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  1. Whistle Stop
  2. Dee Wee
  3. A Moment Alone
  4. Magnolis Triangle
  5. Mozart-In'
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  1. Whistle Stop
  2. Dee Wee
  3. A Moment Alone
  4. Magnolis Triangle
  5. Mozart-In'
  6. Cry Again
  7. Cochise
  8. Lil' Boy Man
  9. Puxxle, Monkey
  10. After
  11. Beautiful Old Ladies
  12. Little Joy
  13. When We First Met
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For this CD, veteran pianist Ellis Marsalis performs songs composed by some of the top modern New Orleans players of the 1960s, including drummer James Black, tenor saxophonist Nat Perrilliat, clarinetist Alvin Batiste, saxophonist Harold Battiste, and himself. With the exception of Alvin Batiste's tunes (based on "Cherokee" and a Dixieland-ish blues), the originals have strong melodies, slightly tricky chord structures, and sound quite fresh. Marsalis utilizes his son, Branford, on tenor and soprano; bassist Robert Hurst; ...

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Whistle Stop 1994, Columbia

UPC: 074645317724

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