Keeping the Beat on the Street : The New Orleans Brass Band Renaissance

by Burns, Mick

• ISBN13: 9780807133330
• ISBN10: 0807133337
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr

Summary

KEEPING THE BEAT ON THE STREET celebrates the renewed passion and pageantry among black brass bands in New Orleans. Mick Burns introduces the people who play the music and shares their insights, showing why New Orleans is the place where jazz continues to grow. Brass bands waned during the civil rights era but revived around 1970 and then flourished in the 1980s when the music became cool with the younger generation. In the only book to cover this revival, Burns interviews members from a variety of bands, including the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, the Dirty Dozen, Tuba Fats' Chosen Few, and the Rebirth Brass Band. He captures their thoughts about the music, their careers, audiences, influences from rap and hip-hop, the resurgence of New Orleans social and pleasure clubs and second lines, traditional versus funk style, recording deals, and touring. For anyone who loves jazz and the city where it was born, KEEPING THE BEAT ON THE STREET is a book to savor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Band Call: Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, Hurricane Brass Band, Chosen Few Brass Band
Danny Barker and the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band	p. 15
"What Is the Parade For?"	p. 18
Leroy Jones, Trumpet	p. 21
Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, Bass Horn	p. 30
Gregg Stafford, Trumpet	p. 40
Joe Torregano, Saxophones and Clarinet	p. 48
Harry Sterling, Guitar	p. 54
Tad Jones, Jazz Writer and Historian	p. 61
Band Call: Dirty Dozen Brass Band
A Note on the Treme and Its Music	p. 65
Gregory "Blodie" Davis, Trumpet	p. 69
Roger Lewis, Saxophones	p. 77
Benny Jones, Drums	p. 83
"Uncle" Lionel Paul Batiste Sr., Bass Drum	p. 87
A Note on the Baby Dolls	p. 93
Jerry Brock, Historian, Broadcaster, and Filmmaker	p. 95
Band Call: Rebirth Brass Band
The Rebirth Brass Band	p. 107
Philip Frazier III, Bass Horn	p. 108
Keith Frazier, Bass Drum	p. 112
Keith "Wolf" Anderson, Trombone and Bass Horn	p. 117
Kermit at Vaughan's, October 31, 2002	p. 120
A Note on the Tambourine and Fan Club	p. 123
Jerome Smith, Community Leader	p. 125
Band Call: New Birth, Majestic, Algiers, All Star, Regal, Treme, Doc Paulin, Pinstripe, New Wave, Mahogany
Cayetano "Tanio" Hingle, Bass Drum	p. 135
Kenneth "Little Milton" Terry, Trumpet	p. 139
Edgar "Sarge" Smith, Bass Horn	p. 143
Donna Poniatowski-Sims, Venue Proprietor	p. 147
Ruddley Thibodeaux, Trumpet	p. 149
James "Little Twelve," Andrews, Trumpet	p. 160
Lajoie "Butch" Gomez, Saxophones	p. 164
"DJ" Davis Rogan, Radio Announcer	p. 168
A Note on Ernest "Doc" Paulin, Trumpet	p. 170
Oscar Washington, Snare Drum	p. 173
Brice Miller, Trumpet	p. 177
Norman Dixon, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Coordinator	p. 181
Epilogue: Second Line on Sunday	p. 183
Select Discography: Recommended Listening	p. 187
Notes	p. 189
Index	p. 191
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