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05-28-2009, 08:32 AM
JAZZ FEST CD SALES
In addition to playing for huge audiences from all over the world, artists at Jazz Fest also got the pleasure of selling albums to the crowds visiting New Orleans. The list of top Jazz Fest CD sellers at the Louisiana Music Factory boasts plenty of familiar names including Allen Toussaint and Kermit Ruffins, as well as fresher faces such as Trombone Shorty. Here is the top ten:
1. Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)
2. Kermit Ruffins: Livin' a Treme Life (Basin Street)
3. John Boutte and Paul Sanchez: A Stew Called New Orleans (Threadhead)
4. Eric Lindell: Gulf Coast Highway (Alligator)
5. Zachary Richard: Last Kiss (Artist Garage)
6. Cyril Neville: Brand New Blues (MC)
7. John Scofield: Piety Street (EmArcy/Decca)
8. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave.: Orleans and Claiborne (Independent)
9. Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Jonathan Batiste: Live at the Maple Leaf (Independent)
10. Shamarr Allen: Box Who In? (Threadhead)
I notice that only one label scored multiple spots on the list. :)
In addition to playing for huge audiences from all over the world, artists at Jazz Fest also got the pleasure of selling albums to the crowds visiting New Orleans. The list of top Jazz Fest CD sellers at the Louisiana Music Factory boasts plenty of familiar names including Allen Toussaint and Kermit Ruffins, as well as fresher faces such as Trombone Shorty. Here is the top ten:
1. Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)
2. Kermit Ruffins: Livin' a Treme Life (Basin Street)
3. John Boutte and Paul Sanchez: A Stew Called New Orleans (Threadhead)
4. Eric Lindell: Gulf Coast Highway (Alligator)
5. Zachary Richard: Last Kiss (Artist Garage)
6. Cyril Neville: Brand New Blues (MC)
7. John Scofield: Piety Street (EmArcy/Decca)
8. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave.: Orleans and Claiborne (Independent)
9. Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Jonathan Batiste: Live at the Maple Leaf (Independent)
10. Shamarr Allen: Box Who In? (Threadhead)
I notice that only one label scored multiple spots on the list. :)