Kermit continues to blur the boundaries of Jazz, Funk, Brass Band, and Hip Hop with Livin’ A Treme Life an album named for the famed New Orleans neighborhood essential to its culture
Lifted into the national spotlight by the hit television show Treme, Kermit keeps the momentum swinging with his first big band album. OffBeat Magazine’s Best of the Beat award winner for Best Traditional Jazz Album!
On the heels of his OffBEAT Magazine “Entertainer of the Year” award, Kermit includes a beefed up horn section to show the world what Swing should be. Produced by Tracey Freeman. Swing This! is swathed in the sauce of New Orleans with Ruffins the ever-ready chef. – JazzTimes
“We Partyin’ Traditional Style! is like a love letter to Ruffin’s home town, and demonstrates once again his devotion to the preservation of New Orleans jazz.” –EurWeb
“Lots of good, greasy fun” – Rick Anderson, All Music Guide “Kermit plays a sweet, sweet horn” – Newsweek.com “A musical good-time tour of the Crescent City” – Larry Applebaum, Jazztimes
An unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone” – Jon Pareles, NY Times “A universal call to party” – Jeff Kalis, Jazziz “Channeling the free spirit of Satchmo” – C. Michael Bailey, AllAboutJazz.com Top local CDs of 2001 – Times-Picayune Best Traditional Jazz Album – OffBEAT Best of the Beat Awards
The album that started it all. Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers Live at Tipitina’s, New Orleans, 1997. Mastered for and issued on vinyl for the first time to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
16″x21″ special edition poster featuring the full-frame image by famed photographer Frank Relle used for the cover of Kermit Ruffin’s Live at Vaughan’s album.
“There ought to be a law that from now on, the Basin Street label will be responsible for providing the soundtrack music to all movies filmed in New Orleans. Not just because Basin Street’s stable of artists is of such consistently high quality, but because it represents such a good cross section of local styles…” –ALL MUSIC GUIDE
#1 Billboard Jazz Albums! An outstanding collaboration between trumpeters and friends, Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield, celebrating 20 years of Basin Street Records with countless guest artists.
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