While doing research for my book “Death, Resurrection, and Spirit in New Orleans,” I needed more information about Mother Catherine Seals of New Orleans.
Seals was a healer, a community leader, and had a profound, if largely underappreciated, contribution to New Orleans and American music. (By the way, the correct pronunciation of her name is “Seals,” not “Sales” as I repeatedly got wrong in our conversation.)
In my search, I came across the extraordinary audio documentaries of artist-musician Matt Marble, which led me to this interview.
I’m sure that after listening to this interview, you’ll want to hear Matt’s work directly. Here’s a representative sampling with an emphasis on his jazz work.
“Secret Sound” Programs that Might be of Special Interest to Jazz on the Tube Fans
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Kelan Phil Cohran (a colleague of Sun Ra)
The Black Hawk Chant – Mothers Leafy Anderson and Catherine Seals
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
Ella Fitzgerald