Bob & George French w/ Henry Butler
Donna's Bar & Grill
New Orleans, LA
1999-05-31

Source: Sonics > D7 by Andrei Soloviev
Transfer: MDAT > Fostex D-15 > Tascam DA-3000 > WAV @ 16/48
Master: Wavelab 12 (tracking, fades) > FLAC 1648

Thanks to Andrei for taping, robbiem for help identifying the musicians, and Ted Mattes for facilitating

Set I
01. Basin Street Blues
02. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
03. New Orleans
04. Every Day I Have The Blues
05. crowd - banter
06. Just A Little Bit
07. band intros

Set II
08. instrumental
09. Whoopin' Blues
10. banter
11. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Bob French - drums
George French - bass, vocals
Henry Butler - piano, vocals
? - piano (1st two songs, maybe?)
Kenny Dorr - trumpet
Mark(?) Braud (?) - vocals (last song)

... and also, maybe:
Sean Mathis(?) - trumpet
Allen Dejan - trumpet


Blue Monday at Donna's, with free BBQ

This is a great recording, aside from some audience chatter at the beginning and between songs. The tape begins and ends with the sounds of traffic as the taper walks through the door, arriving at a show in progress and leaving an hour later.

There seem to have been other acts at Donna's this evening, including a band from Norway and at least one other local performer, whose son played the trumpet and is maybe playing the trumpet now... it's in the banter but it's not totally clear.

Enjoy!

--mhg

2026-05-25

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