Ultimate Cajun

Track Listings

1. Cajun Heritage Special - Johnny Sonnier

2. Hey, Jolie! - Vin Bruce

3. Gravel Road - Ivy Dugas

4. Opelousas Sosthene - Cajun Playboys

5. Paul Daigle on the Jukebox - Johnny Sonnier

6. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Waylon Thibodeaux

7. Let's Start a New Love - Vin Bruce

8. Blacktop the Gravel Road - Ivy Dugas

9. Lacassine Special - Sammy Naquin

10. Jolie Blonde - Cajun Playboys

11. Chez Tanie - Shirley Bergeron

12. Madeline - Link Davis Jr.

13. Little Short Pants - Ivy Dugas

14. Fais Do Do - Shirley Bergeron

15. Sauce Piquante Two Step

16. Madame Sosthene - Waylon Thibodeaux

17. Valse de la Belle - Shirley Bergeron

18. Grand Mamou - Waylon Thibodeaux

19. Allons a Lafayette - Cajun Playboys

20. Hurricane of 1893

Ultimate Cajun, Music, Various Artists, Cajun Collections, Folk & Traditional, Pop, World Music

The Ultimate Collection
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Great Zydeco

This Is It

Buckwheat Zydeco

excellant!

excellant!

The Ultimate Collection
Buckwheat Zydeco
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004UAOR
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

Turning Point
Zydeco Boogaloo
Ya Ya
Buck's New Jole Blon
Take Me To The Mountain Top
On A Night Like This
Hot Tamale Baby
Ma 'Tit Fille
Hey Good Lookin'
Buck's Hot Rod
Pour Tout Quelque'un
Where There's Smoke There's Fire
Maybe I Will
Why Does Love Gotta Be So Sad
Make A Change
Drivin' Old Grey
Five Card Stud
Secret Of Love
Bayou Girl
People's Choice
Zydeco Honky Tonk

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Thank Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural and his group Buckwheat Zydeco for the many contemporary zydeco releases now available. It was Buckwheat's major-label breakthrough record, On a Night Like This, that brought this rural Louisiana dance music into the mainstream, at least for a time, and his zesty repertoire that won new legions of fans. His accordion prowess also liberated the instrument from its polka-band image. This excellent collection traces Buckwheat's trajectory from 1979 to 1988, peaking with his rollicking accordion-powered party poppers "Ma 'Tit Fille" and "Zydeco Honky Tonk." His roots are covered, too, with zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier's "Hot Tamale Baby" and rural-themed numbers like "I Bought a New Raccoon." There's also his collaboration with Eric Clapton--E.C. reprising the ripping solo of his "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad." But with Buckwheat, love's rarely sad. His deliciously uptempo, two-stepping blend of swamp-funk, rock, and R&B is a tonic for misery of any kind. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Great Zydeco.......2007-05-07

You can always find 1 or 2 songs that you wanted to have on any "collection" Cd. This one is also in that class due to the amount songs in his career. However with the selection you get there is so much to enjoy. I can feel Burbon Street from my car here in Jersey.

This Is It.......2003-07-21

While I'm more of a traditionalist-a la BeauSoleil-I can't get enough of the Zydeco fusion sound of Buckwheat. This man and his band just keep bringing it on and bringing people to their feet.

I've seen Buckwheat live twice-once in New Orleans and once in Lafayette-and the atmosphere is classic Cajun with a great mix of Zydeco.

Buckwheat is the undisputed King of Zydeco hands down and I know you'll enjoy this compilation if you have any love of Louisiana music.

Buckwheat Zydeco.......2003-03-18

Blues and zydeco hybred if you like both you can't loose with old Buckwheat! He really has his own sound, if you heard him before you already know that. This is a best of and you will have to decide if this blend is for you. Every album is fairly consistant, you might tire of this but you don't have to worry about big let downs when some wild notion results in something you would never buy!

excellant!.......2002-06-06

HIGHLY RECOMMEND - IF NOT FAMILIAR W/ZYDECO OR BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO IN PARTICULAR - THIS IS A WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION! IF YOU'RE NOT NEW BUT WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE OR ADD TO COLLECTION - THIS ALBUM WILL DEFINETLY COMPLIMENT! WILL DEFINETLY ROUNDOUT ANY COLLECTORS NEEDS FOR ZYDECO!

I DARE YOU TO SIT STILL LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC!

excellant!.......2002-06-06

Tracks:

(I Feel Like) Busting Loose
Do Whatcha Wanna
New Orleans Music
Carnival Time
Feel Like Funkin' It Up
Let's Do It Again
Cassanova
All Blues
I Ate Up The Apple Tree
Just The Two Of Us
Tornado Special/Ooh Nah Nay
Shotgun Joe
Let Me Do My Thing

Customer Reviews:

"I Feel Like Bustin Loose"...Go-go fans, meet your cousins.......2007-03-12

This CD is near and dear to my heart as a DC native who has a grandfather who hails from New Orleans. He took me to see Rebirth in New Orleans, and I've been a brass band junkie ever since. I'm a big fan of old school Dirty Dozen and Rebirth Brass Band. This compilation is a good way for those looking for an introduction to Rebirth to find out whether they prefer the jazz influenced, hip-hop, or trad sound of Rebirth.

