I’m just going to say this up front: You can’t have a second line with a stand-up bass and a full drum kit. That being said, I’ve been up in the New Orleans vibe lately, so this rendition of the classic “St. James Infirmary” by Swedish group Second Line Jazzband is hitting me in my sweet spot. The clearly accomplished musicianship backs a soulful delivery by guest vocalist Daniel Lemma, and I like the way the structure of the song parallels the progression of a jazz funeral/funeral-with-music by moving along slowly and solemnly until they “cut the body loose” and dance down the road.
Listen and download:
SECOND LINE JAZZBAND (w. DANIEL LEMMA) | “St James Infirmary” (2012) by birdswillsingforyou
Second Line Jazzband Official Website
