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Ellis Marsalis Remembered: Family Memories & Music With Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis Ellis Marsalis Remembered: Family Memories & Music With Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis March 29th, 2023 (Hour 1)
Ellis Marsalis Remembered: Family Memories & Music With Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis

There is no more recognizable family name in jazz from New Orleans and beyond than: Marsalis. We’re paying tribute to the late pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. who passed of Covid-19 in April 2020, and to his musical sons Branford (saxophone), Wynton (trumpet), Delfeayo (trombone) and Jason (drums and vibraphone). The conversation ranges from coming of age in a family of musicians, with expectations of performing at the highest level, to the interplay of traditional and modern jazz in New Orleans. Previously unheard are Wynton’s remarkable memorial oration and a live set with youngest son Jason Marsalis playing the music of his late father. It’s the enduring and thriving musical legacy of the Marsalis family this week on American Routes.

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JOURNEYS IN LIFE AND MUSIC WITH RHONDA VINCENT & ALLISON RUSSELL

September 15th, 2021

It’s songs of solace and shelter, hope and joy as we visit with mandolin virtuoso Rhonda Vincent, from Greentop, Missouri, who grew up playing the bluegrass and country music circuit in her family’s bluegrass band and now plays the Grand Ole Opry with her own band, the Rage. Then, Montreal-born, Nashville-based singer, clarinetist and banjo player Allison Russell, on her journey to healing from childhood trauma through travels, words and music. Plus songs for weathering Hurricane Ida’s destructive route from the Gulf South to New York City by Allen Toussaint, Randy Newman and Fats Domino.

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HOUR ONE

  • Watson's Blues Doc Watson and Bill Monroe
    Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2 , Smithsonian Folkways
  • Key to the Highway Brownie McGhee
    Blues is Truth , Labor Records
  • That Lonesome Road Rhiannon Giddens
    Factory Girl, Nonesuch
  • I'm A Ramblin' Man Waylon Jennings
    The Essential Waylon , Sony
  • Rambling Boy Charlie Haden with Vince Gill
    Rambling Boy, Decca
  • Ramblin' Charles Lloyd and the Marvels
    Tone Poem , Blue Note
  • Instrumental: Farewell Blues Jim and Jesse
    Hats Off! The Bluegrass Tribute To Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs , CMH Records
  • Mama's Opry Iris Dement
    Infamous Angel , Yep Roc
  • Just Rehearsing Louvin Brothers
    The Family Who Prays , Capitol
  • This Train Sister Rosetta Tharp
    Sister Rosetta Tharp--The Decca Singles , Decca
  • I'm a Honky Tonk Girl Loretta Lynn
    Still Woman Enough , Loretta Lynn Enterprises
  • Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Lucinda Williams
    Car Wheels on a Gravel Road , Mercury
  • Instrumental: Help Me Rhonda Pickin' on the Beach Boys
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  • Salty Dog Blues The Bluegrass Champs
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  • Kentucky Borderline Rhonda Vincent
    Rhonda Vincent--One Step Ahead , Rounder
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  • Closing Bed: Tickled Pink Brandee Younger
    Somewhere Different , Verve
  • Instrumental: Gospel Trane Brandee Younger, Dezron Douglas
    Force Majeure , International Anthem

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Femme L'a Dit Feufollet
    Cow Island Hop , Valcour
  • Blues for Mama Nina Simone
    Nina Simone Sings the Blues , RCA Victor
  • Bye Bye Blackbird Rickie Lee Jones
    Pop Pop , Geffen
  • You're Not Alone Our Native Daughters
    Our Native Daughters , Smithsonian Folkways
  • Segment: Allison Russell

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  • Fixin' It Up Kelsey Waldon
    The Goldmine Archives , Oh Boy Records
  • Magnolia Blues Adia Victoria
    A Southern Gothic, Atlantic
  • Instrumental: Fortune Teller Jon Cleary
    Occapella , FHQ Records
  • Southern Nights Allen Toussaint
    Songbook , Rounder
  • Louisiana 1927 Randy Newman
    Songbook, Vol. 1 , Nonesuch
  • Walkin' to New Orleans Fats Domino
    Fats Domino--Greatest Hits--Walking to New Orleans , Capitol
  • Closing Bed: Wade in the Water Dr. John
    Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 1 , Clean Cuts

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