1 	Shake It And Brake It	4:46
2 	Just A Little While To Stay Here 	7:23
3 	Indy Blues 	5:39
4 	The Bucket's Got A Hole In It	5:04
5 	St. Louis Blues 	7:10
6 	I Ain't Got Nobody	4:49
7 	Rip 'em Up Joe 	6:45
8 	Down On The Farm	3:37

Frank Demond 	- Trombone
Josiah Frasier - Drums
Percy Humphrey - Trumpet, Vocals (1,4,8)
Willie Humphrey - Banjo, Clarinet
Allan Jaffe - Producer, Trombone, Tuba
Narvin Kimball - Banjo, Vocals (6)
James Miller - Piano, Vocals
James "Sing" Miller - Piano, Vocals

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, after its formation in the early '60s, helped spread the joy of New Orleans jazz around the world. Unfortunately, the musicianship tended to be quite erratic, and by the 1980s it could be somewhat embarrassing at times. Certainly the band was full of joyous spirits, and the rhythm section (pianist James Miller, banjoist Narvin Kimball, Allan Jaffe on tuba and drummer Cie Frazier) was often quite driving. However the frontline of trumpeter Percy Humphrey, clarinetist Willie Humphrey and trombonist Frank Demond was rather weak and erratic at best at this point, so the ensembles tended to be better than the solos. Still, fans of revival New Orleans jazz who do not mind clams and shaky moments should be able to enjoy this music. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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01. Tiger Rag (Ragas, LaRocca) (7:44)
02. Amen (traditional) (3:18)
03. Over In Gloryland (traditional) (7:06)
04. Good Blues (Preservation Hall Jazz Band) (7:22)
05. Bill Bailey (H.Cannon) (3:56)
06. Joe Avery (traditional) (6:39)
07. His Eye Is On The Sparrow (traditional) (5:01)
08. Memories (G.Khan, E.Alstyne) (7:33)
09. Panama (W.H.Tyers) (9:51)

Personnel:
Willie Humphrey - clarinet
Percy G. Humphrey - trumpet
Frank Demond - trombone
Narvin Henry Kimball - banjo
James Edward "Sing" Miller - piano
Allan P. Jaffe - tuba
Josiah "Cie" Frazier – drums

In 1961, art dealer Larry Borenstein opened up Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Run by the young tuba player Allan Jaffe, the hall soon became the unofficial home of the city's top veteran musicians. Over time, the the Preservation Hall Jazz Band was formed and went out on constant tours, spreading the joy of New Orleans jazz around the world. Many major players spent time in the group. One of the most famous versions was in the late '70s -- the band heard on this 1977 recording. None of the musicians (trumpeter Percy Humphrey, his brother Willie on clarinet, trombonist Frank Demond (who had replaced the late Jim Robinson), pianist Sing Miller, banjoist/singer Narvin Kimball, drummer Cie Frazier, and Jaffe on tuba) were among the immortals of New Orleans jazz but they fit their roles well. The repertoire on this disc includes Dixieland favorites ("Tiger Rag," "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)," and "Panama"); a few spirituals ("Amen," "Over in Gloryland," and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"); the sentimental "Memories"; and a couple of blues numbers ("Good Blues" and "Joe Avery"). There are no virtuosos in the band, but its ensembles are full of spirit and the music is difficult to listen to without smiling. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1 	So It Is 	3:46
2 	Santiago 	4:01
3 	Innocence 	5:28
4 	La Malanga 	5:31
5 	Convergence 	5:42
6 	One Hundred Fires 	6:26
7 	Mad 	3:19

Charlie Gabriel - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Walter Harris - Drums, Percussion
Ben Jaffe - Bass (Upright), Percussion, Producer, Tuba
Ronell Johnson - Trombone
Stephen Lands - Trumpet
Branden Lewis - Trumpet
Clint Maedgen - Percussion, Sax (Tenor), Tambourine
Kyle Roussell 	Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer 

Although primarily known as one of the main proponents of traditional New Orleans jazz since debuting in 1961, New Orleans' own Preservation Hall Jazz Band has transformed over the past 20 years into an open-minded and stylistically adventurous ensemble. One of the main drivers of this creative metamorphosis is musical director and tuba player/bassist Ben Jaffe, son of Hall founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe. Since graduating Oberlin Conservatory and joining the band in the late '90s, Jaffe has worked to broaden the band's appeal and find ways to combine their joyous acoustic style with all sorts of artists and musical genres outside of traditional jazz. This was the approach they took on their 2011 bluegrass-steeped collaboration with the Del McCoury Band, American Legacies, and 2013's Jim James-produced That's It!; the latter of which was also their first album of all-original material including songs co-written with Semisonic's Dan Wilson. It's also the approach they take on 2017's ebullient So It Is. Produced by Jaffe along with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, So It Is showcases a soulful, bluesy, groove-oriented set of songs heavily influenced by the roiling, kinetic sound of Afro-Latin and Cuban bands. However, rather than playing standards of the genre like "The Peanut Vendor" or "Oye Como Va," here Jaffe and his bandmates deliver the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's second album of all-original compositions. Cuts like "Santiago" and "Innocence," both co-written by Jaffe and saxophonist/clarinetist Charlie Gabriel, are ferociously bumping, dance-inducing anthems built around titanically rolling drumbeats, evocative keyboard lines, and bristling, puckered horn riffs. Similarly, the kinetic "La Malanga," co-written by Jaffe and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger (the grandson of Pete Seeger), is a carnival-level, mambo-ready jam replete with searing trumpet lines from Branden Lewis and an angular, post-bop-accented solo from pianist Kyle Roussell. Elsewhere, they dive deep into New Orleans R&B traditions on the funky, organ-steeped, minor-key, Dan Wilson co-write "One Hundred Fires," and borrow the brassy bombast of fellow New Orleans institution the Rebirth Brass Band on the vocal and handclap-heavy audience pleaser "Mad." Along with being a joyous and infectiously jubilant album, So It Is offers the one-two punch of letting the Preservation Hall Jazz Band play the kind of raw, no-holds-barred jazz and blues that they helped personally create a renaissance for, while surreptitiously luring their listeners into what often explodes into a full-on Afro-Latin dance party. ---Matt Collar, AllMusic Review

Sony Music / Legacy Recordings z duma prezentują premierę nowego albumu legendarnej grupy Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Album zawierający klasyczne brzmienia PHJB wzmocnione świeżymi kubańskimi wpływami już 21 kwietnia znajdzie się na półkach najlepszych sklepów muzycznych. Album wypełniony najwyższej klasy dźwiękami nowoorleańskiego jazzu połączonymi z tradycyjnymi brzmieniami Kuby to prawdziwa gratka dla fanów jazzu oraz tych wszystkich, którym nie obce są rozgrzewające, pełne niezwykłej energii dźwięki. Album, na którym znalzło się siedem nowych utworów dostepny jest na płycie CD. ---sonymusic.pl

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