Indian Blues (2024 Remaster) Donald Harrison Jr. feat. The Guardians Of The Flame, Mardi Gras Indians, Dr. John

• 1 Hu-Ta-Nay (2024 Remaster) 06:18
• 2 Indian Blues (2024 Remaster) 04:44
• 3 Shallow Water (2024 Remaster) 03:03
• 4 Ja-Ki-Mo-Fi-Na-Hay (2024 Remaster) 05:13
• 5 Indian Red (2024 Remaster) 07:09
• 6 Two-Way-Pockey-Way (2024 Remaster) 01:54
• 7 Cherokee (2024 Remaster) 05:58
• 8 Hiko Hiko (2024 Remaster) 04:39
• 9 Uptown Ruler (2024 Remaster) 08:18
• 10 Big Chief (2024 Remaster) 03:10
• 11 Walkin' Home (2024 Remaster) 02:24
• 12 Shave 'Em Dry (2024 Remaster) 02:52
• Total Runtime 55:42

Info for Indian Blues (2024 Remaster)

NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. is one of finest saxophonists of his generation. His resume includes long associations with Terrance Blanchard and Art Blakey throughout the 1980s. But the foundation of Harrison's music, and it’s the soul of his music, comes from his lifelong participation in the culture of New Orleans, his home town. Here he pays tribute to that rich culture, and accompanied by non other than the legendary Dr. John. Both artists, the embodiment of New Orleans’ music in their own right. The album features a mix of original compositions and jazz standards, all infused with the spirit and energy of New Orleans. Featuring the Mardi Gras Indian chants of The Guardians Of The Flame, this recording captures the magic of heritage New Orleans Mardi Gras music and wraps it all up in one package.

Donald Harrison Jr., alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals
Dr. John, vocals, (tracks 1, 4, 10, 12); piano (tracks 1, 11, 12)
Donald Harrison Sr., vocals
Phil Bowler, bass, backing vocals
Carl Allen, drums, bass drum, backing vocals
Howard 'Smiley' Ricks, congas, tambourine, percussion, backing vocals
Cyrus Chestnut, piano, backing vocals
Bruce Cox, tambourine, backing vocals

Recorded 22nd and 23rd May 1991 at BMG Studios in New York City
Recorded by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Mark Morganelli

Digitally remastered by Bernie Grumman

Donald Harrison Jr.
has combined a whirlwind career as a saxophonist with establishing cultural and educational traditions in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for creating nouveau swing, a jazz style that combines R&B, funk, hip-hop, and African dance, Harrison tours all over the world and has many albums and honors to his name. Yet he finds time to be Big Chief of Congo Square Nation in New Orleans for Mardi Gras season as well as being cofounder and artistic director of Tipitina's Foundation Internship Program to help New Orleans youth, especially the disadvantaged, realize their musical dreams.

Harrison was born in 1960 to a musical New Orleans family. His father, Donald Sr., was a Big Chief, part of the African American tradition of participating in dancing, singing, and call-and-response in fanciful costumes that is part of Mardi Gras. Harrison’s career as a saxophonist has included working with multiple top names in jazz and other genres of music, including Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Lena Horne, the Notorious B.I.G., and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Harrison's ties to New Orleans became even stronger in 2005 when he and his family were evacuees during Hurricane Katrina, which submerged their home under six feet of water. Then he vowed to stay near New Orleans despite having a residence in New York. Some of the music and aspects of the characters in the HBO series Treme, about the aftermath of Katrina, were based on Harrison, who was a consultant for the show, as was a character in Spike Lee’s documentary When the Levees Broke.

Harrison’s albums include Quantum Leap, which was called a breakthrough by critics for its joining of cutting-edge jazz with New Orleans funk. In 2015, he recorded his first classical composition, “Congo Square Nation,” with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Harrison's honors include two French Grand Prix du Disques; awards from American, Swiss, and Japanese publications; a 2012 Grammy nomination; and numerous awards from his hometown.

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