New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City

Various Artists

For more than a century, the signature sound of New Orleans has been the brass band — at once a source of celebration, collective expression, and community pride. New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City , brings together for the first time in one recording three musical generations that represent three dominant styles of brass bands. The 15-track, newly recorded collection spans the full spectrum of New Orleans brass band music, both as it exists today and extending back through the tradition’s history. Featured are the classic sound of the Liberty Brass Band, the modern-yet-traditional Treme Brass Band, and the funk, rap, and “bounce” influenced Hot 8 Brass Band. Together, they offer a dynamic portrait of this vibrant and distinctively American tradition.

This recording is the seventh release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Track Listing

101	Paul Barbarin’s Second Line	Liberty Brass Band	4:14
102	The Sheik of Araby	Treme Brass Band	3:41
103	Panama	Liberty Brass Band	5:25
104	Liberty Funeral March	Liberty Brass Band	4:52
105	Steamin’ Blues	Hot 8 Brass Band	3:35
106	We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City	Treme Brass Band	4:12
107	Keepin’ It Funky	Hot 8 Brass Band	6:43
108	Old Rugged Cross	Liberty Brass Band	5:40
109	Grazing in the Grass	Treme Brass Band	4:45
110	New Orleans (After the City)	Hot 8 Brass Band	6:48
111	Give Me My Money Back	Treme Brass Band	4:09
112	Lily of the Valley	Liberty Brass Band	3:23
113	Shake It and Break It	Hot 8 Brass Band	4:32
114	Amazing Grace	Treme Brass Band	3:42
115	Whoopin’ Blues	Liberty Brass Band	4:02