A Night at Snug Harbor, New Orleans

Ellis Marsalis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Evidence
• ASIN: B0000014M8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Jazz > New Orleans Jazz
  • #94 in Music > Jazz > Dixieland

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. Nothin' But The Blues

3. The Call

4. After

5. Some Monk Funk

6. I Can't Get Started

7. Jitterbug

8. The Very Thought Of You

9. A Night In Tunisia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now THAT'S the Snug Harbor experience!, February 11, 2009

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This review is from: A Night at Snug Harbor, New Orleans (Audio CD)

After two sessions at Snug Harbor with Ellis' quartet in the last two years, it's great to hear an album that captures the feeling of his shows.

First, Ellis is the master of "laying back" and letting his other musicians shine. Many of his works start with him riffing on the piano, leading the group down a musical path, then letting them explore their own steps. It's easy to forget that he's there, in the background, driving the whole show.

Second, the crowd at Snug always is respectful of Ellis and his crew, and it shows in this recording. While there's plenty of foot tapping and head bobbing, there's not the constant "whoops" and shout outs that are familiar to many jazz fans. Instead, Snug goers hold their praise until the end of a solo, and the end of a piece.

You can hear and feel the intimacy of Snug Harbor here, too.