The Creole Jazz Band
The Creole Jazz Band Play List
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This provides an flavour of what tunes we play. A few of these tunes have a live, one take, recording. They have not been remixed, there are no effects added, no EQ - nothing. We are hoping to go into the recording studio in December 2009 to start on some proper recordings. |
| 12th Street Rag
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This was a hit in 1917, 1927 and 1942. Our version includes the "do-wakka-do" sound of the 1942 hit. | |
| MCMXIX Rag
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1919 Rag was written in 1914. Don't ask me to explain this one. | |
| After You've Gone
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A classic and timeless piece that was actually written in 1918! | |
| Aggravatin' Mama
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Alligator Hop
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This was originally Alligator Rag but the name was changed as Rags were going out of style. the "Rag" was scratched out in the title and "Flop" was handwritten in. In spite of this, it was officially copyrighted as Alligator Hop. | |
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Angry
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| Basin Street Blues | In building the levees around New Orleans, they dug the construction material up and hauled it to the levees. the digging up of the earth resulted in a "basin" in the ground. The road you took to get to "the basin" became known as Basin Street. | |
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Butter and Egg Man
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Buddy’s Habit
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Camp Meeting Blues
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Canal Street Blues
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Canal Street was the street that separated the two parts of New Orleans. The blacks lived on one side of town and the Creoles lived on the other. | |
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Clarinet Marmalade
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Copenhagen
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Named after the chewing tobacco "Copenhagen". | |
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Dippermouth Blues
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A piece named after Louis Armstrong. One of his nicknames was "Dippermouth". The term Dippermoouth is in reference to the size of his mouth. Louis himself acknowledged that his mouth was incredibly large. | |
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Dixieland Jazz Band One Step
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This piece is generally regarded as the first recorded jazz record. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. | |
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Down Home Rag
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Fidgety Feet
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A’int Gonna Tell Nobody
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This is the toughest piece to rehearse or perform. Typically the guys will ask, "What are we going to play next?" The answer, "I A'int Gonna Tell Nobody" elicits numerous comments such as, "Well then how will we know what to play?" | |
| It's Tight Like That | This was a big hit when it first came out. The words don't make a lot of sense but it is still a great piece. | |
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Just a Closer Walk With Thee
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A classic hymn that we regularly use to open our shows. | |
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Lazy Daddy
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Muskrat Ramble
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Orleans Stomp
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Panama
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| Satanic Blues
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Although the title implies one thing, the sound is completely the opposite. | |
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She’s Cryin’ For Me
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Stockyard Strut
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Stockyard Strut MP3 | |
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Sweet Baby Doll
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Sweet Georgia Brown
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A classic tune that everybody knows and loves. | |
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Sweet Lovin’ Man
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Tears
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Tiger Rag
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A classic trombone feature. Scott arranged this one and has included some pretty amazing clarinet work as well. | |
| Tin
Roof Blues
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Named after the Tin Roof Cafe in New Orleans. Unfortunately the cafe was renamed the Suburban Cafe. | |
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In
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Another classic hymn. Since we usually open with "Just a Closer Walk With Thee", it only seems right that we close the show with "When the Saints" | |
| Who Walk in When I Walk Out? |