''Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert'' IVEis an album with 77 minutes of highlights, from the roughly five-hour long '' Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert'' that took place in the Rose Hall Theatre at

Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center in New York City. The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at Time Warner Center in October 2004. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orches ...

on September 17, 2005. All net profits from the sale of the CD will be donated to the ''Higher Ground Relief Fund'

established by

and administered through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater New Orleans who were impacted by

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

and to provide other general hurricane relief.

Track listing

#"This Joy" – 2:52 -

Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American gospel singer whose career has spanned seven decades. She has won 11 Grammys in addition to Dove Awards and Stellar Awards; Caesar is kno ...

Over There "Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun". The song i ...

" – 7:31 - Terence Blanchard #"

Go to the Mardi Gras "Go to the Mardi Gras" or "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras-themed R&B song that was performed by Professor Longhair (real name Henry Roland Byrd) and recorded several times since 1949. He co-wrote the song with Theresa Ter ...

" – 5:08 - Art Neville & Aaron Neville #"

Basin Street Blues "Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric "Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi..." was later added ...

" – 5:52 - Diana Krall #" Never Die Young" – 4:06 - James Taylor #" The House I Live In" – 5:00 - Dianne Reeves #"New Orleans Blues" – 4:58 -

Marcus Roberts Marthaniel "Marcus" Roberts (born August 7, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher. Early life Roberts was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. His mother was a gospel singer who had gone blind a ...

#" I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 3:04 - Norah Jones #"

Dippermouth Blues "Dippermouth Blues" is a song first recorded by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band for Gennett Records in April 1923 and for Okeh Records in June of that same year. It is most often attributed to Joe "King" Oliver, though some have argued that Louis Ar ...

" – 2:19 - Wynton Marsalis Hot Seven #"I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" – 4:50 -

Buckwheat Zydeco Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success. His music gro ...

Is That All There Is "Is That All There Is?", a song written by American songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller during the 1960s, became a Music popularity index, hit for American singer Peggy Lee and an award winner from Is That All There Is? (album), her ...

" – 4:12 -

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

& Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra #" Just a Closer Walk With Thee" – 6:40 - Irvin Mayfield Jr. #"

Here's to Life ''Here's to Life'' is a 1992 studio album by Shirley Horn, arranged by Johnny Mandel (also the composer of three of the songs on the album), who received a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) on this album. The ...

" – 6:21 - The Jordan Family #"Blackwell's Message" – 5:29 - Joe Lovano #"

Come Sunday "Come Sunday" is a piece by Duke Ellington, which became a jazz standard. It was written in 1942 as a part of the first movement of a suite entitled '' Black, Brown and Beige''. Ellington was engaged for a performance at Carnegie Hall on January ...

" – 9:28 - Cassandra Wilson & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

External links

Album information at jazzatlincolncenter.org
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