Songs for Your Bluesday: Preservation Hall
March 16, 2010 by Joe Kloc
FREE SONGS FROM PRESERVATION HALL or WHEN TO CAPITALIZE “JAZZ”
On Preservation Hall’s website, they capitalize “Jazz” only when referring to “New Orleans Jazz.”
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Since the 1960s, Preservation Hall in New Orleans has been dedicated to preserving the lazy, easy, sound of old New Orleans Jazz that, according to the venue’s website, has “lost much of its popularity to modern jazz and rock and roll.” This compilation of songs, streaming for free online, was recorded at the hall by a collection of singers, from Louis Armstrong to Tom Waits to Yim Yames, all backed by the Preservation Hall band.
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