It's as close to perfect as perfect can be.

Just the day before, the Neville Brothers closed out the 1997 Jazz Fest in fine form, and now you find yourself driving to Cyril Neville's home. It's a gorgeous spring day in the Big Easy, sunshine skies with no humidity and a comforting northeastern breeze blowing in off the lake. It's a place in the city where even the streets signs alert you that one of New Orleans' favorite sons lives nearby, somewhere near Music and Arts Streets.

The youn...