LUTCHER JOE - CD JUMPIN' AT THE MARDI GRAS

Popis - JUMPIN' AT THE MARDI GRAS:
Having grown up in Lake Charles, LA, Joe Lutcher took the lead of his older sister, Nellie, who was making a name for herself in Los Angeles as a singer, songwriter and pianist, and followed her to the West Coast in the early 1940s. He played sax in numerous bands there, including as stint backing Nat King Cole, then formed his own outfit and began recording for Specialty records. Sister Nellie, who was recording hits for Capitol Records in the late 1940s ('Fine Brown Frame', etc), got him a deal with the label, which released numerous instrumental jazz and jump sides from him and his band. But, by 1949, the saxman had moved on to Modern, which was more focused on the territorial jukebox market. Its through this route that 'Mardi Gras', only his second release for the label, first got into the ears of the locals in New Orleans. But, by 1951, his promising career was cut short when Lutcher gave it all up for the call of the church. Following that, his biggest musical claim to fame (or infamy) was the role he played in convincing Little Richard to forsake rock n roll for religion at the height of his popularity. The CD contains 25 tracks.