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2017 Charlie Gabriel
001-2017-011
47:06 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 on Server and Cloud
Thu May 04 2017
Interviewer, Sally Young
01:19 Charlie Gabriel speaks about his family’s background in New Orleans and his musical heritage 05:17 Gabriel explains his first job was a funeral, lists musicians he used to play with 05:57 Gabriel remembers Frog Joseph and Louis Cottrell 07:20 Gabriel speaks about his musical family: all his father’s sisters were musicians 09:06 Shannon Powell talks about how he and Gabriel used to busk by Jackson Square together when he was a teenager 10:24 Gabriel and Sally Young discuss some more of his family members 11:30 Gabriel discusses the musical differences between Detroit and New Orleans, Detroit being more focused on bebop. He explains that his church background and familiarity with hymns helped him get accustomed to bebop 13:17 Demonstration “A Closer Walk With Thee” 15:50 Demonstration “Sweet Georgia Brown” 16:30 Gabriel talks about the musicians he met and played with in Detroit, including those in the bands of Lionel Hampton, Aretha Franklin, and J.C. Heard 19:40 Gabriel discusses the fact that he has never made money any way but playing his horn 20:31 Gabriel gets into his time playing with a calypso band 22:28 Demonstration calypso 24:15 Demonstration calypso 25:18 Gabriel muses over his six years in Portland 26:59 Gabriel speaks on his time on tour with Aretha Franklin 27:55 Gabriel explains the events in Nice, on tour with Aretha Franklin, that made him decide to return to New Orleans 30:52 Gabriel discusses his cousin’s book My Daddy Plays Old Time New Orleans Jazz and how proud he is to be a member of one of New Orleans’ jazz families 32:02 Gabriel speaks on his collaborations with Marcus Belgrave, including their tribute to Louis Armstrong 34:11 Gabriel explains how his invitation from Ben Jaffe to come to Preservation Hall resulted in his marriage 35:39 Demonstration “Come With Me to New Orleans” 38:04 Gabriel discusses his encounters with Lester Young, and other greats he was fortunate enough to play with 40:52 Gabriel talks about habanero music and its role in the creation of jazz, and the importance of supporting and preserving jazz 45:04 Demonstration “Down By The Riverside”
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