빅 밴드와 함께 보컬리스트로 돌아온 "해리 코닉 주니어"의 2007년 새 앨범같은 날 서로 다른 레이블에서 발매하는 해리 코닉 주니어의 새 앨범은 모두 자신의 고향이면서 재즈의 고향이기도 한 뉴올리언스에 바치는 곡들로 구성되어 있다. 마살리스 뮤직에서 발표되는 앨범이 연주 앨범이라면 콜롬비아 레코드에서 발매되는 [OH, MY NOLA]는 그의 빅밴드와 함께 한 보컬 앨범. 한동안 만날 수 없었던 그의 음성이기에 더욱 반갑다. 듀엣 곡 『ALL THE PEOPLE』 등 창작곡 4곡을 포함해 총 16곡으로 채워진 음반은 스윙감 가득한 재즈, 블루스, 펑크 등이 공존하는 최고의 음악 선물이 될 것이다.이번에 선보인 신보 [OH, MY NOLA]는 뉴올리언스를 향한 "해리 코닉 주니어"의 무한한 애정이 담겨있는 음반이다. 열 여섯 곡의 수록곡 중 4곡의 신곡을 제외하고는 모든 노래들을 뉴올리언스에서 만들어졌거나 인기를 얻었던 고전들로 채웠다. 가장 주목해야될 곡은 지난해 여름 첫 싱글로 발매된 신곡 ‘ALL THE PEOPLE’. 가스펠 싱어 킴 버렐"KIM BURRELL"과 듀엣으로 부른 이 곡은 카트리나 피해 직후 직접 찾아간 뉴올리언스의 안타까운 상황을 노래로 옮겼다. 빅 밴드 연주와 "해리 코닉 주니어"와 "킴 버렐"의 갈구하는 듯한 보컬에 실려 진한 감동을 준다. 앨범 타이틀을 딴 곡 『OH, MY NOLA』, 마지막 트랙 『DO DAT THING』등 다른 새 노래도 뉴올리언스의 빠른 재건에 대한 소망을 역동적인 빅밴드의 관악 선율에 실어 힘차게 내보내고 있다. 신곡 못지 않게 리메이크된 기성곡들 역시 신선하다. 대부분 일반 대중들에게는 잘 알려지지 않은 뉴올리언스 히트곡들이기 때문이다. 먼저 두 곡의 전통적인 딕시랜드 재즈 넘버가 귀를 사로잡는다. 하나는 『BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME’라는 제목으로 더 잘 알려진 ‘WON'T YOU COME HOME BILL BAILEY’이고, 다른 한 곡은 1931년 세상을 떠난 뉴올리언스 재즈 뮤지션 버디 볼든"BUDDY BOLDEN"에 의해 널리 알려진 ‘CARELESS LOVE’이다. 뉴올리언스 딕시랜드 재즈만큼 신보에서 중요하게 다뤄지고 있는 장르가 바로 리듬앤블루스이다. 우리에게는 낯선 뉴올리언스의 기라성같은 아티스트들의 노래들이 현대적인 감각으로 부활하고 있다. 196,70년대 왕성한 창작력을 보여줬던 앨런 투산"ALLEN TOUSSAINT"과 리 도시"LEE DORSEY" 콤비의 노래들로 유명한 『YES WE CAN CAN』과 『WORKING IN THE COAL MINE』, 1976년 세상을 떠난 크리스 켄너"CHRIS KENNER"의 『SOMETHING YOU GOT』, 1966년 세상을 떠난 스마일리 루이스"SMILEY LEWIS"의 노래로 잘 알려진 『SOMEDAY』 등에서 잘 나타나고 있다. 또한 195,60년대 주로 활동했던 피아노 블루스 뮤지션 제임스 부커"JAMES BOOKER"의 『LET THEM TALK", 뉴올리언스 출신의 전설적인 여성 가스펠 가수 마할리아 잭슨"MAHALIA JACKSON"의 노래로 잘 알려진 흑인 영가 『ELIJAH ROCK』, ‘컨트리 음악의 아버지’라 불리는 행크 윌리엄스"HANK WILLIAMS"가 1952년에 발표했던 『JAMBALAYA "ON THE BAYOU"』 등도 빼놓을 수 없다. 뉴올리언스에서 유행했던 음악 스타일을 모두 챙기려는 "해리 코닉 주니어"의 세심함을 엿볼 수 있다. .... ....
Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Five o'clock in the mornin' I'm all ready up and gone Lord I am so tired How long can this go on?
I'm workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down
Cos I'm on call in the mornin' Oh I go by the coal But when Saturday goes around I'm too tired for havin' fun (Too tired for having fun)
I been workin'in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down
Lord I am so tired How long can this go on?
I'm workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down
Five o'clock in the mornin' I'm all ready up and gone Lord I am so tired How long can this go on?
