A Song for George Lewis

A Song for George Lewis Artist: Dr. Michael White
Label: Basin Street Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 652905050125
EAN: 0652905050125
ASIN: B00004SVKI


Release Date: 2000-05-16

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Tracks:

  1. Big Chief Battle Axe
  2. Louisiana-i-a
  3. Burgundy Street Blues
  4. Bugle Boy March
  5. A Song For George Lewis
  6. St. Phillip Street Breakdown
  7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
  8. One Sweet Letter From You
  9. Over The Waves
  10. Stafford Strut
  11. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  12. Indian Sagua
  13. Just A Little While To Stay Here

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dr White at his best.......2007-01-10

Dr White pays tribute to a classic Jazz clarinetist, George Lewis. His rendition of "Just a Closer Walk" is done with great respect. Not a copy, but you know that it is for George Lewis. Some of the finest Classic Jazz to be found. I enjoy Dr White and Greg Stafford on nearly everything that they do.

5 out of 5 stars Modern Spirit inTraditional Jazz.......2000-06-24

My first encounter of New Orleans Jazz was in 3 years ago,when Dr. White and his band were invited as guest artists to OFAM's summer festival in Oregon. No music has ever touched me as profoundly as my first experience with what it came out of the clarinet played by a soft-spoken, scholar-looking jazz artist,who was gifted with a distinctive spirit. Dr.White plays his music with deep feelings, and his style of interpretation sets him apart from others in classical jazz. His music is always presented with great sensitivities, passions and respect to the tradition, through which one can imagine how New Orleans jazz might have been experienced in the old days. This CD represents Dr. White's musical talents in preserving the beauty and spirit of traditional jazz in modern time.

5 out of 5 stars forget the stars, I havent heard this particular recording.......2000-05-26

I dont count the ability to hear a few 20 second snippets as having heard enough to do the review but I do wish to make a couple of comments. Dr. White's PhD in in Spanish Literature not "Spanish". Also he embodies more than just a person who has listened to and musically absorbed the creations of the early masters of New Orleans Jazz. He also has a very human connection, being a part of the special New Orleans genteelness. I worked with Dr. White on a couple of projects and he and his family always have been graceful and elegant in navigating this modern world with all its conflicts and contradictions. What has this to do with the music? It is a hint for understanding that music that might seem naive and light heartedly fun has great depth and soul to communicate.

5 out of 5 stars Authentic Jazz by a Master.......2000-05-15

This is a wonderful collection of authentic New Orleans Jazz inspired by the likes of Jellyroll Morton, Louis Armstrong and the giants of the genre. White who also boasts a PhD in Spanish and teaches the history of Jazz at a New Orleans university plays a mean clarinet. This CD is a tribute to his inspiration, the great clarinetist, George Lewis and Lewis is somewhere up in heaven enjoying the performance. This is New Orleans music at its authentic best. Buy this Cd and enjoy!

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