That one of the great Spiritual Jazz albums of the era could be found in
duplicate New Orleans thrift store in the 1980s goes a long way in
illustrating the lack of acclaim this special and overlooked album
maintained, even in a city where the Batiste name is musical royalty.
The Southern University albums Alvin Batiste offered the world were
novelies, not worthy of serious consideration, a moment captured, but
not necessarily worthy of being collected or preserved by anyone not
immediately involved in its creation.
That changes now. With the release of the two Southern University
albums, Now-Again continues a conversation begun with the late Kashmere
Stage Band director Conrad O. Johnson and the issue of his high school
students’ music as 'Texas Thunder Soul', and the continued belief that
beautiful music created by youth – even under the most adverse
circumstances – can always inspire us.
Tracklist:
1. Samba Dee
2. Ah Ja Ge Da Ba
3. Clean Air
4. Music Came
5. Nanigo
6. Holdin' Meetin'