I'm workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down
Cos I'm on call in the mornin' Oh I go by the coal But when Saturday goes around I'm too tired for havin' fun (Too tired for having fun)
I been workin'in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whop! about to slip down
Something you got Makes me work all day Something you got Makes me bring home all my pay Something you got Say you ought to know now Whoa, whoa, my, my Whoa, you know I love you so
Something you got Keep me home every night Something you got Makes everythin' all right Something you got Say you ought to know now You ought to know now Whoa, whoa, my, my Whoa I love you so
Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne sweetest one me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gayo Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
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Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gayo Son of a gun Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
I never saw nothing like that before in my life I hope I never see it again
There were all these people Oh just waiting there THere were all these people Oh just waiting there for someone But nobody came, nobody saw Cause nobody wanted to to go there at all There were all these people Oh just waiting
I was so damned scared I held hands with a crazy man I was so damned scared I held hands and bonded with the crazy man But he wasn't crazy, and I wasn't scared We were just brothers to sit there and stare All all those people waiting there
Well the first two people I saw We saw the way that they cared I grabbed my brothers hand Neither one of us could stand the shame Two of them, the two of us Lying in water Living in dust So were all these people waiting there
Well the guy that showed me home Was by a stranger's hand And I carried on a moment Just for the soul of a country man I never knew you, I never stayed I ain't gonna leave it Nothing to pay All those people waiting there
Well the next time I went down There was no one there And I wondered if my brother Had bought another piece of land One day a stranger, one day my kin I thought I'd never see him again Just like all those people waiting there
Now's the time for all good men to get together with one another. We got to iron out our problems and iron out our quarrels and try to live as brothers. And try to find a piece of land without stepping on one another. And do respect the women of the world. Remember you all have mothers. We got to make this land a better land than the world in which we live. And we got to help each man be a better man with the kindness that we give. I know we can make it. I know darn well we can work it out. Oh yes we can, I know we can can Yes we can can, why can't we? If we wanna get together we can work it out.
And we gotta take care of all the children, the little children of the world. 'cause they're our strongest hope for the future, the little bitty boys and girls.
We got to make this land a better land than the world in which we live. And we got to help each man be a better man with the kindness that we give. I know we can make it. I know darn well we can work it out. Oh yes we can, I know we can can yes we can can, why can't we? If we wanna, yes we can can.
Oh my Nola Same old song and dance Don't let her catch you with a care She won't let you down If you give yourself a chance Oh won't you let me take you there
Oh my Nola Never goes away Look for her crescent inner moon And if you listen When you walk the du Veinz Carre You'll hear that gentle Creole tune
How proud would Louis and Mahalia be To know that their memory was safe with me
Oh my Nola Old and true and strong Just like a tall magnolia tree Sit me in the shade And I'm right where I belong Oh my New Orleans Wait for me
How proud would Satchmo and Mahalia be To know that their memory was safe with me
Oh my Nola Old and true and strong Just like a tall magnolia tree Sit me in the shade And I'm right where I belong Oh my New Orleans Wait for me
Elijah Rock shout shout Elijah Rock comin' up Lord Elijah Rock shout shout Elijah Rock comin' up Lord
Satan is a liar and a conjure too If you don't (mind high) watch out He'll conjure you If I could I sho'ly would Stand on the rock where Moses stood
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Ezekiel said he saw him Wheel in the mid' of a wheel John talked about him In the book of the 7 seals Some say the Rose of Sharon Others say the Prince of Peace But I can tell everybody (this ol' world)
He been a rock and a shelter for me Hallelujah
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You can call my rock in the morning Call him late at night He's always with me And all my battles he'll fight When I'm in trouble I can call him on the line He put a telephone in my heart And I can call God anytime Hallelujah
Well I'm the sheik of Araby Your love belongs to me Well at night where you're asleep Into your tent I'll creep Aha
The stars that shine above Will light our way to love Ah you rule this world with me I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby Your love belongs to me Wow oh at night where you're asleep Into your tent I'll creep Aha
The sun that shines above Will light our way to love You rule this world with me I'm the sheik of Araby Well I'm the sheik of Araby Well I'm the sheik of Araby, yeah
Lazy bones Sleeping, sleeping in a noon day sun Tell me, how you spect to get your days work done Days work done You'll never get your days work done
Sleeping, lazy bones Sleeping in a noon day sun When day's dusk means praying I bet you keep praying That all the bugs fall off the vine
And when you go fishing I bet you keep wishing That the fish would never never grab your line You old lazy bones Loafin, loafin all through the day Tell me how you spect to make a dime that way Dime that way You'll never make a dime that way
Well look at him, lazy bones Never hear a word I say Lazy bones
Hey pretty mama I'm gonna do dat thing Hey pretty mama Show me how to to dat thing
Show me how to do dat thing It be's the way sometime
(Spoken) Seems like everytime you turn around You have another jazz forum It be's that way sometimes This is a trubute to some of my friends Freddie Cohen Mike Ward Johnny Adams Raymond Miles Al Hirt James Booker Pork Chop Placida Florence Davenport Famous Lambert Papa French Emery Thompson Jeannette Kimble Johnny Horn All those cats could be I think' And for that I'm eternally grateful Do dat thing one more time It be's that way sometime