Download   If you’ve ever prowled the streets of New Orleans after midnight, you know the sweet sound of a muted trumpet floating through the air from that bar right over there.  You’re drawn in like a sailor who can’t resist the bewitching song of the Sirens. You recognize the tune now – that old standard “You Made Me Love You”.  Ah, this is why you ventured onto Bourbon Street in the first place – to take a step back in time and listen to how it used to be.

As you push through the saloon doors of the club, a tenor sax takes over the melody – sultry and low – like a beckoning whisper in the night.  Oh, and now the piano has joined in – very subtle.  You sit at a small table in the back, order a draft, and let your eyes drift toward the stage.  The trombone is taking a lick now.  Oh, yeah…this is how they do it in “Nawlins” – take a simple piece of music and let everyone in the band show their chops.  When the clarinet player steps to the mike, you just know you have arrived. Finally… what you’ve been waiting for.  Trumpet.  It is “The Big Easy”, after all.  The last go-round has the entire band joining in for the ending that you hoped would never come.  Better order another draft…. the night is young and there’s so much to hear.