[Dixielandjazz] Take me back to N.O. lyrics

[Berry Zand Scholten]

To Gerard Bielderman
Zwolle
The Netherlands.

Enkhuizen, The Netherlands, Tuesday September 6th 2005

Dear Gerard,

For me it's always a hellova job to understand what some performers are 
singing. Especially musicians who are not too well trained in perfect 
pronounciation, or those who sing in a kind of slang, dialect or whatever.

Listening to singers as Eva Cassidy, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Diana 
Krall, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Rushing, Mark Murphy and Chet Baker......no 
problem at all to me, but Dr. John, Chris Barber, Jack Teagarden ......they 
cause me sometimes a lot of trouble. And I hate to copy things phonetically.

I think this is the second time that you helped me out and I want to thank 
you for this. Great job; I'm much obliged. Amazing that this kind of help 
comes from my won country.

What about Americans not knowing performers, musicians, bands abroad? As you 
mentioned in your mail?  A few months ago a listmate asked: 'Who the heck is 
Mack Rebenack? We've never heard of him? . For us, Europeans, this is very 
hard to understand. It's a fact that many American bands and rockgroups 
became worldfamous after European tours. It's a fact as well that the 
European 'bluesboom',  in the sixties and seventies, which inspired 
rockgroups like the Rolling Stones, The Beatles and many others, started in 
Europe. American bluesmen, forgotten in their own country, made a comeback 
in the 'old world'.

I don't want to insult anybody, but Europeans have done a lot to preserve 
basic American music and rediscovered the roots, of what we call OKOM 
nowadays.

Noboday in Montana, North Dakota, Maine, Oregon or New Mexico may know Chris 
Barber, but a fact is that this trombone playing  'Limey' is a true 
treasurer of  'New Orleans Music'. That's why Dr. John and many other 
original N.O.musicians were so willing to work with him on valueable records 
and CD's.

I'm not a real fan of Chris Barber, but I like to listen to his music every 
now and then and I appreciate what he has done (and still is doing)  for our 
scene.

In ther same way I appreciate your kind help and your contribution to my 
request concerning the song: 'Take me back tot New Orleans'.

Fortunately the city of  New Orleans gets some help now. A shame that it 
took so long.

Wish you all the best, Gerard, and thanks a lot again.

Berry Zand Scholten




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerard Bielderman" <gerard.bielderman at tiscali.nl>
To: "DJM List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Take me back to N.O. lyrics


> Nobody on the list seems to have a Chris Barber LP or CD with the text 
> Berry Zand Scholten asked for on August 31, so I have listened carefully 
> and here is what I can offer:
>
> TAKE ME BACK TO NEW ORLEANS
>
> Take me back to New Orleans
>
> Take me back to where that music 's playing
>
> You'll never know what it means, boy
>
> So take me back to New Orleans.
>
>
>
> Bring a plate of rice and beans
>
> Serve me up a mess of jambalaya
>
> You'll never know what it means, boy
>
> So take me back to New Orleans.
>
>
>
> Down Bienville, cross Royal,
>
> 'Long Chartres to Jackson Square
>
> As the marching band go by
>
> The people stand and stare.
>
>
>
> Take St. Peter, up to Burgundy
>
> Back to Bourbon, along to Dumaine,
>
> Take me where that music plays
>
> Before I go and say:
>
>
>
> Take me back to New Orleans
>
> Take me back to where that music 's playing
>
> You'll never know what it means, boy
>
> So take me back to New Orleans.
>
>
>
> Well, Berry, didn't you know that most Americans don't know bands outside 
> the USA...??
>
>
>
> Gerard Bielderman / Leie 18 / 8032 ZG  ZWOLLE / Netherlands
> Publisher of jazz discographies
>
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