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Listen on Apple Music. Rebirth Brass Band) 2:25: 11 Rebirth Medley: My Song / Pie, Pt. That band led to Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers in 1992. Download our mobile app now. We actually had a standup piano on wheels and we’d roll it all the way to the Quarter every time we went to play! I’m talking about the Olympia Brass Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and all those old brass bands. He and Phil Frazier started the Rebirth Brass Band in the early 1980's. It must have seemed strange for the Rebirth to have a lady manager! My nieces and nephews, Milan and Zavier Arriola, Bryce and Paige Ruffins, and Jade A. The band was about to leave for a month long tour of Africa when I broke the news to Phil. I even told him that very day, “Now Phil you know they are gonna talk shit about us saying we’re mad with each other.” Phil said “Yeah I know, but we know the truth.”. Every new year is better than the year before. Kermit Ruffins With Rebirth Brass Band Throwback hyperurl.co/x63z3t Kermit Ruffins Big Easy hyperurl.co/dppr5j Kermit Ruffins 1533 St. Philip Street hyperurl.co/k8th4y 100 signed (by Kermit Ruffins) and numbered copies available exclusively from the BSR web store. The Tremé was full of bars, little corner hangouts with live music everywhere. Though he has a successful solo career, he performs with The Rebirth Brass Band all over New Orleans, and it was truly the best live show I have ever seen. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. We sure had some good times! “New Orleans native Kermit Ruffins was aptly born on the birthday of one of that city’s most deservedly heralded masters of music, Professor Longhair. Sure enough, we got some guys together and just practiced and practiced, all summer long. He and Phil Frazier started the Rebirth Brass Band in the early 1980's. He and Phil Frazier started the Rebirth Brass Band in the early 1980's. Kermit Ruffins co-founded the Rebirth Brass Band in 1983 while attending Clark High School in the Tremé neighborhood. Right then and there we decided we’d head right back to the French Quarter the next day and almost everyday. I did this for about a year and all the while me and my brother kept after my mom and dad for trumpets. Having formed in 1983 by tuba player Philip Frazier along with his brother drummer Keith Frazier and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins. Eventually Uncle Percy gave me my own mouthpiece and I would take that mouthpiece everywhere I went, blowing on it all throughout the neighborhood. I wanna tell you a li’l story about New Orleans, y’all . Well, I guess I’m really gonna have to write that book! We couldn’t believe our luck. . Rebirth Brass Band) 2:25: 11 Rebirth Medley: My Song / Pie, Pt. What I mean is, it all happened quite by accident. Required fields are marked *. Listen free to Kermit Ruffins with the Rebirth Brass Band – Throwback (Make Way For The Rebirth, Mr. Big Stuff and more). I tell you what. Those cats are bigger than ever. Allison Miner gave us a spot on the stage she ran at Jazzfest and I had no idea how much that one gig would change my life. Louis Armstrong has been a big influence on me, my music and my career. Kermit left the band in the early 1990's , and struck out on his own- to great success. Eventually Slim and the band went separate ways and our new manager was Allison Miner. The 40-year-old trumpet player came blasting out of high school with the Rebirth Brass Band. I loved the whole scene but after catching the Armstrong bug really bad, I wanted to sing and the brass band thing wasn’t exactly the best way to start belting out vocal standards. He is featured in the HBO series 'Treme'. After my audition, I took first chair. As much as it was a dream to go to Africa, I told him it was time for me to get off the road and spend some time with my new family and all. Phil actually left the band for a while so he could go off to college. Complete your Kermit Ruffins With The Rebirth Brass Band… It wasn’t long that I was soaking up every Louis Armstrong record or video that I could find. Just grab your partner and dance for your life! Once we started hanging out in the Tremé we started to feel like young professional musicians. Of course I didn’t know what I was doing other than making noise but it didn’t seem to bother nobody. I was married by then and had two baby daughters. We were playing a tune called “I Can’t Get Over You” and I walked up to Phil and said, “Hey man, give me A LOT of bass!” That