Offbeat Cover for December, 2002

December 2002 Contents

Cover Story

Fredy Omar: The Latin King of Frenchmen Street

Features

Masters of Louisiana Music: Johnny Adams

O Latino, Where Art Thou?: Latin Music from Frenchmen Street to Jefferson Parish

The 2002 Offbeat Want List

What’s Next With Neal Evans of Soulive?

BackTalk

John Prine

Dis 'n' Dat

The Million Dollar Christmas Gift

Bayou Boogie

Buck Jumping

Blues Hound

Chris Thomas King’s Strange New Song

Feed Me Something, Mister

Po-Boys for Poor Boys

Jazzin'

One Peaceful Sunday

St. Rock

Occupational Hazard

Urban Legends

Hip Hop Horticulture: Black Lilly

Reviews

Adam Hebert, The Essential Adam Hebert Cajun Music Collection: Swallow Cajun Pioneer Series, Volume 5 (Swallow Records)

Alfie Fraction, Face 2 Face Lie (Mardi Gras Records)

Barry Goldberg, Stoned Again (Antone’s/Texas Music Group)

Bernie Alan, Blue Eyed Zydeco (Bad Weather Records)

Betty Shirley with the Chuck Chaplin Trio, Betty Shirley Sings (Independent)

Bingo!, Bingo! (Independent)

Brieze, CG III (Independent)

Cannonball Adderley, Radio Nights (Hyena Records)

Charlie Christian, The Genius of the Electric Guitar (Columbia/Legacy)

Charlie Parker, The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes (Savoy)

Don Rich, Come Back To Me (Jin Records)

Ellis Marsalis, May Your Christmas Be Bright: Jazz at Christmas in New Orleans (ELM)

Glorybee, Domain of Snakes (Independent)

Honeypot, Aquasox (Four Cats/Radionic)

James Black, (I Need) Altitude, (Night Train)

Joe Louis Walker, Pasas Tiempo (Evidence)

Joe Pass, Meditation (Pablo/Fantasy)

Joshua Stewart, Jazz Prodigy (DuBat Music)

Junior Melancon and the Come Down Playboys, Dis Is Me (Acadiana Records)

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Bridge (Relaxed)

Kenneth Hagans, A New Day (Champion)

Kenny Kleinpeter, Heart of the Castle (Independent)

Les Kerr, Christmas on the Coast (O.N.U. Records)

Liese’s Living Room, What Already? (Independent)

Luther Allison and Friends, Pay It Forward (Ruf Records)

Magic Sam, Rockin’ Wild in Chicago (Delmark)

Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Blue Magic (Blind Pig Records)

Michael Houser, Door Harp (Sanctuary)

Naked On The Floor, Naked On The Floor (Valid Records)

Natalie MacMaster, Live (Rounder)

Prima, Less than Primo

Rock City Morgue, Some Ghouls (Independent)

Rusty and Doug Kershaw, Greatest Hits (Varese Serbande)

Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, The Complete Speciality Recordings (Speciality/Fantasy Records)

Smoky Greenwell, Smokin’ Christmas (Greenwell Records)

Sullivan Dabny and his Muzik Jazz Band, Swinging in Christmas, Volume 1: All That Jazz New Orleans Style (Independent)

The Dee Jays, Collins On The Rocks (Lyons Productions)

The Motet, Live (Harmonized)

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, The Best of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Arhoolie Records)

Various Artists, A History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis 1960-1975, Volumes 1 & 2 (Shangri-La)

Various Artists, New Orleans Gospel Quartets 1947-1956 (504 Records)

Various Artists, Savoy 60th Anniversary- Timeless (Savoy)

Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Gospel (World Music Network)

Various Artists: Pazfest: New Orleans Tribute To Joni Mitchell at the Howlin’ Wolf (Independent)

Walter Jr., Bottom Roux Epistle (Duck Tape)

Mojo Mouth

Party ‘Til You Drop

Live Wire

Aerosmith and Stone Temple Pilots, New Orleans Arena, October 24, 2002

Don Rich, Bridge City Gumbo Festival, October 27, 2002

Love That Domino!

Stereo Total, Soviet, DJ Pasta, Howlin’ Wolf, November 6, 2002

Widespread Panic, UNO Lakefront Arena, October 31, 2002

Yohimbe Brothers, Tipitina’s, November 9, 2002

Letters

Letters December 2002