Randal Despommier - South (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Some of the first public performances by alto saxophonist and composer Randal Despommier were at Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans alongside his father, a drummer who studied with Crescent City guru James Black and served a stint in the Big Easy rock band South. Although Randy grew up in Metairie, just outside New Orleans, and was steeped in the regional sounds of funk, R&B and jazz (not to mention digging punk and grunge), he would stretch his musical wings far beyond in subsequent years. He studied early sacred music in Italy, earned a doctorate at New England Conservatory, played the organ and led choirs in churches, and eventually settled into the bustling, ever-challenging jazz scene of New York City.

TRACKLIST

1. Randal Despommier - Go to the Mardi Gras
2. Randal Despommier - Southern Nights
3. Randal Despommier - ’Round 3AM (A Blues Nocturne)
4. Randal Despommier - Si tu vois ma mère
5. Randal Despommier - Jelly Roll’s Living Room
6. Randal Despommier - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
7. Randal Despommier - Dying to Live
8. Randal Despommier - Blues Rheumatica
9. Randal Despommier - Just a Closer Walk with Thee



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