Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Biography
Although New Orleans' traditional jazz scene had many top players in the 1950s, there was no one center for the city's veteran greats to play. In 1961, local art dealer Larry Borenstein opened a building in the French Quarter called Preservation Hall. The young tuba player Allan Jaffe ran the hall and organized tours for the musicians who often performed there, naming the band after the venue. In the Hall's early days, the key musicians included, at various times, trumpeters Kid Thomas Valentine, Punch Miller, or De De Pierce; trombonists Louis Nelson or Jim Robinson; clarinetists George Lewis, Albert Burbank, or Willie Humphrey; and pianists Joseph Robichaux, Billie Pierce, or Sweet Emma Barrett. By the early '70s, trumpeter Percy Humphrey, his brother Willie on clarinet, and trombonist Jim Robinson (who, after his death in 1976, was succeeded by Frank Demond) usually comprised the front line. The deaths of the Humphreys and Percy's occasional fill-in Kid Sheik Colar in the mid-'90s signalled more lineup changes. Four decades after the group's genesis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to honor the musical traditions of New Orleans, despite these switches in personnel.
Top Albums |
![That's It!, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/000/Music2/v4/20/07/ff/2007ff1a-a2ba-b2b1-f9c9-f457a7935511/886443919549.100x100-75.jpg) 1. That's It!
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program (Deluxe Version), Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/047/Music/98/2d/d5/mzi.yuibacir.100x100-75.jpg) 2. An Album to ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Essential Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/022/Music/e9/6a/21/mzi.tbrneqht.100x100-75.jpg) 3. The Essentia..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Songs of New Orleans, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/f9/8f/b8/mzi.kwdtgnye.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Songs of New..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/101/Features2/v4/00/1e/72/001e7236-5066-c2af-9cc4-a9c75ecd280a/dj.xkllaboj.100x100-75.jpg) 5. Best of Pres..
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![American Legacies, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/96/f7/e9/mzi.tghmmmch.100x100-75.jpg) 6. American Leg..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![New Orleans Preservation, Vol. 1, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/cc/3b/57/mzi.nwroxpjt.100x100-75.jpg) 7. New Orleans ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![St. Peter and 57th St., Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/075/Music/v4/07/c5/e0/07c5e026-f883-01c6-eb31-877875ed54f4/UMG_cvrart_00011661874220_01_RGB72_1200x1200_12CMGIM34141.100x100-75.jpg) 8. St. Peter an..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/aa/c3/7f/mzi.kiwvnmcw.100x100-75.jpg) 9. Sweet Emma a..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/032/Music/98/2d/d5/mzi.naedwfed.100x100-75.jpg) 10. Preservation..
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![The Hurricane Sessions, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/3f/85/bc/dj.cgkradyt.100x100-75.jpg) 11. The Hurrican..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![New Orleans, Vol. 1, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/014/Music/75/72/db/mzi.zlutjiee.100x100-75.jpg) 12. New Orleans,..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Shake That Thing, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/a8/7b/aa/mzi.ocxqslel.100x100-75.jpg) 13. Shake That T..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Best of the Early Years, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/48/1a/98/mzi.ifrgwuwb.100x100-75.jpg) 14. Best of the ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Preservation Hall Hot 4 With Duke Dejan, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/1e/95/6b/mzi.flmsybhj.100x100-75.jpg) 15. Preservation..
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![In the Sweet Bye and Bye, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/103/Features/71/f2/e0/dj.mpeiskym.100x100-75.jpg) 16. In the Sweet..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![When the Saints Go Marchin' In - New Orleans, Vol. 3, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/091/Features/28/a6/4f/dj.aztmvscp.100x100-75.jpg) 17. When the Sai..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Live at 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Live), Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/071/Music/v4/9f/3c/3c/9f3c3c1f-973b-ff7f-9761-4fdb05f19a20/PRESHALL.100x100-75.jpg) 18. Live at 2012..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![50th Anniversary Collection, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/092/Music/v4/63/0d/81/630d8162-0a9a-3c9d-5172-60e865ca8ab6/886443612518.100x100-75.jpg) 19. 50th Anniver..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Preservation Hall - Live At Jazz Fest 2007, Preservation Hall Jazz Band](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/001/Music/98/98/a9/mzi.tlcldcpl.100x100-75.jpg) 20. Preservation..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | That's It! | That's It! | 3:21 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Rattlin' Bones | That's It! | 3:19 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Yellow Moon | That's It! | 2:39 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | August Nights | That's It! | 4:25 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Dear Lord (Give Me the Strength) | That's It! | 4:10 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Sugar Plum | That's It! | 4:29 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Halfway Right, Halfway Wrong | That's It! | 4:18 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Bourbon Street Parade | Songs of New Orleans | 8:08 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Emmalena's Lullaby | That's It! | 1:45 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | I Think I Love You | That's It! | 3:20 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Come with Me | That's It! | 2:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | I'll Fly Away | American Legacies | 5:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Basin Street Blues | Songs of New Orleans | 7:36 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Darker It Gets | That's It! | 3:04 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | St. James Infirmary | Album to Benefit Preservati.. | 4:55 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Rockin' Chair | Album to Benefit Preservati.. | 2:30 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Louisiana Fairytale | Album to Benefit Preservati.. | 3:08 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Sugar Blues | New Orleans Preservation, V.. | 4:57 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Tiger Rag | Essential Preservation Hall.. | 7:44 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Please Don't Talk About Me When .. | Songs of New Orleans | 5:18 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Summertime | Songs of New Orleans | 6:16 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | May Ev'ry Day Be Christmas | Holidays Rule | 2:32 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | I'll Fly Away (feat. George Wein.. | Live at 2012 New Orleans Ja.. | 5:48 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | When the Saints Go Marchin' In (.. | Live at 2012 New Orleans Ja.. | 3:43 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Announcement | Live at 2012 New Orleans Ja.. | 2:16 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty), Gulf Aid AllStars](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/031/Video/39/54/52/mzi.ayfygqem.100x100-75.jpg) 1. It Ain't My Fa..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty), Gulf Aid AllStars, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/050/Video/39/54/52/mzi.gopmcsui.100x100-75.jpg) 2. It Ain't My Fa..
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