| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00828768885123 | | Release Date: 1/30/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 203030620 | | Item#: M36KER | Format:  CD |
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| It's hard to think of a contemporary pop singer who would have been more devastated by Hurricane Katrina than Harry Connick Jr. The retro crooner's new collection, Oh, My Nola, is a rousing big-band tribute to his hometown and features both classics and originals.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Harry Connick Jr. (vocals, piano, organ); Charles "Ned" Goold, James Greene (alto saxophone); Jerry Weldon, Mike Karn (tenor saxophone); Dave Schumacher (baritone saxophone); Roger Ingram (trumpet, flugelhorn); Derrick Gardner (trumpet); Neal Caine (bass instrument); Arthur Latin (drums, percussion). | | Along with the Marsalis brothers, Harry Connick Jr. is one of the best known late-20th-century musicians associated with New Orleans. OH, MY NOLA is Connick's letter of love and hope to the city post-Katrina, and he spins through the Big Easy's songs and styles with a spirit that is equal parts nostalgia, heartbreak, and celebration. | | Naturally, there is a healthy dose of old school jazz and swing here, with treatments of "Hello Dolly" and "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" that do their best to conjure the ghost of Louis Armstrong strolling down Decatur. Connick does spry, spirited versions of the Allen Toussaint classics "Working in a Coal Mine" and "Yes We Can," keeping the feel brash and funky, while his originals (which are explicitly about New Orleans) blend surprisingly well with these gems. It's Connick's way of adding his name to the legacy, a gesture that gives the set a personal, poignant touch. |
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 | Harry Connick Jr.'s Oh, My Nola - Music By: Brian Williams - Cinema Blend CD Reviews Published on: 2/1/2007 8:49 AM | | Connick covers some popular songs rooted in New Orleans with his traditional styling, and he adds some originals to the mix to complete Nola's 16 tracks, all of which vary in flair and flavor. Despite the brooding narrative of the hurricane's destruction in "All These People," most of the material is fairly lighthearted, as he decides to celebrate his home haunts and not spend time bitching about our government's lack of concern for the displaced Katrina victims....read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 01/30/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 88851 | | Label : Columbia (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828768885123 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (p.74)
- "Connick oozes love for his hometown, sings with swing, and reels off barrelhouse piano runs that 'd make the late N'awlins genius Professor Longhair proud." -- Grade: B-Down Beat (p.59)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he band sounds great....Connick is an engaging performer with obvious entertainment chops..." |
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