American Creole: New Orleans Reunion

 

The Credits


Written, Produced
and Directed by


Michelle A. Benoit
&
Glen Pitre



Co-Producer
Milly Vappie

Associate Producer
Jason D. Buch


Editor
Simon Carmody

Director of Photography
Rex Q. Fortenberry


and Music by
Don Vappie


Concert Director Jim Gabour  
Concert Line Producers Sandra Stokes Ben Williams
Reunion D.P. Randy Walsh  
Cameras Wendell Basinger Rodney Billingsley
  Rene Champagne Scott Combel
  Charlie Faciane Anthony Forma
  Dave Landry Charlie Whinham
  Virnado Woods  
Technical Directors Phillip Blucas George Matulik
Tech Manager Randy Ward  
Art Directors Eileen Dennehy Terry Marek
Engineering Larry Allen Chris Miranda
Audio Sherman Bernard Julius Evans
  Michael Karras Mark Raymond
  John Scott Jerry Stewart
Video K.C. Jones Sel Warren
Tape Jim Fields Todd Justice
Grip / Electric Jimmy Ferrara Geoffrey Kinnard
  Ryan Melancon Erskin Mitchell
  Clayton Nepveux Charles Wiggin
Utility Dennis Galaes Jeremy Guarisco
  Jeremiah Johnson Mike Leonard
On-line Editor D. Ray!  
On-line Asst. Editor Peggy Fields  
Music Mix Marc Hewitt  
Sound Editors Jeffrey Talbot Christopher Waltman
Additional Editing Paul Grass David Jones
Legal Michael Donaldson Mark Goldstein
Music Clearance Lisa Wasiak  
Stills Angelle Fourcade Rick Olivier
  David Spielman  
Publicity Bob Neese Jeanne Lamy
Graphics Lee Barbier Tammy Crawford
LPB Coordination Marian Lefebvre John Tarver

Musicians

Gerald Adams
Dr. Charles Berlin
John Boutte
Alonzo Bowens
Topsy Chapman
Michael Doucet
Tom Fischer
John Glapion
Benjamin Holmes
Bernard “Bunchy” Johnson
Reinhard Küpper
Wynton Marsalis
Edward Petersen
Renald Richard
Stefan Roth
Chris Severin
Jordan Spann
Yolanda Windsay
Lucien Barbarin
David Boeddinghaus
Lillian Boutte
Mark Braud
Leah Chase-Kamata
Marian Eines
Louis Ford
Victor Goines
Gerhard “Doggy” Hund
Leroy Jones
Herman Lebeaux
Ray Moore
Jolynda Phillips
Thaddeus Richard
Dewey Sampson
Larry Sieberth
St. Leo the Great Choir
Jan Wouters
Germaine Bazzle
Emmanuel Boutte
Tanya Boutte
Robert Campo
Georg Derks
Charlie Fardella
Stanley Francis
Peter Harris
Herman Jackson
Gary Joseph
Michael Magro
Frank Oxley
Shannon Powell
Dolf Robertus
Hans-Martin Schöning
John Simmons
David Torkanowsky

Plas Johnson appears courtesy of Carrell Music Records

Contributing Scholars

Raymond Arsenault
Joel Dinerstein
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
Sybil Kein
Nick Spitzer
Caryn Cossé Bell
William Ferris
James Horton
Sara LeMenestrel
Martha Ward
Janet Colson
Wendy Gaudin
Alan Jabbour
Bruce Raeburn
Joel R. Williamson

 

Special Thanks To

The Bagert Family
Bo Gallup & The Bring It On Home Foundation
The Center for New American Media
French Quarter Festival
Habitat for Humanity
Hogan Jazz Archives, Tulane University
Gay Lynn Young & Houmas House Plantation
Isobel Floyd & Jazz at Lincoln Center
Meagan Johnson & Jennifer Kramer
Sydney & Armena Joseph & Homer Richard
Wayne Baquet & 'Lil Dizzy's Restaurant
Louisiana Creole Research Association
Loyola University New Orleans
Louis Armstrong Airport
Michael Murphy Productions
Stephanie Dupuis & the New Orleans Film Commision
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Nicole's Creole Cuisine
Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church
UNO Department of Film, Theatre, & Communications
Tom Morgan & WWOZ
Rose Mary Vappie
Zea Rotisserie & Grill, New Orleans

Music Credits

(Barbarin's) Second Line
Written by Paul Barbarin
Performed by Don Vappie
& the Creole Jazz Serenaders

Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans
Written by Louis Alter,
Edgar De Lange
Performed by Don Vappie
& the Creole Jazz Serenaders

Eh Las Bas
Traditional
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Sung by Don Vappie

Hindustan
Written by Oliver Wallace
& Harold Weeks
Performed by Kid Simmons & Friends

Mo Pa Laimez Ca
Traditional
Performed by the Baby Dodds Trio

The Gloria
Written by Grayson Warren Brown

Joe Avery's Blues
Traditional
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Ad lib Sung by Don Vappie

Down by the Riverside
Traditional
Performed by Lillian Boutte

Weary Blues
Written by Artie Matthews
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians

When You're Smiling
Written by Joe Goodwin,
Larry Shay,
Mark Fisher
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Sung by Topsy Chapman

Let the Good Times Roll
Written by Jordan Fleecie Moore, Theard Sam
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Featuring Victor Goines

(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
Written by Bobby Troup
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Sung by Germaine Bazzle

 

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?
Written by Andy Razaf,
Don Redman
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Sung by
Lillian Boutte
& Leah Chase-Kamata

Careless Love
Traditional
Performed by Don Vappie
Courtesy of Vappielle Records

Baby Face
Written by Harry Akst,
Benny Davis
Performed by Don Vappie
& the Creole Jazz Serenaders
Sung by Jordan Spann

Salee Dame, Bonjour
Traditional
Performed by The Rent Party Musicians
Sung by Don Vappie

Ave Maria
Traditional
Sung by Stanley Francis

Für Elise
Written by Ludwig von Beethoven

Sonata No. 5 in E minor
Written by Antonio Vivaldi

Bourbon Street Parade
Written by Paul Barbarin
Performed by The Reunion Musicians
Featuring Renald Richard

Nelson Stomp
Written by Joseph Oliver,
Davidson C. Nelson
Performed by Don Vappie
& the Creole Jazz Serenaders

Autumn Haze
Written by Plas Johnson
Performed by The Reunion Musicians
Featuring Plas Johnson

Flying Horses
Wrtten by Don Vappie
Performed by The Reunion Musicians
Featuring Don Vappie

A Closer Walk With Thee
Traditional
Performed by The Reunion Musicians
Sung by
Stanley Francis



LPB Executive Producer
Clay Fourrier
LPB President & CEO
Beth Courtney

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