One of three initial releases for the Preservation Hall Recordings label, The Preservation Hall Hot 4 with Duke Dejan, recorded in 1996, is an engaging listen that centers around the vocals of the legendary founder of the Olympia Brass Band, Harold "Duke" Dejan.
Spotlighting the bare essentials of what makes Preservation Hall the preeminent New Orleans band, the group is paired down to trumpeter/vocalist Wendell Brunious, guitarist/vocalist Don Vappie, pianist Thadeus Richard, and bassist Benjamin Jaffe.
Aged jazzer Dejan has a rough but still melodic voice, soaked in tradition that works perfectly on such tasty standards as "I'm Alone Because I Love You" and "Basin Street Blues," in which he humorously ad-libs, "Now Basin Street used to be a good location.
Right next door to that fillin' station.
That's where you'd get your good stuff.
You'd get your oil, you'd get your grease and hear the woman say, 'Aw daddy, would ya come in please?'" However, it's Brunious, with his Louis Armstrong-cum-Clifford Brown trumpet style that brilliantly updates Preservation Hall's traditional roots.
He and Vappie also take some compelling and joyful vocal turns on "Corrina, Corrina" and "Ain't She Sweet," respectively.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrina, CorrinaTraditional | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | I'm Alone Because I Love YouJoe Young | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Ain't She SweetMilton Ager, Jack Yellen | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Red WingThurland Chattaway, Kerry Mills | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | DinahHarry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsHarry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | If I Had My Life to Live OverMoe Jaffe, Henry Tobias, Larry Vincent | Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Duke Dejan | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Lady Be Good | The Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 40 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 219 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Ager | Composer |
| 2 | Harry Akst | Composer |
| 3 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 4 | Harry Barris | Composer |
| 5 | Shannon Brinkman | Photography |
| 6 | Wendell Brunious | Group Member, Trumpet |
| 7 | Gary Cananzey | Packaging |
| 8 | Thurland Chattaway | Composer |
| 9 | David Cohen | Graphic Design |
| 10 | Doc Daugherty | Composer |
| 11 | Duke Dejan | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Harold Dejan | Vocals |
| 13 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 14 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 15 | Benjamin Jaffe | Bass, Executive Producer, Group Member |
| 16 | Moe Jaffe | Composer |
| 17 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 18 | Howard Lambert | Coordination |
| 19 | Sam M. Lewis | Composer |
| 20 | John McCusker | Photography |
| 21 | Kerry Mills | Composer |
| 22 | Billy Moll | Composer |
| 23 | Al J. Neiburg | Composer |
| 24 | Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Primary Artist |
| 25 | Ellis Reynolds | Composer |
| 26 | Steve Reynolds | Engineer |
| 27 | Thadeus Richard | Group Member, Piano |
| 28 | Henry Tobias | Composer |
| 29 | Traditional | Composer |
| 30 | Don Vappie | Group Member, Guitar |
| 31 | Larry Vincent | Composer |
| 32 | Spencer Williams | Composer |
| 33 | Jack Yellen | Composer |
| 34 | Joe Young | Composer |
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
2010 - 17 tracks
An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program - The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |