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Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins July 6th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists who call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streamed live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward and helped us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

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AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: CREOLE SONGLINES OF LEYLA MCCALLA AND SAXOPHONIST DONALD HARRISON'S JAZZ JOURNEY

August 5th, 2020

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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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • SEGMENT: Leyla McCalla

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  • Girl Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • La tibonit Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Kamen Sa Y Fe Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording ,
  • Capitalist Blues Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Instrumental: Zozo Noir Cedric Watson
    Cedric Watson, Valcour Records
  • Pa Janvier Cedric Watson with Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • How Come You Do Me Like You Do? Don Vappie with Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Song for a Dark Girl Leyla McCalla
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Pezé Café Leyla McCalla and Friends
    American Routes Live recording ,
  • Instrumental: Basin Street Blues Don Vappie
    The Blue Book of Storyville,
  • Eh La Bas Leyla McCalla and Friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey Leyla McCalla and friends
    American Routes Live recording,
  • End Bed: Notre Dame de 7 Doleurs Various Artists
    Caribbean Revels: Haiti Rara and Dominican Gaga, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Free to Be Donald Harrison Quintet
    American Routes Live recording,
  • SEGMENT: Donald Harrison

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  • Nouveau Swing Donald Harrison Quintet
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Instrumental: Hiko Hiko Donald Harrison
    Indian Blues, Candid Productions
  • One for Bird Donald Harrison
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Mr. Cool Breeze Donald Harrison
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Instrumental: Indian Blues Donald Harrison
    Indian Blues, Candid Productions
  • Iko Iko Donald Harrison and his Quintet
    American Routes Live recording,
  • Amazing Grace Donald Harrison Quintet
    American Routes Live recording,

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    RECORDING NEW ORLEANS: BASIN STREET RECORDS WITH JON CLEARY & KERMIT RUFFINS

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    MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH US! AMERICAN ROUTES INDEPENDENCE DAY THEN & NOW

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