I feel that Rebirth has three phases. First, they were kids from Treme trying to be like their heroes in bands like the Dirty Dozen. Early Rebirth is not really represented on this compilation and you're better off checking out the album "Here to Stay" if you want to hear that stuff. That's before they were with Rounder Records so I'm not suprised that it's not on the compilation. Second, they were the kings of New Orleans with Phil Frazier rocking the bottom on the tuba and Kermit Ruffins on the frontlines with a fat trumpet sound. "Do Whatcha Wanna" was a regional hit and it's on this compilation. Finally, Rebirth is kind of the old school hip-hop equivalent of the brass band movement. Tracks like "New Orleans Music" and the final track with "My Thing" represent Rebirth originals that have some hip-hop style chants in them.

Fans will like some of the cover tunes represented here. "Let's Do It Again" by the Staple Singers show their old school soul leanings and "Ate Up the Apple Tree" show New Orleans traditional sound. There's also excerpts from their monster 24 minute medley on their Live At the Maple Leaf LP. That's an album you need to hear in its entirety, though. For folks in the DC area, that's frequently available at the local library if you want to check out what they've been up to.

I'm really pleased to hear that Kermit Ruffins and the Rebirth linked up again on a new CD. Kermit left Rebirth a few years back to pursue more of a Louis Armstrong traditional sound. Hopefully, this new project means that the parting was amicable and Rebirth and Kermit can link up from time to time for positive projects.

Rebirth has done so much for New Orleans music, black music, jazz music, funk music, and just about any other kind of good music you can think of. It's a shame these brothers are underground.

For those who are Rebirth heads and already have a lot of their stuff, the cover of Bustin' Loose that opens the compilation is slammin'! I've always said that "Feel Like Funkin' It Up" is basically "Bustin' Loose" and they probably ought to give Chuck Brown from DC composer credit. Well, here they give the Godfather of Go-go his props and cover his tune straight up.

New Orleans brass bands and DC go-go need to get together now more than ever before with the way that DC gives New Orleans a raw shake on the Katrina stuff.

Please support this music and check this out....

4.5 stars

--SD

tightness.......2006-08-30

top-notch groove music. i had the pleasure of meeting them and seeing them live, cool guys and a great group that works as a unit.

Kickin' it live!.......2005-09-08

The Rebirth Brass Band has been funkin' it up for 20 years now, still looking young and still full of energy, turning every place they go into Mardi Gras for one night. This is a fresh new set of tracks recorded live in concert, which is the only way to hear Rebirth. Enjoy!

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Good beat
Throw Me Something, Mister!

Ultimate Mardi Gras
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UJDA
Release Date: 2001-12-11

Tracks:

The Second Line - Stop Inc.
Big Chief (Complete Version) - Professor Longhair
They All Asked For You - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
Cold, Cold Mardi Gras - DJ Dynamite Red
Hey, Hey Mardi Gras - Big Al And The Heavyweights
Do Whatcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band
All In A Mardi Gras Day - Alton 'Big Al' Carson
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Olympia Brass Band
Cajun Roux - Big Al & The Heavyweights
Ballin' On Zydeco - Lil' Nathan
Down At The Mardi Gras - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
Mardi Gras Mambo - Fredy Omar Con Su Banda
Smoke My Peace Pipe - Big Chief
New Orleans Music - Rebirth Brass Band
Because I Got High - Alton 'Big Al' Carson

Customer Reviews:

Good beat.......2007-02-18

Pretty good Mardi Gras music with the Zydeco music. Not many other CDs out there with Zydeco. This CD has all the top hit Mardi Gras music you need for a party. We used to play this CD in our buggy as we rode in the Mardi Gras parades.

Throw Me Something, Mister!.......2004-11-28

That's what you'll feel like saying when you listen to this CD. All of the favorites are here. From the opening beat of the tuba-driven bass of the familiar "Second Line" & the Olympia Brass Band's "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" to the in yo' face Rebirth Brass Band's "Do What Ya Wanna", this CD is a party looking for a place to happen. Get dressed in your K&B purple, green & gold and llaisez les bon temps rouler, cher. (Let the good times roll!)

