02927nam 2200553 a 450 991097041410332120240516074003.00-19-978145-11-283-13431-40-19-977958-99786613134318(CKB)24235081400041(MiAaPQ)EBC716699(MiAaPQ)EBC7033728(Au-PeEL)EBL716699(CaPaEBR)ebr10477984(CaONFJC)MIL313431(OCoLC)732067338(Au-PeEL)EBL7033728(OCoLC)1336404697(EXLCZ)992423508140004120100930d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNew Atlantis musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans /John Swenson1st ed.New York Oxford University Press2011vii, 284 p. illIncludes bibliographical references and index.Voice of the wetlands -- African Americans and Indians -- The Constantinople of the New World -- Sad night in Jackson Square -- Return of the spirits -- Let it go -- Don't let them wash us away -- Reality check -- Don't take my picture -- Musicians strike back at violence -- I am New Orleans -- Shorty on the block -- The Armstrong legacy -- Cold in the trailer -- If I can help somebody -- Baghdad on the Mississippi -- Brown baby dead in the water -- On the fringes -- City that care forgot -- Wild and free -- Saving at the bank of soul -- It ain't just the suit -- Bourbon Street blues -- Snooks flies away -- Ghosts of traditional jazz -- New blood -- Jazz fest turns 40 -- New Atlantis -- Mcdermott's duets -- Cyril's nightmare -- The wizard of Piety Street -- Blues come down like rain -- Cyril comes full circle -- Marching in.Packed with indelible portraits of individual artists and informed by John Swenson's encyclopedic knowledge of the city's unique and varied music scene, New Atlantis is a stirring chronicle of the valiant efforts to preserve the culture that gives New Orleans its grace and magic. The book follows some of New Orleans's most gifted musicians--including such figures as Dr. John, the Neville Brothers, "Trombone Shorty," and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux--as they fight back against a tidal wave of problems.MusicPolitical aspectsLouisianaNew OrleansMusicSocial aspectsLouisianaNew OrleansMusiciansLouisianaNew OrleansMusicPolitical aspectsMusicSocial aspectsMusicians780.9763/35Swenson John1860379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970414103321New Atlantis4465222UNINA