box Set consists of
reproductions of the original materials along with the CD and DVD and will
be released nationally on July 24 at retailers nationwide, for digital download
through iTunes, and online through
Preservation
Hall's Download Store.
More than just music, this unique box set
is a musical, visual and historical exploration into the history
of Preservation Hall. After
Hurricane Katrina, Benjamin Jaffe salvaged master tracks of early
Preservation Hall Jazz Band recordings from the legendary Sea-Saint
studios which had been flooded by 8 feet of water. The tracks, which
were originally produced by his father Allan Jaffe (1936-1987), inspired
Benjamin to create a musical and visual experience that bridges the
bands past to the present. Made In New Orleans is
both a collaborative co-production between Allan Jaffe and his son
Benjamin Jaffe and a meeting between the classic Preservation Hall
Jazz Band lineup and the contemporary PHJB ensemble featuring John
Brunious, Carl Leblanc, Rickie Monie, Joseph Lastie Jr., Walter Payton,
Frank Demond, and Ralph Johnson. According to Jaffe, “Made
in New Orleans demonstrates the sustainability of New Orleans Jazz
as a timeless cultural art form.”
A treasure trove of rare recordings, original photographs, a DVD
and more! The Made in New Orleans box set
includes peerless artifacts including candid unreleased tour snapshots,
promotional photos from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s,
assorted memorabilia and a few surprises. Manufactured in New Orleans
and hand assembled at Preservation Hall in the French Quarter, the
retro-design was created by New Orleans based graphic artist Casey
McAllister. No two box sets are alike.
The CD spans decades of recordings by The
Preservation Hall Jazz Band including the seminal track “Over in the Glory Land.” This
lost track was originally recorded by Allan Jaffe in 1970 and was
discovered in the post-Katrina debris of Sea-Saint Studios. Ben Jaffe
recorded the current PHJB banjo player Carl LeBlanc singing with
the original PHJB ensemble. “This version of “Over
in the Glory Land”, bridges our past with our present” states
Ben Jaffe. The CD also includes a prescient version of “Blow
Wind Blow” by folk artist and street preacher, Sister Gertrude
Morgan. Originally recorded in 1959, the song is augmented with accompaniment
by current PHJB members John Brunious and Carl Leblanc with special
guest Stanton Moore of Galactic on Drums. “Lord I Don’t
Want to be Buried in the Storm” is an unreleased number by
Sister Gertrude Morgan which now seems prophetic. The playful “Eh
Lah Bah” is a lost live recording performed by the iconic husband
and wife team of Billie & De De Pierce at Stanford University
in 1972. On “Precious Lord,” Sing Miller performs with
an all-star lineup of PHJB legends–Willie and Percy Humphrey,
Narvin Kimball, Frank Demond, Josiah Cie Frazier and Allan Jaffe
on tuba. Adding a modern twist to the proceedings, Ben Jaffe arranged
and produced a remake of the Kinks classic “Complicated Life” featuring
guest vocalist Clint Maedgen of the New Orleans Bingo! Show.
The DVD chronicles the band’s history and includes the first
television appearance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on the Brinkley
News Hour in 1961, rare concert footage from the Newport Jazz Festival
and a video of Preservation Hall filmed in the early sixties. In
a contemporary ode to New Orleans the DVD also includes a video for
the song “Complicated Life”. Directed by New Orleans
native Henry Griffin and shot in the French Quarter months before
the floods of 2005, the video follows Clint Maedgen through pre-Katrina
New Orleans as he cycles through the French Quarter with a cast of
revelers in tow and ends at Preservation Hall where the journey of
Made in New Orleans began.
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MADE IN NEW ORLEANS: THE HURRICANE SESSIONS DVD
1. Complicated Life (filmed in 2005) music
video
Filmed in the French Quarter, New Orleans
Directed by Henry Griffin
Featuring: Guest Vocalist Clint Maedgen
John Brunious (trumpet)
Ernest ‘Doc Watson (tenor saxophone)
Ralph Johnson (clarinet)
Benjamin Jaffe (string bass)
Joe “Little Nasty” Lastie (drums)
Rickie “Professor” Monie (piano)
Carl LeBlanc (banjo)
Frank Demond (trombone)
Director: Henry
Griffin
Cinematographer: Allen
Parks
Steadicam Operator: Ralph
Madison
Editing: David
Hollander & Jennifer Lane
Producer: Arthur
Reed
Exec Prod: Benjamin
Jaffe
Complicated Life: Composed
By Ray Davies
2. Early News Reel – Brinkley
News Hour (1961)
Interview with
Allan Jaffe
Early footage of Preservation Hall featuring
Kid Thomas Band
3. Newport Jazz Festival(year unknown)
The Preservation Hall
Jazz Band performing “I Want A Little Girl”
Dede Pierce(trumpet, vocals)
Billie Pierce(piano)
Willie Humphrey(clarinet)
“Big Jim” Robinson(trombone)
Captain John Handy(saxophone)
Allan Jaffe(tuba)
Josiah “Cie” Frazier(drums)
4. German News Reel (1960s)
1960s footage of New Orleans and Preservation Hall
Billie & Dede Pierce and Their Preservation Hall
Jazz Band performing “Eh La Bas”
5. German News Reel Part II (1960s)
1960s footage of New
Orleans jazz funeral/second line parade
- Brass band that includes Harold “Duke” Dejan,
Henry “Booker T” Glass, Louis Nelson…
1960s footage of New Orleans and Preservation Hall
6. George Lewis Allstars “Redwing”(year
unknown)
1960s footage of George Lewis Allstars performing “Redwing”
George Lewis(clarinet)
Avery “Kid” Howard(trumpet)
“Big Jim” Robinson(trombone)
Dolly Adams(piano)
Alcide (Slow Drag) Pavageau
Joe Watkins(drums) **************************************** |
