New Orleans' Preservation Hall Perseveres & Remembering Hugh Masekela

We are live in New Orleans at Preservation Hall for the nouveau stylings and hybrid sounds that have been cooking up in the historic jazz hub since second-generation director and bass player Ben Jaffe took the helm. We hear funky new grooves from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, whose band members range from 20-somethings to an octogenarian. And we witness the sonic chemistry when the band is paired with singer Tom Waits, bluegrasser Del McCoury, and New Orleans hoodoo rocker Dr. John. Plus, we remember the late South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, who fused Afrobeat, bebop, pop, and the songs of his homeland as a leading voice in the fight against apartheid.

HOUR 1
HOUR 2

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: So It Is Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live recording from Preservation Hall 2017,

La Malanga Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live Recording from Preservation Hall 2017,

SEGMENT: Ben Jaffe

Listen

Instrumental: I Get the Blues When It Rains Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall Jazz Band-- 50th Anniversary Collection, Columbia

Trouble in Mind Richie Havens Preservation , Preservation Hall Recordings

Careless Love Del McCoury Preservation, Preservation Hall Recordings

Chez Varise Connor Beausoleil Live recording from Preservation Hall 2011,

Corrine Died on the Battlefield Tom Waits Preservation, Preservation Hall Recordings

Winin' Boy Blues Dr. John Preservation , Preservation Hall Recordings

Bad Boy Charlie Musselwhite Live recording from Preservation Hall 2011,

Instrumental: Sing On Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall Jazz Band-- 50th Anniversary Collection, Columbia

Convergence Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live recording from Preservation Hall 2017,

Mad Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live recording from Preservation Hall 2017,

Closing Bed: In the Sweet Bye and Bye Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall Jazz Band-- 50th Anniversary Collection, Columbia

HOUR TWO

Open Bed: Grazing in the Grass Hugh Masekela Still Grazing, Blue Thumb

I've Got the World on a String Louis Armstrong The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, BMG

Owakho Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks The Best of Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks, Camden

Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters All Day Thumbsucker Revisited: The History of Blue Thumb Records, Blue Thumb

Africa The Meters The Meters Anthology, Rhino

Afro Beat Blues Ojah with Hugh Masekela Hugh Masekela presents: The CHISA Years 1965-1975, BBE

Instrumental: Clarinet Kwela Kippie Moeketsi & The Marabi Kings Township Jazz 'n' Jive, Music Collection International

SEGMENT: Hugh Masekela, pt. I

LIsten

4th Movement: Kucheza Blues Randy Weston Uhuru Afrika/Highlife, Roulette

Pretty Africa Desmond Dekker & the Aces Rudy Got Soul: 1963-1968, Trojan

Instrumental: Awe Mfana Johannesburg Street Band Hugh Masekela presents: The CHISA years 1965-1975 , BBE

SEGMENT: Hugh Masekela, pt. II

LIsten

Closing Bed: Grazin' in the Grass Rebirth Brass Band Rebirth Kickin' It Live!, Rounder

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