Ruffins, Kermit / Livin' A Tremé Life
| Album: | Livin' A Tremé Life | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ruffins, Kermit | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | Basin Street | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-07-05 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 2 | Jul 26 | Jul 19 | Jul 12 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 26, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Didn't He Ramble |
4. | Feb 25, 2015: | 2-15-2015
I Can See Clearly Now, Didn't He Ramble |
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| 2. | Sep 16, 2015: | 9-16-205
High Heel Sneakers |
5. | Sep 04, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Didn't He Ramble |
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| 3. | Jul 27, 2015: | 7-27-2015
High Heel Sneakers |
6. | Aug 25, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian
High Heel Sneakers |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-06-27
Reviewed 2009-06-27
KERMIT RUFFINS: Living a Tremé Life
Basin Street, 2009
NEW ORLEANS – As he has so many times before, trumpeter/singer Ruffins delivers yet another good-natured, funny and heartfelt love letter to his city. Don’t look for serious jazz here; this is feel-good music, often borderline pop. Light and fluffy, yes, but always sincere.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:50 – traditional funeral celebration march; upbeat and shining
2. 5:22 – upbeat stomp, laid-back vocals, silly rhymes, round of short solos
3. 3:33 – relaxed sweet-swinging ditty, with background chorus, scat break
4. 3:14 – midtempo: goofy Allen Toussaint song, chummy 1970s feel
5. 3:53 – cutesy love/party song, a bit naughty with a happy bounce
6. 3:12 – relaxed second-line groove, good drums and fun lyrics
7. 7:23 – warm, optimistic version of 1970s pop hit; better than you’d think
8. 4:10 – classic New Orleans stomp with a “Sesame Street” vamp
9. 4:46 – snappy little groove, silly lyric but gets into some fine soloing
10. 4:15 – soulful version of a jazz standard, including the rarely-used lyrics
11. 4:59 – Isley Brothers smooth soul glide, muted trumpet lead
12. 5:05 – [FCC: “shit”] Mardi Gras jam with his ‘n’ hers rap breaks
[ Fo ] 06/27/09
Basin Street, 2009
NEW ORLEANS – As he has so many times before, trumpeter/singer Ruffins delivers yet another good-natured, funny and heartfelt love letter to his city. Don’t look for serious jazz here; this is feel-good music, often borderline pop. Light and fluffy, yes, but always sincere.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:50 – traditional funeral celebration march; upbeat and shining
2. 5:22 – upbeat stomp, laid-back vocals, silly rhymes, round of short solos
3. 3:33 – relaxed sweet-swinging ditty, with background chorus, scat break
4. 3:14 – midtempo: goofy Allen Toussaint song, chummy 1970s feel
5. 3:53 – cutesy love/party song, a bit naughty with a happy bounce
6. 3:12 – relaxed second-line groove, good drums and fun lyrics
7. 7:23 – warm, optimistic version of 1970s pop hit; better than you’d think
8. 4:10 – classic New Orleans stomp with a “Sesame Street” vamp
9. 4:46 – snappy little groove, silly lyric but gets into some fine soloing
10. 4:15 – soulful version of a jazz standard, including the rarely-used lyrics
11. 4:59 – Isley Brothers smooth soul glide, muted trumpet lead
12. 5:05 – [FCC: “shit”] Mardi Gras jam with his ‘n’ hers rap breaks
[ Fo ] 06/27/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Didn't He Ramble | 7. | I Can See Clearly Now | |||
| 2. | I Ate Up The Apple Tree | 8. | High Heel Sneakers | |||
| 3. | Good Morning New Orleans | 9. | Hello Good Evening | |||
| 4. | Holy Cow | 10. | Song For My Father | |||
| 5. | Hey Naa | 11. | For The Love Of You | |||
| 6. | I Got Mine | 12. | Treme Mardi Gras |