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Henri Smith Featured On A New Orleans Mardi Gras, Vol. 1
Released
Jan 20, 2009

Selector Series
& The Orchard
Compilation Album

New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Vol. 1

  1. Mardi Gras In New Orleans
    Professor Longhair
  2. Tiger Rag
    Bunk Johnson
  3. Big Chief
    Henri Smith
  4. Iko Iko
    The Dixie Cups
  5. Street Parade
    Earl King
  6. Junco Partner
    (Live at Mardi Gras 1989)
    Dr. John
  7. Let The Good Times Roll
    Shirley & Lee
  8. I’m Walking To New Orleans
    Fats Domino
  9. Wild Cat Blues
    Clarence Williams'Blue Five
  10. When The Saints
    Louis Armstrong

Credits
  • Professor Longhair
  • Bunk Johnson
  • Henri Smith
  • The Dixie Cups
  • Earl King
  • Dr. John
  • Shirley & Lee
  • Clarence Williams'
    Blue Five
  • Louis Armstrong
Henri Smith New Orleans Friends and Flavours - Cover
Henri Smith
New Orleans Friends
and Flavours
  1. Big Chief
  2. New Orleans
  3. Walk On By
  4. That Old Black Magic
  5. Work Song
  6. Cryin Time
  7. Spanish Rice and Beans
  8. Them There Eyes

Credits
  • Henri Smith - Lead Vocals
  • Jerry Anderson - Drums
  • Cecil Brooks III - Producer and Rhythm Arrangement
  • Wendell Brunious - Fluegel Horn
  • Roland Guerin - Bass
  • Donald Harrison - Alto Sax
  • Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen - Tuba
  • Jason Marsalis - Vibraphone
  • Kevin Morris - Bass
  • Steve Reynolds - Engineer
  • Thaddeus Richard - Piano
  • Kermit Ruffins - Vocals & Trumpet
  • Bill Summers - Congas

Henri Smith
New Orleans Friends
and Flavours

CD Review
Written by Dave Nathan, (All Music Guide)


"For those who assume that New Orleans jazz ceased developing with so-called Dixieland, this album should disabuse them of that notion once and for all.. Vocalist Henri Smith has gathered together some of the Crescent City's more active musicians for an album of music decidedly New Orleans, but in a modern vein. The first cut, "Big Chief," has Smith singing with a Cajun-like accent with the congas of Bill Summers laying down a Caribbean beat underneath. Contrast this with the next tune, the blues-inflected Hoagy Carmichael-composed "New Orleans," where the first chorus is taken by Wendell Brunious' flügelhorn before Smith sings a note. In the New Orleans tradition, the tuba of Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen lays down the basslines. But the bass comes into play with Roland Guerin as the sole backing for Smith on "Them There Eyes." Guerin takes a slap the bass strings solo on this cut. Smith's rough-and-ready-tinged voice fits in just right with these tunes, as well as others on the play list including "Work Song," which features sax solos by Donald Harrison and a screaming trumpet coda by Kermit Ruffins, and a medium-tempo "Walk on By." One of the album highlights is Smith's version of Buck Owens' country & western tune, "Cryin Time" with Ruffins kicking out with some well-placed backup vocals and commentary, as well as a sobbing trumpet."

"Smith's debut album is a good one and is recommended."

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