Notes: Here's
a treat for those of you that only know Claude from his "A
Suite for…" series of releases. A session of big
band dixieland tunes through the eyes of this player of French
origin. According to the liner notes this is Claude's American
debut and he chose wisely. Painting his musical portrait of New
Orleans he uses a broad brush and captures the feeling of the
streets with his selection of rags, blues and stomps. Each song
is discussed on the back cover giving the listener a little history
of the music. The front cover captures the street at dusk after
a cleansing rain, its lights and marquees beckoning us to step
inside for a drink, a laugh and some fine music.
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