Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans [Box set]

Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans [Box set]

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The producers of The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans claim it to be the first box set to cover the full range of music from the Crescent City--from R&B to jazz, from zydeco to funk. Indeed, this handsome four-disc collection ranges through the decades and the neighborhoods of America's first city of music, which has both pluses and minuses. Yes, it's a joy to bask in the diversity of the New Orleans sound. From Louis Armstrong to the Meters, Little Richard to Pete Fountain, Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens scrambles to include a little something from a whole lot of native sons and daughters among its 85 selections. Problems, however, do arise. At times the sequencing can be jarring, as when Troy Andrews's raucous take on "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" gives way to the modern blues-rock of Sonny Landreth's "South of I-10." The obscurities here are great fun, but, given the city's rich history, they skew too heavily toward more recent releases. Still, there's much to be enjoyed here, from the photo-packed 82-page booklet to the mix of classics and hidden treasures that populate the discs. Not definitive, perhaps, but definitely delightful. --Steven Stolder

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Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol’ Box of New Orleans takes the music of the Big Easy and puts it in the context of that vibrant city in a way that has never been done before. The four CDs feature more than 80 hits—old and new—by such artists as Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Louis Armstrong, The Meters, Fats Domino, Buckwheat Zydeco and many others. The result is a spicy gumbo containing all of New Orleans’ musical styles and flavors: jazz and blues, Cajun and Zydeco, R&B and funk.

Also included is a gorgeous 84-page book that features essays and sidebars that completely explode the idea of what liner notes can be. They’ll take you by the hand through the narrow streets of the Quarter, through the Garden District and up through Bayou St. John—imparting the history alongside the colorful legends, while giving an insider’s-eye view of the city’s great (and notorious) bars and restaurants.

Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans, Music, Various Artists, Blues, Blues Collections, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans Brass Bands, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans R&B, Piano Blues, Pop, V/a Compilations

Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans [Box set]

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