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The Funeral of Lester Santiago
Lester Santiago, famed New Orleans Jazz pianist and composer, died on January 18, 1965. This album is a live recording, a documentary of that uniquely New Orleans tradition, the Jazz funeral, a ceremony reserved for only the most esteemed among the New Orleans Jazz community.
The historic recording was made while following the funeral procession through the streets of New Orleans, and includes narration by Alford G. Clark, the founder of Dixieland Hall, and Paul Barbarin leading the Onward Brass Band in a parade tempo version of Just a Little While to Stay Here along with such traditional hymns as What a Friend We Have in Jesus and Lead Me, Savior, among others, as well the quickened joyous swing sounds that always follow after the great musician is laid to rest.
The Music in the Solemn Procession:
from the Funeral Home, to the Church and to the Cemetery
1. Just a Little While to Stay Here ~ 2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus ~ 3. Lead Me, Saviour ~ 4. Just a Closer Walk with Thee ~ 5. Nearer My God to Thee ~ 6. Medley: Lead Me, Savior and Just a Closer Walk With Thee ~ 7. Abide With Me
Music in the Joyous Return:
from the Cemetery
1. When the Saints Go Marching In ~ 2. Bourbon Street Parade ~ 3. Bill Bailey ~ 4. Second Line ~ 5. Darktown Strutters Ball
In the Band: Paul Barbarin, Base Drum and Leader ~ Louis Barbarin, Snare Drum ~ Palcide Adams, Snare Drum ~ Clement Tervalon, Trombone ~ Worthia Thomas, Trombone ~ Ernie Cagnolatti, Trumpet ~ Albert Walters, Trumpet ~ Avery "Kid" Howard, Trumpet ~ Andrew Morgan, Saxophone ~ Harold Dejan, Saxophone ~ Joseph Thomas, Clarinet ~ Minor Anderson, Tuba ~ Joshua Willis, Mellophone
Format: Compact Disc (Audio)
Catalog: Nobility Studios 709
For more information on this and other titles in this series, please visit our website
Lester Santiago, famed New Orleans Jazz pianist and composer, died on January 18, 1965. This album is a live recording, a documentary of that uniquely New Orleans tradition, the Jazz funeral, a ceremony reserved for only the most esteemed among the New Orleans Jazz community.
The historic recording was made while following the funeral procession through the streets of New Orleans, and includes narration by Alford G. Clark, the founder of Dixieland Hall, and Paul Barbarin leading the Onward Brass Band in a parade tempo version of Just a Little While to Stay Here along with such traditional hymns as What a Friend We Have in Jesus and Lead Me, Savior, among others, as well the quickened joyous swing sounds that always follow after the great musician is laid to rest.
The Music in the Solemn Procession:
from the Funeral Home, to the Church and to the Cemetery
1. Just a Little While to Stay Here ~ 2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus ~ 3. Lead Me, Saviour ~ 4. Just a Closer Walk with Thee ~ 5. Nearer My God to Thee ~ 6. Medley: Lead Me, Savior and Just a Closer Walk With Thee ~ 7. Abide With Me
Music in the Joyous Return:
from the Cemetery
1. When the Saints Go Marching In ~ 2. Bourbon Street Parade ~ 3. Bill Bailey ~ 4. Second Line ~ 5. Darktown Strutters Ball
In the Band: Paul Barbarin, Base Drum and Leader ~ Louis Barbarin, Snare Drum ~ Palcide Adams, Snare Drum ~ Clement Tervalon, Trombone ~ Worthia Thomas, Trombone ~ Ernie Cagnolatti, Trumpet ~ Albert Walters, Trumpet ~ Avery "Kid" Howard, Trumpet ~ Andrew Morgan, Saxophone ~ Harold Dejan, Saxophone ~ Joseph Thomas, Clarinet ~ Minor Anderson, Tuba ~ Joshua Willis, Mellophone
Format: Compact Disc (Audio)
Catalog: Nobility Studios 709
For more information on this and other titles in this series, please visit our website
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