The Barbecue Swingers Live

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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
It is debatable whether this performance really needed to be released. Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins is a crowd pleaser who loves to shout out cliches to the audience which in this case is quite excitable, takes mundane vocals, and plays decent but not particularly memorable trumpet. With his regular band trombonist Corey Henry who takes an unfortunate rap on "Peep This Groove Out," pianist Emile Vinette, bassist Kevin Morris, and drummer Jerry Anderson during a night at New Orleans' Tipitina's, Ruffins succeeds in getting the crowd riled up. The main problem is that a lot of the excitement does not translate well to disc. Ruffins performs basic originals, "St. James Infirmary,"...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
It is debatable whether this performance really needed to be released. Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins is a crowd pleaser who loves to shout out cliches to the audience which in this case is quite excitable, takes mundane vocals, and plays decent but not particularly memorable trumpet. With his regular band trombonist Corey Henry who takes an unfortunate rap on "Peep This Groove Out," pianist Emile Vinette, bassist Kevin Morris, and drummer Jerry Anderson during a night at New Orleans' Tipitina's, Ruffins succeeds in getting the crowd riled up. The main problem is that a lot of the excitement does not translate well to disc. Ruffins performs basic originals, "St. James Infirmary," "Killing Me Softly with His Song, " and a slow and soulful "The Star Spangled Banner," but his crowd pleasing antics get tiring after awhile and the mixture of trad jazz with hip hop is eccentric and sometimes uncomfortable.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/24/1998
  • Label: Basin Street Records
  • UPC: 652905010129
  • Catalog Number: 101
  • Sales rank: 79,879

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Introduction - Kermit Ruffins (0:31)
  2. 2 Chicken and Dumplings - Kermit Ruffins (7:01)
  3. 3 Interlude - Kermit Ruffins (0:17)
  4. 4 Smokin' with Some Barbecue - Kermit Ruffins (5:10)
  5. 5 St. James Infirmary - Kermit Ruffins (8:08)
  6. 6 Interlude - Kermit Ruffins (0:20)
  7. 7 Just Showin' Off - Kermit Ruffins (7:07)
  8. 8 What Is New Orleans? - Kermit Ruffins (8:25)
  9. 9 Do the Fat Tuesday - Kermit Ruffins (7:27)
  10. 10 Peep This Groove Out - Kermit Ruffins (5:20)
  11. 11 Killing Me Softly with His Song - Kermit Ruffins (10:22)
  12. 12 Do Whatcha Wanna (The Final Chapter) - Kermit Ruffins (7:33)
  13. 13 The Star Spangled Banner - Kermit Ruffins (3:05)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers Primary Artist
Kermit Ruffins Indexed Contributor, Trumpet, Vocals
Corey Henry Trombone, Rap
Kevin Morris Bass
Emile Vinette Piano
Jerry Anderson Drums
Technical Credits
Irving Mills Composer
Kermit Ruffins Producer
Steve Reynolds Engineer
John Sinclair Liner Notes
John Stafford Smith Composer
Parker Dinkins Mastering
Francis Scott Key Composer
Public Domain Composer
Traditional Composer
Joe Primrose Composer
Al Chemy Composer
Tom Thompson Executive Producer
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