Alligator Purse (2009)

Product Summary Label: Yep Roc Records UPC: 00634457218529 Release Date: 1/20/2009 Buy.com Sku: 210525928 Item#: M4JVCM Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Reel Cajun (451 North St. Joseph St.) ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 2. Rouler Et Tourner ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 3. Carriere Zydeco ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 4. Little Darlin' ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 5. Marie ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 6. Valse a Beausoleil ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 7. Bosco Stomp ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 8. Theogene Creole ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 9. I Spent All My Money Loving You ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 10. Les Oignons ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 11. Problem, The ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 12. Alligator Purse ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet 13. Valse A Thomas Ardoin ~ Beausoleil/Michael Doucet   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Michael Doucet (vocals, percussion); Michael Doucet (guitar, violin, fiddle); David Doucet (vocals, acoustic guitar); Natalie Merchant (vocals); Jim Weider (electric guitar, dobro); Bill Keith (banjo); Mitchell Reed (fiddle, acoustic bass, electric bass); John Sebastian (harmonica); Jimmy Breaux (accordion); Paul Antonell (recorder); Andy Stein (baritone saxophone); Roswell Rudd (trombone, background vocals); Garth Hudson (Hammond b-3 organ); Tommy Alesi (drum); Billy Ware (percussion); The Hudson Valley Boys, Happy & Artie Traum (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Paul Antonell. Louisiana fiddler Michael Doucet has been championing the cause of traditional Cajun and Zydeco music as the leader of Beausoleil since the 1980s, and while he's sometimes led New Orleans music into new frontiers by mixing it with other styles, ALLIGATOR PURSE, the band's first album for the Yep Roc label, teems with pure Crescent City sounds. Traditional tunes like "Bosco Stomp" and "Rouler et Tourner" overflow with fulsome fiddling and pumping accordion. The furthest the band gets from its roots is a bluesy tune by J.J. Cale, and even when Natalie Merchant shows up for a guest vocal on "Little Darlin'," she doesn't disrupt the Big Easy feel. Producer: David Doucet; Michael Doucet; Michael Pillot   Compilation Appearances Big Easy Cajun Spice-Dance Music Cajun Saturday Night Vol. 2-I Went To The Dance Mardi Gras Party Louisiana Spice-25 Years Of Lo More Cajun Music & Zydeco Rounder 25th Anniversary Box S Best Of Louisiana Music Sample 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics Rg To Cajun & Zydeco Music Party Doll & Other Favorites Arhoolie Records-40th Annivers (Bonus Tracks) Roots Music-An American Journey Philadelphia Folk Festival-40t Cajun & Zydeco Rough Guide To The Music Of Louisiana Cajun Music The Essential Collection Great Supa Rough Guide To Cajun Dance Cafe Cajun / Various (eng) Cajan & Zydeco Classic897 Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: big Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast Swamp Music Vol 2 Swamp Music Vol 5 Zydeco:essential Pulse Series   Associated Artists and Works Alligator Purse ~ Doucet, Michael   Technical Info Release Date : 01/20/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : YEP2185 Label : Yep Roc Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00634457218529   Professional Reviews Dirty Linen (pp.44-45) - "[T]he innovational approach, coupled with superb musicianship, are the elements that allow BeauSoleil to keep on enriching the repertoire, and the genre in general, even after 34 years in the business."    Product Image