was really the first time I talked to Phil. We played birthday parties, second line parades and just about any kind of neighborhood gig you could play. Hailed by the New York Times as “a New Orleans institution,” the Rebirth Brass Band have been at the forefront of the brass band revival that they helped kick off over 30 years ago. The band released its first album in 1984 on Arhoolie Recordswhich was recorded in the Grease Lounge, a Tremé neighborhood bar, and i… We had the time of our lives. The 40-year-old trumpet player came blasting out of high school with the Rebirth Brass Band. I did three records on Justice and after I un-retired from the road, I’ve been all over the world with my quintet, the Barbecue Swingers. Now available to order on Vinyl! Just like in the early days of the Rebirth, I took my new combo out to the French Quarter to play for tips. Your email address will not be published. And the Rebirth hasn’t skipped a beat. Something was changing. One day I went down to the Grease Lounge to see if we could play there on Monday nights. Formed by the Frazier brothers, Phil and Keith, along with Basin Street labelmate Kermit Ruffins in 1983, The Rebirth Brass Band … Somebody played one of his tunes and I was like “Who in the hell is that?” I never will forget hearing his raspy voice and all those high trumpet notes that day. At that time, there weren’t any younger generation brass bands. Well, I don’t mean they tossed us out on our butts or anything; it was just that they were serving booze and we were all underage! Mask like few others. We decided to meet at his house early in the summer to form a new band. The group was founded in 1983 by tuba player Philip Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, along with other musicians with them at the Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. I fell in love with everything he did. We played all of the big festivals and stayed in the finest hotels. New Orleans' own Grammy-Award Winning Rebirth Brass Band. In 2018, this exquisite release was re-mastered, re-designed, and put on Vinyl for the first time providing a new audio experience for lovers of New orleans brass band music. I thought it was cool but you know, you hear a lot of stuff from a lot of people like that. My Uncle Percy, who played the trumpet in the band, was always over at the house and always let me blow on his trumpet. The group was inspired by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a band of slightly older musicians credited with bringing influences of funk and contemporary bebop into New Orleans style brass bands. The Rebirth Brass Band are originally from the home of jazz and blues, New Orleans. From playing himself in the HBO Series Treme, to barbecuing outside his bar, Kermits Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge, to sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the trumpeter/vocalist keeps himself busy when he isnt on stage doing what he does bestentertaining and sharing his love of life with the world. We didn’t have a car so after the gig, we decided to take a short cut home which would be through the French Quarter and on Bourbon Street. If there was ever such a thing as fraternity rock, New Orleans Style, this would be it. Your email address will not be published. Mark has built Basin Street into one of the best labels around, period. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Kermit Ruffins had a reunion with the Rebirth Brass Band for this 2005 release. We almost went a whole school year knowing of each other but not really hanging out or anything. Kermit Ruffins is from New Orleans, specifically the Treme area. Throwback Kermit Ruffins Jazz 2005; Listen on Apple Music. Before we had a real manager, I sorta kept track of the business cards and phone numbers. I wanted to sing. TITLE TIME; 1 Make Way for the ... Rebirth Brass Band) 5:20: 10 Happy Birthday (feat. Rebirth Medley: My Song, Pie Pt. It was perfect timing too. Rebirth Brass Band discography and songs: Music profile for Rebirth Brass Band, formed 1983. Keith "Shorty" Frazier - bass drum. New Orleans native Kermit Ruffins was aptly born on the birthday of one of that city’s most deservedly heralded masters of music, Professor Longhair. Many of the songs are built on blues riffs or vamps, and when these guys start blowing it’s hard to sit passively during a hard-hitting groove like “Make Way for the Rebirth” or Dr. John’s “Mardi Gras Day.” ” – Mike Shanley, JazzTimes, Troy Andrews – Trombone Solo on “ Mardi Gras Day”, Mary Griffin – Vocals on “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” and “Up In Tha Hood”, David Torkanowsky – Wurlitzer on “Up In Tha Hood”, Christina Ruffins, Neshia Ruffins, Jimmy Slack, III and A’Jon Jones – Vocals on “Happy Weekday Blues” and “Happy Birthday”, 11) Rebirth Medley: My Song, Pie Pt. With several of his fellow students from high school, Ruffins started the Rebirth Brass Band. Rebirth Brass Band. “Hey we gonna do this again.” And we did. The name of the group was, well, the name was “The Group.” We were playing our butts off for tips and making what we thought was big money at the time. To Tracey Freeman, my producer and to Steve Reynolds of Ultrasonic for letting us have a party while recording. Our senior year at Clark was full of music and full of fun. When I was a young kid, my dad was the manager of a band called M.G. We did it live on stage at Grease Lounge and it was called “Here to Stay” which was also the name of the first tune I ever wrote. I was in the eighth grade, and one day after school, right there lying on the sofa was two new trumpets. 35 talking about this. TITLE TIME; 1 Make Way for the ... Rebirth Brass Band) 5:20: 10 Happy Birthday (feat. Preview. To scratch my new itch, I formed a combo on the side. We all knew what we wanted to do, and that was play music! We hooked up with a manager known as “Ice Cube Slim.” Slim booked us on tours all over the world, all over Europe and everything. A lot of folks assume that I was an admirer of Louis Armstrong from the very beginning but the truth is that when I was young and first starting out, I had no idea who Louis Armstrong even was! I think when you listen to this record you will hear the party in the music. Before they achieved the popularity which allowed them to play regularly in local music venues, the Rebirth often busked around the French Quarterf… Yeah it’s hard to believe how fast time passes. Brown and Jimmie Slack, III. Philip "Tuba Phil" Frazier - sousaphone. He and Rebirth are still closely associated.Kermit is much beloved in his home town, and is thought of as 'Mr Treme'. It was Lawless in the lower 9th Ward. We all would get together and watch old black and while Armstrong videos. Since the economics of keeping such a large group of musicians on the road in the '90s and into the new millennium was often a daunting task, there have been many personnel changes through the years. Me and Phil were tight then and we remained tight and are today. We went crazy! He went to Grambling to be in that world-famous band. You have to do one thing, he said. Kermit left the band in the early 1990's , and struck out on his own- to great success. 2, Mexican, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. His good-humored description on "What Is New Orleans, Pt. Rebirth Brass Band) 7:04: 12 Up In Tha Hood (feat. Ruffins dominates the music to an extent, contributing the majority of the selections, usually taking a vocal and adding a few spectacular trumpet solos. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Profile: New Orleans brass band formed in 1983 by Philip and Keith Frazier, jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins and other musicians attending Clark High School in Treme at that time. Reviews. And sure enough, after a year or so at Grambling, he did come back. To Mark Samuels for giving me the opportunity of recording tunes of my desire, such as second line, jazz, funk and rap. Man, we took that money and went straight to Popeye’s before we went got us some beer. We bugged our parents for a long time. The Rebirth Brass Band was formed in 1983 by tuba player Phil Frazier and his brother, bass drummer Keith Frazier, and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins.Since the economics of keeping such a large group of musicians on the road in the '90s and into the new millennium was often a daunting task, there have been many personnel changes through the years. To Tom Thompson, my manager of eleven great years, for all his dedication, hard work and support. