Preservation Hall · in the Kissa Kissa racks
New Orleans' Billie & De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band
| Recorded | Apr 26, 1966 |
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| Label | Preservation Hall |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 716874 |
The record
A working husband-and-wife front line straight out of the French Quarter, Billie's barrelhouse piano and blues-cracked vocals trading lines with De De's cornet over George Lewis's clarinet. Cut in 1966 for Preservation Hall's own label, it's traditional New Orleans jazz kept alive by the players who lived it, not revived by outsiders.
Session personnel
- Narvin Kimball — banjo
- Chester Zardis — bass
- George Lewis — clarinet
- De De Pierce — cornet
- Josiah "Cie" Frazier — drums
- Billie Pierce — piano
- Louis Nelson — trombone
- Allan Jaffe — tuba [bass horn]
- Billie & De De Pierce — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Preservation Hall · VPH-3 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Preservation Hall — STEREO |
| 1966 | Preservation Hall · VPS-3 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Custom Pressing |
| 1995 | Preservation Hall · VPS-3 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Preservation Hall · VPS-3 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Keel Pressing |
| — | Preservation Hall · VPS-3 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |