1961 NEW ORLEANS Preservation Hall Jazz Emile Barnes CD

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A little known fact: When the Preservation Jazz Hall first opened its doors on June 13, 1961 the first band to play there (and record) was not the Preservation Hall Jazz Band - it was Emile Barnes' Louisiana Joymakers. Here is the recording that was made on that historic night.

From the All Music Guide:
A respected New Orleans clarinetist, Emile Barnes made relatively few recordings during his career but can be heard on sessions for Folkways in 1951 and 1952 (which were issued in the '70s on LPs) and for Jazzology during 1961 and 1963. He was the brother of Polo Barnes and learned from the early clarinetists including Lorenzo Tio Jr. and Alphonse Picou. Barnes worked with Buddy Petit and Chris Kelly (the latter throughout the 1920s). He spent much of the 1930s and '40s outside of music, but by the late '40s was gigging with Kid Howard, and he remained fairly active in the 1950s and '60s.

The tracks are:
1. Honky Tonk Town - 4:25
2. Closer Walk With Thee (Sayles) - 4:47
3. Waltz of the Bells - 3:57
4. Bucket Got a Whole in It - 4:31
5. Swanee River - 3:21
6. St. James Infirmary (Primrose/Traditional) - 4:18
7. Sheik of Araby - 3:52
8. See See Rider - 4:56
9. Bye Bye Blackbird (Dixon/Henderson) - 3:16
10. Lord, Lord, You've Sure Been Good - 3:19
11. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields/McHugh) - 6:40
12. Sheik's Blues - 4:50
13. Joe Avery's Piece - 4:26

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