Visits New Orleans

by Sammy Rimington

Overview

A fine collection of pieces from New Orleans-based (but British-born) clarinetist Sammy Rimington. Rimington follows the sound of George Lewis, the heir to Bunk Johnson's band long ago. The clarinet bobs and weaves a bit among the rest of the band, with a bumping, casual rhythm section and a swinging trombone. This isn't quite the Preservation Hall-style brass band sound, it's not quite the Dixieland sound, it's somewhere in between instead. And that's a fine place to be, showing off some highly capable musicians who never take too much from a solo when they could be playing together instead. The sound is sweet, tender, and relaxed. Maybe not what people think of when they pick up an album of N'Orleans music with a hot five or a hot six involved, but a fine pick nonetheless. As a bonus, Michael and David Doucet join in for a couple of tracks at the end, as does the Treme Brass Band with Kermit Ruffins in tow. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2008
Label:	Arhoolie
UPC:	0096297053225
Rank:	149665

Tracks

1. Smile, Darn You, Smile
2. In the Upper Garden
3. You Always Hurt the One You Love
4. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
5. Mazie
6. Burgundy Street Blues
7. Bugle Boy March
8. Far Away Blues
9. Red Wing
10. Over the Waves
11. Mobile Stomp
12. Sweet Georgia Brown

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sammy Rimington   Primary Artist,Clarinet
David Doucet   Primary Artist,Guitar
The Hot Six   Primary Artist
Lionel Batiste   Primary Artist,Drums (Bass)
Treme Brass Band   Primary Artist
Lars Edegran   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar (Tenor)
Michael Doucet   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Kermit Ruffins   Trumpet
Corey Henry   Trombone
Benny Jones   Drums (Snare)
Bill Huntington   String Bass
Eric Webster   Banjo
Jeffrey Hill   Tuba

Technical Credits

Lars Edegran   Assistant
Benny Jones   Leader
Chris Strachwitz   Editing,Producer,Liner Notes,Photography
Jerry Brock   Assistant
Wayne Pope   Cover Design,Photo Enhancement
David Silberberg   Engineer