Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
The Gennett Suite (Patois Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tag: Louis Armstrong
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Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield
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Blair Crimmins & the Hookers
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Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
#imsoneworleans (Basin Street Records). Review by James Mann.
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Alberta Hunter
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Tom Casino
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Zach Lupetin & the Dustbowl Revival
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A Fly On The Wall To The Sticky Oatmeal Of Consumer Misery
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Arturo Sandoval
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