I don't know if you keep up with TV at all, but unless you've sworn it off completely for the last 10 years, I'm sure you've heard of the now-defunct HBO series The Wire. Well David Simon, the creator of The Wire, has just begun a new series on HBO called Tremé, set in the New Orleans neighborhood of the same name in the months directly following Hurricane Katrina. The third episode of the series airs tonight, and I've got to tell you, the show is fantastic. Even if you don't know anything about New Orleans, the acting, story, and music are enough to keep you coming back.
And, since this is a music blog, it's the latter I want to focus on tonight. The highlight of the first episode of Tremé, at least to me, was when the radio DJ character Davis plays an amazing Dixieland jazz song by Louis Prima, "Buona Sera," over a montage of various characters and scenes from the city. Respect to David Simon for letting the song play in its entirety.
I know this isn't pop music, but we're not philistines here. Besides, you've got to hear this song.
Enjoy. And watch Tremé.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
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I feel it's also important to point out here that Louis Prima was the voice actor who played King Louie in the 1967 Disney film "The Jungle Book."
Just sayin'
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