Last month we began to explore some of the great records coming out of New Orleans. This month features five more. I could easily have continued into a third or fourth month. I encourage you to do some catching up with New Orleans on your own. Tracking down the other projects of the individual artists on these albums would be a great way to start—most of them juggle several bands. Our Discography Project indexes hundreds of albums from New Orleans and elsewhere by these artists. Also check out the wishlist on our Bandcamp Fan Page to listen to some great selections.
Doro Wat - Doro Wat
Doro Wat by Doro Wat
They have a Friday night gig at Three Muses, their album was recorded at The Spotted Cat and engineered by John Dixon of the Shotgun Jazz Band—Doro Wat is about as in the scene of New Orleans as you can get.
The line up is top notch: Ben Polcer on trumpet, James Evans on sax, Charlie Halloran on trombone, Tom Fischer on alto sax, backed up by David Boeddinghaus at the piano, John Rodli on guitar and Twerk Thomson on bass. This is a mix of freshness and experience and raw talent one would normally chance to see only in the closing jam session of a festival.
Unlike those jams, this band is so on the same page that after booking two days of recording time they wrapped up the album in three hours and eight minutes. They knew what they were going for, which seems to be
