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
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Zydeco
  • This Is It
  • Buckwheat Zydeco
  • excellant!
  • excellant!
 The Ultimate Collection
Buckwheat Zydeco
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00004UAOR
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

  1. Turning Point
  2. Zydeco Boogaloo
  3. Ya Ya
  4. Buck's New Jole Blon
  5. Take Me To The Mountain Top
  6. On A Night Like This
  7. Hot Tamale Baby
  8. Ma 'Tit Fille
  9. Hey Good Lookin'
  10. Buck's Hot Rod
  11. Pour Tout Quelque'un
  12. Where There's Smoke There's Fire
  13. Maybe I Will
  14. Why Does Love Gotta Be So Sad
  15. Make A Change
  16. Drivin' Old Grey
  17. Five Card Stud
  18. Secret Of Love
  19. Bayou Girl
  20. People's Choice
  21. Zydeco Honky Tonk

Amazon.com

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:

5 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars 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!

5 out of 5 stars 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!

5 out of 5 stars 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!
Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "I Feel Like Bustin Loose"...Go-go fans, meet your cousins
  • tightness
  • Kickin' it live!
 Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band
ReBirth Brass Band
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00022LJOM
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

  1. (I Feel Like) Busting Loose
  2. Do Whatcha Wanna
  3. New Orleans Music
  4. Carnival Time
  5. Feel Like Funkin' It Up
  6. Let's Do It Again
  7. Cassanova
  8. All Blues
  9. I Ate Up The Apple Tree
  10. Just The Two Of Us
  11. Tornado Special/Ooh Nah Nay
  12. Shotgun Joe
  13. Let Me Do My Thing

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "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

5 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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!
Ultimate Mardi Gras
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 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:

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

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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!)
Ultimate Zydeco
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    		Ultimate Zydeco
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00005MANW
    Release Date: 2001-07-24

    Tracks:

    1. Pine Point Trail Ride - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
    2. I'm On My Way Back Home - Fernest Arceneaux
    3. Zydeco Boogaloo - Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
    4. Squeeze That Thang - Rockin' Sidney
    5. Hound Dog Roll - Jude Taylor And His Burning Flames
    6. No Good Woman - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
    7. Mom Et Pop - Thomas 'Big Hat' Fields & His Foot Stompin' Zydeco Band
    8. Eh, Mama - Fernest Arceneaux
    9. Tu Le Ton Son Ton - Zydeco All-Stars
    10. Zydeco Lawtell - Roy Carrier
    11. Jambalaya - Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
    12. Tee Gallow - Nolton Simien
    13. Going Back To Big Mamou - Fernest Arceneaux
    14. Don't Mess With My Tush - Rockin' Sidney
    15. What's Wrong With You - Joe Walker
    16. Make You Sweat Zydeco - Chubby Carrier
    17. Hot Steppin' Zydeco - Zydeco All-Stars
    Ultimate New Orleans
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      		Ultimate New Orleans
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0007X9TP2
      Release Date: 2005-03-22

      Tracks:

      1. It Ain't My Fault - Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
      2. Big Chief (Complete Version) - Professor Longhair
      3. Do Whatcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band
      4. Bourbon St. Parade - Magnificent Sevenths
      5. They All Ask'd For You - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
      6. My Negress (Pine Grove Blues) - Fernest Arceneaux
      7. Tell It Like It Is - Big Al Carson
      8. Reconsider Me - Johnny Adams
      9. Hip Shakin' Mama - Irma Thomas
      10. Mr. Big Stuff - Marva Wright
      11. Ooh Poo Pa Do - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
      12. Hell Yes I Cheated - Johnny Adams
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      14. Have A Little Talk With Jesus - Zion Harmonizers
      15. Take Your Drunken Ass Home - Big Al Carson
      The Ultimate Louisiana Experience
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        		The Ultimate Louisiana Experience
        Johnnie Allan
        Manufacturer: Jin Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
        ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000008STW
        Release Date: 1997-01-21

        Tracks:

        1. Alligator Walk
        2. Oldie Goldie Days of Old
        3. You Used to Call Me
        4. Melinda
        5. Give Me Back Those Yesterdays
        6. It's Not Fun Getting Old (Se N'Est Pas Farce de Vieillier)
        7. I'm a Hog for You Baby
        8. Sleeping on the Floor
        9. Music That I Like (La Musique Que J'Amine)
        10. Whatever's His Name
        11. Demon Woman
        12. If It Don't Hurt
        13. Strings of Your Heart (Les Cordes de Ton Coeur)
        14. Ca Va Mal (Things Are Going Bad)
        15. Ma Malheureuse (My Unhappy One)
        16. Gone Pacan
        Ultimate Street Parade: New Orleans Brass Bands
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          		Ultimate Street Parade: New Orleans Brass Bands
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B0007XT7ZY
          Release Date: 2005-04-12

          Tracks:

          1. Do Watcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band
          2. I Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
          3. Cassanova - Rebirth Brass Band
          4. Let Your Mind Be Free - Soul Rebels
          5. Funky Rebels - Soul Rebels
          6. Culture In The Ghetto - Soul Rebels
          7. Who Dat Called Da Police - New Birth Brass Band
          8. Apache - New Birth Brass Band
          9. Get The Hump Out Yo Back - New Birth Brass Band
          10. Jesus In On The Mainline - Young Olympians
          11. Big Leg Woman - Young Olympians
          12. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Olympia Brass Band
          13. Olympia On Parade - Olympia Brass Band
          14. It Ain't My Fault - Olympia Brass Band
          Ultimate Cajun Collection
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            		Ultimate Cajun Collection
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Disky Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B00000AVGU
            Release Date: 2005-09-22
            Ultimate Cajun
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		Ultimate Cajun
              Various Artists
              Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
              Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000068CY4
              Release Date: 2002-06-25

              Tracks:

              1. Cajun Heritage Special - Johnny Sonnier
              2. Hey, Jolie! - Vin Bruce
              3. The Gravel Road - Ivy Douglas
              4. Opelousas Sosthene - The 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 Douglas
              9. Lacassine Special - Sammy Naquin
              10. Jolie Blonde - The Cajun Playboys
              11. Chez Tanie - Shirley Bergeron
              12. Madeline - Link Davis, Jr.
              13. Little Short Pants - Ivy Douglas
              14. Fais Do Do - Shirley Bergeron
              15. Sauce Piquante Two Step - Shawn Saucier
              16. Madame Sosthene - Waylon Thibodeaux
              17. Valse De La Belle - Shirley Bergeron
              18. Grand Mamou - Waylon Thibodeaux
              19. Allons A Lafayette - The Cajun Playboys
              20. Hurricane Of 1893 - Royce Naquin

              Music Album:

              1. We'd All Be Millionaires If We had It Now! Reconstruction & Industrial Revolution Along the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
              2. Wood Work
              3. Woody Guthrie's Blues [Import] [Limited Edition]
              4. After The Ball [Import]
              5. All My Angels Past [Explicit Lyrics]
              6. Ambiance du Ciel
              7. Americana, Vol. 2 [Import]
              8. Ancient Spirit Voices
              9. Antifolk V.1 [Import]
              10. Atmosphere of Heaven

              Music Album

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