Chanson du Vieux Carré: Connick on Piano, Volume 3 explained

Chanson du Vieux Carré
Type:studio
Artist:Harry Connick Jr.
Cover:Connick, Chanson du Vieux Carre.jpg
Recorded:May 2003
Genre:Big Band
Label:Marsalis Music
Producer:Tracey Freeman
Prev Title:Harry on Broadway, Act I
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Oh, My NOLA
Next Year:2007

Chanson du Vieux Carré: Connick On Piano, Volume 3 (2007) is Harry Connick Jr.'s 3rd album from Marsalis Music. It is recorded with his big band, and features mostly instrumental tracks except for two vocal tracks by band members Leroy Jones on "Bourbon Street Parade" and Lucien Barbarin on "Luscious" .

There are two of Connick's original compositions: "Chanson du Vieux Carre" and "Ash Wednesday". "Chanson du Vieux Carré" is also recorded on Connick's 2005 album Occasion. The title "Chanson Du Vieux Carré", means "Song of the French Quarter".

A portion of the royalties of the album will be donated to Musicians' Village in New Orleans.

The album was released on the same day as his big band vocal album Oh, My NOLA. He began his concert tour, the My New Orleans Tour, on February 23, 2007. One of these dates was the closing act at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, on May 6.

Track listing

  1. "Someday You'll Be Sorry" (Louis Armstrong) – 04:46
  2. "Panama" (William H. Tyers) – 04:43
  3. "Ash Wednesday" (Harry Connick Jr.) – 06:17
  4. "Chanson du Vieux Carré" (Connick) – 04:06
  5. "Bourbon Street Parade" (Paul Barbarin) – 06:01
  6. "Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet) – 04:11
  7. "Fidgety Feet" (Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields) – 05:34
  8. "Luscious" (Connick) – 06:32
  9. "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 05:38
  10. "I Still Get Jealous" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 03:00
  11. "That's a Plenty" (Lew Pollack) – 04:07
  12. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" (Professor Longhair) – 06:06

Bonus track

  1. "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu)

Charts

Awards and nominations

Musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=harry connick, jr.|chart=all}} Harry Connick Jr. chart history]. billboard.com.
  2. Web site: Harry Connick: Chanson du Vieux Carre . 2007-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209013503/http://www.marsalismusic.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.378 . 2007-02-09 .