Kermit Ruffins - World On A String

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:23
Size: 95,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:30)  1. Monday Night In New Orleans
(3:22)  2. Honey Chile
(2:44)  3. I've Got The Wold On A String
(3:11)  4. Kermit's Second Line
(5:12)  5. Georgia On My Mind
(5:59)  6. Girl Of My Dreams
(3:43)  7. Rosetta
(2:24)  8. Happy Birthday
(2:46)  9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
(4:44) 10. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
(3:42) 11. The Glory Of Love

The music on this first solo effort from trumpeter Kermit Ruffins is so good-natured and joyous that one can mostly overlook its derivative nature. Ruffins clearly had a good time playing trumpet (and occasionally singing) on such numbers as "Monday Night In New Orleans," "Girl of My Dreams" and "When My Dreamboat Comes Home." Not everything works on the date: "Rosetta" is taken much too fast for the musicians; there are a few too many average vocals; Ruffins did not have that original a sound yet; and some of the performances are quite predictable. So, although pianist Ellis Marsalis, bassist Walter Payton and banjoist Danny Barker are in the band (along with some younger lesser-known players), this is only a slightly above average set of New Orleans jazz. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/world-on-a-string-mw0000113730

Personnel: Kermit Ruffins (vocals, trumpet); Doreen Ketchens (clarinet); Lucien Barbarin (trombone); Anthony Lacen (tuba); Ellis Marsalis (piano); Danny Barker (banjo); Walter Payton (bass); Shannon Powell (drums); James Andrews (background vocals).

World On A String

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