Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert

Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert

Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert

ASIN: B000BM7YI8

Editorial Reviews
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The lineup of this nationally televised concert, organized by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center, ranged from the gospel queen Shirley Caesar to the quiet wunderkind Norah Jones. But the night belonged to the Big Easy's brethren, including the crawfish cadences of Buckwheat Zydeco's "I'm Going to Love You Anyway" and the second line strut of Art and Aaron Neville's "Go to the Mardi Gras." Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield's tearful "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" was dedicated to his missing father. The Jordan family: flutist Kent, violinist Rachel, vocalist Stephanie, and trumpeter Marlon--who was trapped for days on a roof--performed a heartfelt, affirmative rendition of "Here's to Life." Without the Crescent City, American music as we know it does not exist. If enough of you buy this CD, we won't "Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans." --Eugene Holley, Jr.

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Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Your Purchase Benefits a Good Cause!
  • Another Katrina Relief CD
  • Remembering New Orleans
  • top flight
  • Great Performances/Great Cause
 Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BM7YI8
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

  1. This Joy - Shirley Caesar
  2. Over There - Terence Blanchard
  3. Go To The Mardi Gras - Art & Aaron Neville
  4. Basin Street Blues - Diana Krall
  5. Never Die Young - James Taylor
  6. The House I Live In - Dianne Reeves
  7. New Orleans Blues - Marcus Roberts
  8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today - Norah Jones
  9. Dippermouth Blues - Wynton Marsalis Hot Seven
  10. I'm Gonna Love You Anyway - Buckwheat Zydeco
  11. Is That All There Is - Bette Midler & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
  12. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Irvin Mayfield Jr.
  13. Here's To Life - The Jordan Family
  14. Blackwell's Message - Joe Lovano
  15. Come Sunday - Cassandra Wilson & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

Amazon.com

The lineup of this nationally televised concert, organized by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center, ranged from the gospel queen Shirley Caesar to the quiet wunderkind Norah Jones. But the night belonged to the Big Easy's brethren, including the crawfish cadences of Buckwheat Zydeco's "I'm Going to Love You Anyway" and the second line strut of Art and Aaron Neville's "Go to the Mardi Gras." Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield's tearful "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" was dedicated to his missing father. The Jordan family: flutist Kent, violinist Rachel, vocalist Stephanie, and trumpeter Marlon--who was trapped for days on a roof--performed a heartfelt, affirmative rendition of "Here's to Life." Without the Crescent City, American music as we know it does not exist. If enough of you buy this CD, we won't "Know What it Means To Miss New Orleans." --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Your Purchase Benefits a Good Cause!.......2006-03-12

The description of this CD forgot to note this statement from Blue Note's website: "All net profits from the sale of the CD will be donated to the Higher Ground Relief Fund established by Jazz at Lincoln Center and administered through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina and to provide other general hurricane relief."



5 out of 5 stars Another Katrina Relief CD.......2006-03-01

I also really enjoyed this CD from various artists. Anything I can do to help in little ways like this, I am more than happy to do. My heart goes out to everyone still in NO. This CD will be played every Mardi Gras season I am around and maybe even on the off-season, too!

5 out of 5 stars Remembering New Orleans.......2006-02-28

Anybody who loves New Orleans will love this CD. It has many of the hit songs associated with the city performed by stellar
artists and many new interpretations of old favorites as well.
Best of all, buying the CD allows money to go to Hurricane Katrina relief.

5 out of 5 stars top flight.......2006-01-27

ok---I haven't heard the whole cd yet, and I'm sorry to see that others who have reviewed it were disappointed that certain cuts were 'cut'. HOWEVER, I'm about to purchase this cd based solely upon the one cut I heard yesterday on our local music station WWOZ in New Orleans. What I heard was Irvin Mayfield's "Just a Closer Walk With Thee". It's INSANELY GOOD. Being from New Orleans, I've heard this tune done dozens of different ways...and I've heard Irvin Mayfield live dozens of times...but this is beyond amazing. At least try to hear this cut IN FULL. This is a 'turn off the lights and concentrate' sort of offering.

5 out of 5 stars Great Performances/Great Cause.......2006-01-16

You can't listen to this CD without Katrina's aftermath running through your mind. That doesn't make it a sad listening experience, just a very meaningful one beyond just the sounds coming through the speakers.
There's jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues... all the sounds that made New Orleans a music mecca. The performers are the best (Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones, Aaron Neville, James Taylor, Buckwheat Zydeco and others).
Treat yourself to this stellar collection of artists/songs and do something to benefit New Orleans at the same time.

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