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American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey January 13th, 2021 (Hour 1)
American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey

We go live in concert and conversation with two New Orleans artists each of whom bring their family heritage forward into contemporary music. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla has called New Orleans home for many years, but her family ties are to Haiti. She draws on French Creole roots for inspiration, as well as from the poetry of Langston Hughes. Then jazz saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison, whose musical journey includes time in New York with drummer Art Blakey’s band, talks about “Afro-New Orleans” culture and demonstrates how to bring soul, funk, and Black carnival traditions into modern jazz.

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PRESERVATION HALL PERSEVERES & GUITARIST ALBERT LEE

October 16th, 2019

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 including funky new grooves from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, paired with singer Tom Waits, bluegrasser Del McCoury and New Orleans hoodoo rocker Dr. John. Then, we look back to post-war England with session guitarist Albert Lee who grew up hearing American music on the radio and eventually crossed the pond to play rock & roll stateside. Plus, we explore the roots of rock with blues harpist Little Walter, western swingers Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys and rockabilly picker Carl Perkins.

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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

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  • 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: Bo-Jam Bo Diddley
    The London Bo Diddley Sessions, Chess
  • Rock and Roll Music Chuck Berry
    One Dozen Berrys, Chess
  • So Let's Rock Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, with Lee Ross
    Sugar Baby/So Let's Rock, Decca
  • Crazy Mixed Up World Little Walter
    The Essential Little Walter, MCA
  • Honey Don't Carl Perkins
    Blue Suede Shoes/Honey Don't, Sun
  • Roll Over Beethoven The Beatles
    With the Beatles, Parlophone
  • Who Do You Love Bo Diddley
    Who Do You Love/I'm Bad, Checker
  • Instrumental: Roundhouse Stomp Alexis Korner
    British Blues Legend, Goldenlane Records
  • Good Morning Blues Lead Belly
    Good Night Irene, Allegro
  • Rock Island Line Lonnie Donegan
    Rock Island Line, London
  • Midnight Special Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber
    The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast, Virgin
  • Rave On Buddy Holly
    Buddy Holly, Coral
  • Shake, Rattle and Roll Elvis Presley
    Shake, Rattle and Roll/Lawdy Miss Clawdy, RCA Victor
  • My Babe Ricky Nelson
    Ricky Nelson, Imperial
  • Instrumental: Okie Dokie Stomp Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
    Original Peacock Recordings, Rounder Records
  • SEGMENT: Albert Lee

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  • Country Boy Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes
    Live at Montreux, Boulevard
  • Closing Bed: Sleep Walk Albert Lee, James Burton, Amos Garrett, Albert Lee & David Wilcox
    Guitar Heroes: Making History, Stony Plain

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