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New Orleans Playground Artist: Putumayo Kids
New Orleans Playground is an excellent compilation of kids' music performed by artists from New Orleans. Kids of all ages will enjoy a variety of musical styles from blues to zydeco. Some of the many highlights come from Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino and Clarence Frogman Henry. Details, details - Artist: Various Artists - Ages: 2 - 4 years - Genre: Blues/Jazz - Original Release Date: October 17, 2006 - Running Time: 30:05Track Listing1. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Clifton Chenier Listen 2. They All Ask'd For You - The Meters3. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner - Kermit Ruffins4. Second Line - Charmaine Neville5. Skip To My Blues - Buckwheat Zydeco6. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey7. I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner8. Whole Lotta Lovin' - Fats Domino Listen 9. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry Listen 10. Row Row Your Boat - Dr. John11. When The Saints Go Marchin' In - Hack BartholomewShipping info - Free Shipping
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New Orleans Playground: Putumayo Kids
Date - June 5, 2008
"It's safe to say that the fine folks at Putumayo Kids aren't putting together a collection called, say, "Phoenix Playground," or even "Chicago Playground." Phoenix has a decent musical history for a city so young, and Chicago's musical history is tremendous, but New Orleans is probably the only American city with a musical background robust enough to provide so many songs to choose from while offering a distinct-enough sound to make the mix-tape at which Putumayo excels sound good.
While touching on many strains in New Orleans music, New Orleans Playground (to be released on Tuesday) relies most heavily on the side of rhythm and blues. With a number of classic songs on the collection (most notably Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya" and Fats Domino's "Whole Lotta Lovin'"), the adults may be forgiven for thinking that they've accidentally turned on the radio and "KOOL 97, Classic Oldies!" (See also Dr. John's bouncy-yet-mellow "Row Row Row Your Boat" and Buckwheat Zydeco's massive reworking of "Skip To My Lou" into "Skip To My Blues" for familiar voices.) But there are enough much less familiar artists and songs to make the collection not feel stale. I particularly liked Charmaine Neville's "Second Line," a fun tribute about New Orleans' brass band tradition. Credit goes to Putumayo for not always picking an obvious artist -- it was nice not to hear a more-famous Neville brother on the collection, and they chose the unknown-to-me Hack Bartholomew for a rendition of "When The Saints Go Marching In." It's too bad, however, that the collection mostly ignores New Orleans' strong jazz tradition -- while it's hinted at on some of the more brassy tracks, this collection needed a jazz track from the birthplace of jazz.
If you didn't have the familiar Putumayo illustrations, you wouldn't necessarily know that this collection was targeted at kids (only one or two tracks are really kid-focused), but let's say that kids ages 3 through 9 are most likely to enjoy it.
This collection is a gentle if incomplete introduction to New Orleans music. Expertly compiled and arranged, both parents and kids will enjoy it. Recommended."
While touching on many strains in New Orleans music, New Orleans Playground (to be released on Tuesday) relies most heavily on the side of rhythm and blues. With a number of classic songs on the collection (most notably Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya" and Fats Domino's "Whole Lotta Lovin'"), the adults may be forgiven for thinking that they've accidentally turned on the radio and "KOOL 97, Classic Oldies!" (See also Dr. John's bouncy-yet-mellow "Row Row Row Your Boat" and Buckwheat Zydeco's massive reworking of "Skip To My Lou" into "Skip To My Blues" for familiar voices.) But there are enough much less familiar artists and songs to make the collection not feel stale. I particularly liked Charmaine Neville's "Second Line," a fun tribute about New Orleans' brass band tradition. Credit goes to Putumayo for not always picking an obvious artist -- it was nice not to hear a more-famous Neville brother on the collection, and they chose the unknown-to-me Hack Bartholomew for a rendition of "When The Saints Go Marching In." It's too bad, however, that the collection mostly ignores New Orleans' strong jazz tradition -- while it's hinted at on some of the more brassy tracks, this collection needed a jazz track from the birthplace of jazz.
If you didn't have the familiar Putumayo illustrations, you wouldn't necessarily know that this collection was targeted at kids (only one or two tracks are really kid-focused), but let's say that kids ages 3 through 9 are most likely to enjoy it.
This collection is a gentle if incomplete introduction to New Orleans music. Expertly compiled and arranged, both parents and kids will enjoy it. Recommended."
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Review 2 for New Orleans Playground Artist: Putumayo Kids
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Would you recommend? Yes
whit
Location - California
Number of Kids - 1
Age of youngest child - 2-4
Age - 30-39
Great Album!
Date - April 22, 2008
"If you like jazz, blues and zydeco, then this album will make you get up and dance and sing along. Great rhythm with some classic songs. We get out the instruments and have a parade when we play this album."
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Review 3 for New Orleans Playground Artist: Putumayo Kids
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Would you recommend? Yes
oileiei
Location - Massachusetts
Number of Kids - 2
Age of youngest child - 0-1
Age of oldest child - 2-4
Age - 30-39
Nice jazz for kids
Date - April 10, 2008
"I found myself moving my head to the music many time while I was driving. Super nice music. I now put it in my hard drive and keep the CD in the car so I can listen wherever I am."
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