Livin' A Tremé Life
Reviews
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
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Charting
2009-07-05 — 2009-09-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 6 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | 1 |
| Aug 23 | 1 |
| Aug 16 | 1 |
| Aug 2 | 2 |
| Jul 26 | 2 |
| Jul 19 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Didn't He Ramble | ||
| 2. | I Ate Up The Apple Tree | ||
| 3. | Good Morning New Orleans | ||
| 4. | Holy Cow | ||
| 5. | Hey Naa | ||
| 6. | I Got Mine | ||
| 7. | I Can See Clearly Now | ||
| 8. | High Heel Sneakers | ||
| 9. | Hello Good Evening | ||
| 10. | Song For My Father | ||
| 11. | For The Love Of You | ||
| 12. | Treme Mardi Gras |