Marsalis Music Honors Bob French

Marsalis Music Honors Bob French
Studio album by Bob French
Released	April 10, 2007 April 24, 2007 May 7, 2007
Recorded	Avatar Studios, New York, NY June 15–16, 2006
Genre	Jazz
Length	76 minutes
Label	Marsalis Music/Rounder Records
Producer	Branford Marsalis

In 2007 the album Marsalis Music Honors Bob French was released, as part of the Marsalis music Honors series. The album's musicians include Harry Connick, Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone.

Track listing

1. "Bourbon Street Parade" (Paul Barbarin) - 8:20
2. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) - 5:58
3. "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 5:58
4. "Milenburg Joys" (Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Fred "Jelly Roll" Morton, Leon Roppolo) - 8:28
5. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis) - 3:54
6. "Burgundy Street Blues" (George Lewis) - 6:30
7. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon Rene, Otis South Rene) - 9:21
8. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 5:41
9. "Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange) - 6:54
10. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (traditional) - 7:51
11. "When the Saints (Go Marching In)" (traditional) - 7:23

Personnel

• Bob French - drums, vocals
• Troy Andrews - trombone
• Leonard Brown - trumpet
• Harry Connick, Jr. - piano
• Edward Huntington - banjo
• Branford Marsalis - saxophone
• Chris Severin - bass
• Ellen Smith - vocals

References