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. After we came on the scene there were a lot of other young brass bands. Jerry was running WWOZ on top of Tipitina’s at the time. I actually discovered Louis Armstrong on a juke box. I knew what I wanted to do. It just so happened that a cat from a record company in Houston saw my combo gig at the Jazzfest. I put together a little band at Lawless on the side. That gig lasted a long time. Kermit Ruffins With The Rebirth Brass Band* – Throwback Label: Basin Street Records – BSR 0105-2 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2005 Genre: Jazz. Mark and Tom put together Basin Street Records and my live record at Tipitina’s is the very first one on the label. To everyone at Basin Street Records for all of the great work. Happy Birthday - Kermit Ruffins & Rebirth Brass Band - YouTube Read about Happy Birthday from Kermit Ruffins with the Rebirth Brass Band's Throwback and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. After the Justice thing was done, me and Tom joined forces with Mark Samuels. Listen on Apple Music. Kermit Ruffins is from New Orleans, specifically the Treme area. We had a few tunes so we played the party and it was a lot of fun until the end of the party because they threw us out. The Rebirth was rolling hard, touring like crazy and I just couldn’t do it anymore. Style: Tracklist . Kermit Ruffins with the Rebirth Brass Band – Throwback. He…. The Rebirth started playing some of this swing stuff, in our own style. It wasn’t long before we printed up business cards. I always knew in the back of my mind that I’d do another project with Phil and the Rebirth and last fall I decided that the time was now. But she was great to us, God bless her soul. 18″x24″ poster featuring the album art from Kermit Ruffin’s album, 1533 St. Philip Street. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. My uncle Percy Williams. “I want y’all to change your name to Rebirth.” The cat never really became our manager, but that is how we got the name Rebirth Brass Band. Style: Brass Band. 12″x12″ cloth bandana featuring the album art from Kermit Ruffins’ & Rebirth Brass Band’s album, Throwback. If you wanna make a record, he said, give us a call. It was almost at the end of the school year and I was last chair but I was anything but discouraged. In 2005, 12 years after Kermit Ruffins left the Rebirth Brass Band to pursue a solo career, he reunited with his former bandmates to produce this rollicking, party album befitting of both the Ruffins and Rebirth names. Written by Broussard, Williams, Washington, Caraljo Music Inc (BMI), Malaco Music Company (BMI), Written by Ray Charles, Renald J. Richard, Written by Mildred J. Hill, Patty S. Hill, Written by Kermit ruffins, “Mexican Special” also written by Keith Anderson. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. his business card. I would like to give thanks to the following special people: My girlfriend Karen “Juicey” James for her love and understanding… My kids, Tawanna, Kermit, Christina, and Neshia Ruffins. First of all, many thanks to God for this blessed life in New Orleans…. Outfits like the Rebirth Brass Band introduced elements from R&B, funk, hip- hop, and modern jazz into traditional music that is famous for its irresistible marching rhythms. Something happened with the tuba player and we needed a strong tuba player for that occasion and Phil got recruited. If you were a jazz or blues musician in New Orleans, you hungout in the Tremé. 11″x17″ Poster featuring the album art from Kermit Ruffin’s second release, Swing This! Formed with tuba player Philip Frazier, the ensemble stormed across 10 years, several continents, and 7 albums before disbanding in 1992. Genres: New Orleans Brass Band, Jazz. He and Rebirth are still closely associated.Kermit is much…, Kermit Ruffins is from New Orleans, specifically the Treme area. Be the first to review “Kermit Ruffins & Rebirth Brass Band – Throwback T-Shirt” Cancel reply. Well, there we were-we struck up some tunes and people started tipping us. It was wonderful fun to record this new record. The 40-year-old trumpet player came blasting out of high school with the Rebirth Brass Band. Any unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Something was happening inside of me, that’s for sure. 2 / Mexican Special (feat. Back in those days, the influence was more funk and R&B than jazz for me. Neighborhood. He and Rebirth are still closely associated.Kermit is much beloved in his home town, and is thought of as 'Mr Treme'. Find Rebirth Brass Band bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Formed in 1983 when its principal members were… Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. The next day when we went to school we joined the marching band. It is hard to believe but over twelve or thirteen years have passed since that day I told Phil I wasn’t going to Africa. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. It was Allison who made sure our paperwork was taken care of as far as publishing and stuff. 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