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Go To The Mardi Gras

by Leroy Jones

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Carnival season gets off to a swingin' start this year with an exciting new release of the timeless Professor Longhair classic "Go To The Mardi Gras" by the "new" Leroy Jones Quintet.

As long-time fans know (and who in New Orleans isn't a fan of his?), no one can breathe more life into our treasured New Orleans standards than Leroy Jones -- and his brilliant solo will have you shaking your head in wonder (along with your butt!) as he interprets "Go To The Mardi Gras" in a whole new way, cementing his position at the top of the heap of New Orleans trumpeters.

With able support from his trombone partner Katja Toivola, New Orleans' favorites Gerald French on drums and Mitch Player on bass, the band swings out the same way they do live. But the big surprise is new piano player Meghan Swartz whose solo will have you second-lining on the first listen. She's the new secret ingredient whose energy is raising the Quintet to a whole new level.

And that's good news indeed for fans of traditional New Orleans jazz who already know that when it comes to the classic New Orleans music we love, there ain't no finer band around than the Leroy Jones Quintet. But if you need proof, you'll find it right here in this new track -- just in time for Mardi Gras! -- P.F. 2012

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released January 1, 2012
Leroy Jones Quintet
Leroy Jones - trumpet and vocals
Katja Toivola - trombone
Meghan Swartz - piano
Mitchell Player - bass
Gerald French - drums

Background vocals
Leroy Jones
Katja Toivola
Mitchell Player
Gerald French

Composed by Henry Roeland Byrd
Arranged and produced by Leroy Jones
Recorded and mixed by Tim StambaughMastered by David Farrell
Playing time 6:19

Photo by Shannon Brinkman, ShannonBrinkman.com
Graphic design by Katja Toivola, kamtoivola@aol.com

(C) and (P) 2012 LJ Music
Bookings and information: so2001no@yahoo.com www.SpiritOfNewOrleans.com, www.facebook.com/SpiritOfNewOrleansProductions

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The legendary jazz trumpeter Leroy Jones is known to music lovers as the "keeper of the flame" for traditional New Orleans jazz and to critics as one of the top musicians ever produced by the Crescent City.

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