Reviews of New Orleans Delightfeaturing
Lee Gunness & Norbert Susemihl
1. The Last Mile Of The Way (J. Oatman / E. Marks) 4:20
2. In The Garden * (C. A. Miles) 4:23
3. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (C. H. Gabriel / R. A. Habershon) 5:03
4. Amazing Grace (J. P. Carrell / D. S. Clayton / J. Newton) 6:58
5. I Shall Not Be Moved (E. H. Boatner) 5:21
6. Peace In The Valley (T. A. Dorsey) 4:45
7. This Little Light Of Mine (trad, arr. New Orleans Delight) 6:05
8. His Eye Is On The Sparrow (C. H. Gabriel / C. D. Martin) 7:14
9. In The Sweet Bye And Bye (J. P. Webster / S. F. Bennett ) 6:20
10. Abide With Me (W. H. Monk / H. F. Lyte) 3:49
11. Just A Little While To Stay Here (E. M. Barlett) 6:41
12. He Touched Me * (W. J. Gather) 6:00
13. You Are My Sunshine (J. Davis / C. Mitchell) 4:34
Booklet 32 pages
Lee Gunness (voc)
Norbert Susemihl (tp, flgh*)
Kjeld Brandt (cl)
Bengt Hansson (tb)
Hans Pedersen (p)
Erling Lindhardt (bjo)
Stefan Kärfve (b)
Claus Lindhardt (dm)
Total playing time: 71:42
Recorded at Femø Jazz Festival July 31 and August 1, 2004 by Jørgen Vad
Mixed by Stefan Kärfve, Norbert Susemihl and Jørgen Vad
Mastering: Jørgen Vad · Jørgen Vad uses Audio-Technica microphones
Executive producer: Henning Schädler
Liner notes: Marcel Joly
Coverphoto: Barbara Jakobsen ·
Discphoto: Göran Magnusson
Layout and dtp: Kjeld Brandt
Music Mecca CD 4091-2
Traditional Jazz
CD reviews by Geogg Boxell, New Zealand
When my old mate, ex-international speedway rider and fellow traditional jazz aficionado Bob Andrews came back from a big jazz festival in Australia he waffled on to me about this amazing gospel and blues singer he had heard called Lee Gunness. He had tried to get a copy of one of her albums, but they had sold out. He said I must hear her and maybe I should try and get a CD via the Internet (he is a bit like that; get someone else to buy a CD and then borrow it). I looked but finances always seemed strained (I'm a bit like that with money: cautious). However, when I saw this CD putting Lee with one of the world's finest New Orleans bands, I just had to get it didn't I.
Lee Gunness is everything Bob said about her and more. This diminutive Ozzie singer has a rich deep voice that belies her size. When you couple her with New Orleans Delight and their guest Norbert Susemihi you have an album that is a must buy. I have listened to NOD for some years now hearing them improve and mature. I have also heard them with some excellent lady singers, but this CD is the ultimate, especially so given my love of gospel. I am not sure what else I can say without sounding like a simpering sycophant, so forget any caution you may have with spending your money, get a copy for yourself, don't try borrowing it. Play it just the once and you will know why I am saying that this CD belongs in every jazz lover's collection.
PS: Since writing this I have lent the CD to my father. Unfortunately he won't give it back, so it looks like I will have to wait until he dies to re-claim it. In view of this I think I will use the CD to play at his funeral when the time comes.
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New Orleans Delight is one of the finest little traditional groups in Europe. They seem to have a never-ending schedule. Like jazz music itself, the band is always in transition. This CD is the last for trombonist Bengt Hansson who retired from the group recently. It’s the first recording for Hans Pedersen who replaces Goran Magnusson in the piano chair.
The guest trumpeter for this session is Norbert Susemihl in his third CD with the Danish band. Susemihl plays with a number of New Orleans style in his native Germany. In his liner notes, Marcel Joly tells a short story about the trumpeter’s appearance in New Orleans with a marching band. “Asked by one of his neighbors what this white cat was doing with the band, one of the musicians with the Algiers Brass Band answered: He Ain’t white, he’s German.”
While I had heard great things about the featured vocalist Lee Gunness, I had never actually heard her on record. Be assured, this is an experience. When the diminutive Australian singer opens her mouth, you had better stand back. Lee Gunness could easily produce a tidal wave. Influenced by such folks as Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, Gunness has recorded with bands in New Orleans, Europe and her home country. During the late 1990s, she toured Europe with the Crescent City’s own Lillian Boutte.
Gunness and New Orleans Delight rattle the windows as they romp their way through a collection of gospel favorites. As one would expect, there are some quiet moments and some beautiful a cappella passages on Amazing Grace and His Eye Is On The Sparrow. The soulful songstress belts out I Shall Not Be Moved and Just A Little While To Stay Here in true New Orleans style, inspiring some nice solos by the front line. The singer’s voice has the tensile strength of steel. It’s quite amazing!
New Orleans Delight has recorded a relatively new hymn He Touched Me before and it’s becoming a favorite for leader Kjeld Brandt. Brandt’s clarinet and Susemihl’s flugelhorn provide a beautiful background for Gunness on the 1963 hymn by W.J.Gather. As always, the N.O.D.’s rhythm section is flawless and tasteful. Gospel and trad fans will love this album.
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