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Ultimate Zydeco
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
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ASIN: B00005MANW
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

Pine Point Trail Ride - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
I'm On My Way Back Home - Fernest Arceneaux
Zydeco Boogaloo - Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
Squeeze That Thang - Rockin' Sidney
Hound Dog Roll - Jude Taylor And His Burning Flames
No Good Woman - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
Mom Et Pop - Thomas 'Big Hat' Fields & His Foot Stompin' Zydeco Band
Eh, Mama - Fernest Arceneaux
Tu Le Ton Son Ton - Zydeco All-Stars
Zydeco Lawtell - Roy Carrier
Jambalaya - Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
Tee Gallow - Nolton Simien
Going Back To Big Mamou - Fernest Arceneaux
Don't Mess With My Tush - Rockin' Sidney
What's Wrong With You - Joe Walker
Make You Sweat Zydeco - Chubby Carrier
Hot Steppin' Zydeco - Zydeco All-Stars

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Ultimate New Orleans
Various Artists
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Tracks:

It Ain't My Fault - Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
Big Chief (Complete Version) - Professor Longhair
Do Whatcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band
Bourbon St. Parade - Magnificent Sevenths
They All Ask'd For You - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
My Negress (Pine Grove Blues) - Fernest Arceneaux
Tell It Like It Is - Big Al Carson
Reconsider Me - Johnny Adams
Hip Shakin' Mama - Irma Thomas
Mr. Big Stuff - Marva Wright
Ooh Poo Pa Do - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
Hell Yes I Cheated - Johnny Adams
Watermelon Man - Magnificent Sevenths
Have A Little Talk With Jesus - Zion Harmonizers
Take Your Drunken Ass Home - Big Al Carson

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The Ultimate Louisiana Experience
Johnnie Allan
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ASIN: B000008STW
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

Alligator Walk
Oldie Goldie Days of Old
You Used to Call Me
Melinda
Give Me Back Those Yesterdays
It's Not Fun Getting Old (Se N'Est Pas Farce de Vieillier)
I'm a Hog for You Baby
Sleeping on the Floor
Music That I Like (La Musique Que J'Amine)
Whatever's His Name
Demon Woman
If It Don't Hurt
Strings of Your Heart (Les Cordes de Ton Coeur)
Ca Va Mal (Things Are Going Bad)
Ma Malheureuse (My Unhappy One)
Gone Pacan

Ultimate Street Parade: New Orleans Brass Bands

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Ultimate Street Parade: New Orleans Brass Bands
Various Artists
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007XT7ZY
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

Do Watcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band
I Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
Cassanova - Rebirth Brass Band
Let Your Mind Be Free - Soul Rebels
Funky Rebels - Soul Rebels
Culture In The Ghetto - Soul Rebels
Who Dat Called Da Police - New Birth Brass Band
Apache - New Birth Brass Band
Get The Hump Out Yo Back - New Birth Brass Band
Jesus In On The Mainline - Young Olympians
Big Leg Woman - Young Olympians
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Olympia Brass Band
Olympia On Parade - Olympia Brass Band
It Ain't My Fault - Olympia Brass Band

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Ultimate Cajun Collection
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Disky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000AVGU
Release Date: 2005-09-22

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Ultimate Cajun
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000068CY4
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

Cajun Heritage Special - Johnny Sonnier
Hey, Jolie! - Vin Bruce
The Gravel Road - Ivy Douglas
Opelousas Sosthene - The Cajun Playboys
Paul Daigle On The Jukebox - Johnny Sonnier
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Waylon Thibodeaux
Let's Start A New Love - Vin Bruce
Blacktop The Gravel Road - Ivy Douglas
Lacassine Special - Sammy Naquin
Jolie Blonde - The Cajun Playboys
Chez Tanie - Shirley Bergeron
Madeline - Link Davis, Jr.
Little Short Pants - Ivy Douglas
Fais Do Do - Shirley Bergeron
Sauce Piquante Two Step - Shawn Saucier
Madame Sosthene - Waylon Thibodeaux
Valse De La Belle - Shirley Bergeron
Grand Mamou - Waylon Thibodeaux
Allons A Lafayette - The Cajun Playboys
Hurricane Of 1893 - Royce Naquin

Music Album:

Music Album

1. Cajun Heritage Special - Johnny Sonnier
2. Hey, Jolie! - Vin Bruce
3. Gravel Road - Ivy Dugas
4. Opelousas Sosthene - Cajun Playboys
5. Paul Daigle on the Jukebox - Johnny Sonnier
6. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Waylon Thibodeaux
7. Let's Start a New Love - Vin Bruce
8. Blacktop the Gravel Road - Ivy Dugas
9. Lacassine Special - Sammy Naquin
10. Jolie Blonde - Cajun Playboys
11. Chez Tanie - Shirley Bergeron
12. Madeline - Link Davis Jr.
13. Little Short Pants - Ivy Dugas
14. Fais Do Do - Shirley Bergeron
15. Sauce Piquante Two Step
16. Madame Sosthene - Waylon Thibodeaux
17. Valse de la Belle - Shirley Bergeron
18. Grand Mamou - Waylon Thibodeaux
19. Allons a Lafayette - Cajun Playboys
20. Hurricane of 1893