Is You Is Or Is You Ain't

The songs.............................................................

1) Ain't My Fault ()
2) Palestina (Carl Petter Opsahl)
3) I Believe In Miracles (Lewis/Wendling/Meyer)
4) The Blue Tree (Carl Petter Opsahl)
5) Second Line (Paul Barbarin)
6) Valse Nuit (Carl Petter Opsahl)
7) Mardi Gras Mambo (The Hawketts)
8) It's The Talk Of The Town (Symes/Neiburg/Livingston)
9) Red Socks (Caledonia Jazzband)
10) Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (Louis Jordan)
11) Blessings (Carl Petter Opsahl)
12) He Understands, He'll Say "Well Done" (Lucie Campbell))
13) My Stockholm (Eystein C. Husebye)
14) Lickorice Stomp (Carl Petter Opsahl)
15) Salleé Dame, Bon Jour (traditional)
16) Come Sunday (Duke Ellington)
17) Just A Little While To Stay Here (traditional)
18) Christopher Columbus (Andy Razaf/Leon "Chu" Berry)


Carl Petter Opsahl: clarinets, saxophones, Eystein C. Husebye: trombone, Eyvind Ellingsen: guitar, banjo, vocal Håkon Gjesvik: piano, accordeon, Christian Frank: bass, sousaphone, bass saxophone, Torstein Ellingsen: drums, conga

Guests: Norbert Susemihl, trumpet, Celio de Carvalho, percussion

Produced by Gunnar Gotaas, Øistein Isachsen and Caledonia Jazzband

Recorded & mixed Jan 27, 28 31 and Feb 18 -19 1991 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo. Sound engineer: Rune Lindquist. Mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug.

Cover painting by Annine Quale