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Every now and then we like to remind y'all where Panorama comes from - we are a New Orleans Jazz Band after all. Here's one of our Trad numbers, The Bogalusa Strut, that we've been playing for years but never took the time to record until recently. It's true, we do get pulled away to all the wonderful music from other cultures that we find so fascinating - Caribbean, Jewish, Eastern European and Latin American among others. But Bogalusa Strut is a good ol' goodun that brings it all back home. The composer, Sam Morgan (1895-1936), was a New Orleans trumpet player and bandleader who worked throughout the Gulf South, from Texas to Florida, in the early part of the 20th century.
On this track we skipped the ad lib solos and instead chose to spotlight that New Orleans texture of ensemble improvisation, with the trombone tailgating Kid Ory style, as well as a couple breaks and a gang vocal. And keep an ear out for a quote of "Bucket Got A Hole In It" at the repeat of the A section. You better run home and tell your mama, that Panorama band's in town!
Also, you'll appreciate this: we had a string of gigs in public libraries out in Washington Parish just a few days ago. We do a sweet 45 minute presentation for kids where we count out different rhythms, talk about each instrument in the band, the cultures we draw from and then finish up with a New Orleans jazz standard. So, just the other day, for the first time (hopefully not the last), we played the Bogalusa Strut IN actual Bogalusa, LA! And we had everybody up and struttin' around the library. We all got a kick out of that and so did the kids.
Special thanks to Dr Michael White for help with the origin of Bogalusa Strut.
lyrics
Hey, what's the matter now?
Hey, what's the matter now?
Hey, what's the matter now?
You better run home and tell your Mama...
Hey, what's the matter now?
Hey, what's the matter now?
You better run home and tell your Ma,
That Panorama band's in town!
credits
from
Song-of-the-Month Club: Good Music For You,
track released July 1, 2018
Recorded April 19, 2018 at Oak Street Recording, New Orleans, LA
Panorama Jazz Band:
Ben Schenck - Clarinet, Vocal
Byron Asher - Alto Saxophone
Charlie Halloran - Trombone
Michael Ward-Bergeman - Accordion
Gary Washington - Tenor Banjo
Matt Perrine - Tuba
Doug Garrison - Drum Set
Gang vocal - Charlie Halloran, Ben Schenck + Gary Washington
Music by Sam Morgan (Public Domain) and arranged by Ben Schenck (Snack Daddy Music/ASCAP).
Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Lu Rojas at Oak Street Recording, New Orleans, LA
Cover photo by Alex Pucciarelli.
Graphic design by Ben Schenck
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