- Chanson du Vieux Carré : Connick on Piano, Volume 3
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Chanson du Vieux Carré 
Studio album by Harry Connick, Jr. Released January 30, 2007 Recorded May 2003 Genre Big Band Label Marsalis music Producer Tracey Freeman Harry Connick, Jr. chronology Harry on Broadway, Act I
(2006)Chanson du Vieux Carré
(2007)Oh, My NOLA
(2007)Connick on Piano chronology Occasion
(2005)Chanson du Vieux Carré
(2007)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]JazzTimes (Favorable)[2] Music Box [3]Chanson du Vieux Carré : Connick On Piano, Volume 3 (2007) is Harry Connick Jr.'s 3rd album from Marsalis Music. It is recorded with his big band, and features mostly instrumental tracks except for two vocal tracks by band members Leroy Jones on "Bourbon Street Parade" and Lucien Barbarin on "Lucious," .
There are two of Connick's original compositions: "Chanson du Vieux Carre" and "Ash Wednesday". "Chanson du Vieux Carré" is also recorded on Connick's 2005 album Occasion. The title "Chanson Du Vieux Carré", means "Song of the French Quarter".
A portion of the royalties of the album will be donated to Musicians' Village in New Orleans.
The album was released at the same day as his big band vocal album Oh, My NOLA. He began his concert tour, the My New Orleans Tour, on February 23, 2007. One of these dates was the closing act at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, on May 6.[4]
Contents
Track listing
- "Someday You'll Be Sorry" (Louis Armstrong) - 04:46
- "Panama" (William H. Tyers) - 04:43
- "Ash Wednesday" (Harry Connick, Jr) - 06:17
- "Chanson du Vieux Carré" (Connick) - 04:06
- "Bourbon Street Parade" (Paul Barbarin) - 06:01
- "Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet) - 04:11
- "Fidgety Feet" (Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields) - 05:34
- "Luscious" (Connick) - 06:32
- "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 05:38
- "I Still Get Jealous" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 03:00
- "That's a Plenty (song)" (Lew Pollack) - 04:07
- "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" (Professor Longhair) - 06:06
Bonus track
Charts
Awards and nominations
- 2008 Grammy Awards nomination: Best Instrumental Composition - "Ash Wednesday"
- 2008 Grammy Awards nomination: Best Instrumental Arrangement - "Ash Wednesday"
Musicians
- Harry Connick, Jr - piano, arranger, conductor, orchestration
- Big band, including[1]:
- Lucien Barbarin - trombone, and vocals on "Luscious"
- Leroy Jones - trumpet, and vocals on "Bourbon Street Parade"
- John Allred - trombone
- Joe Barati - trombone
- Neal Caine - bass
- Derrick Gardner - trumpet
- Charles “Ned” Goold - saxophone
- James Greene - alto sax
- Roger Ingram - trumpet
- Mike Karn - saxophone
- Craig Klein - trombone
- Arthur Latin - drums
- Joe Magnarelli - trumpet
- Mark Mullins - trombone
- David Schumacher - saxophone
- Jerry Weldon - saxophone
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ JazzTimes review
- ^ Music Box review
- ^ "Connick Not Nevilles Closing Jazz Fest". examiner.com. 2007. http://www.examiner.com/a-518516~Connick__Not_Nevilles__Closing_Jazz_Fest.html.
- ^ Harry Connick, Jr. : releases : Chanson du Vieux Carré, getmusic.com.au
- ^ "Harry Connick, Jr. chart history". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=3572&model.vnuAlbumId=807787.
Harry Connick, Jr. Vocal albums 20 (1988) • We Are in Love (1990) • Blue Light, Red Light (1991) • 25 (1992) • When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993) • She (1994) • Star Turtle (1996) • To See You (1997) • Come by Me (1999) • 30 (2001) • Songs I Heard (2001) • Harry for the Holidays (2003) • Only You (2004) • Oh, My NOLA (2007) • What a Night! (2008) • Your Songs (2009)Instrumental albums Dixieland Plus (1977) • Eleven (1979) • Harry Connick Jr. (1987) • Lofty's Roach Souffle (1990) • Other Hours (2003) • Occasion (2005) • Chanson du Vieux Carré (2007)Soundtrack albums When Harry Met Sally... (1989) • The Godfather Part III (1990) • Sleepless in Seattle (1993) • The Mask (1994) • One Fine Day (1996) • Kissing a Fool (1998) • South Pacific (2001) • The Happy Elf (2005)Compilation albums Forever for Now • It Had to Be YouCast recordings Thou Shalt Not (2002) • Harry on Broadway, Act I (2006)Home media Singin' & Swingin' (1990) • Swinging Out Live (1991) • The New York Big Band Concert (1993) • The Christmas Special (1994) • Harry for the Holidays (2003) • Only You: In Concert (2004) • A Duo Occasion (2005)Broadway Related articles Categories:- 2007 albums
- Harry Connick, Jr. albums
- Instrumental albums
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