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At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : VI. Blue Lights On the Bayou

by Orion String Quartet · from Marsalis: At the Octoroon Balls - A Fiddler's Tale Suite

1999Classical2:33Track 6

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Review by Jules Archer★★★Sample

the highs are high but it sags in the middle. still coming back for “At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : VI. Blue Lights On the Bayou” though.

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Review by Yuki Tanaka★★★★★Sample

Took me three listens. By the third, “At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : VI. Blue Lights On the Bayou” had moved in and started paying rent.

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1
At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : I. Come Long Fiddler
sample avg 3.6
9:42
2
At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : II. Mating Calls & Delta Rhythms
sample avg 3.8
5:31
3
At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : III. Creole Contradanzas
sample avg 3.3
5:00
4
At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : IV. Many Gone
sample avg 3.7
8:57
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At the Octoroon *Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : V. Hellbound Highball
sample avg 3.0
8:22
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At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : VI. Blue Lights On the Bayou
sample avg 3.9
2:33
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At the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1 : VII. Rampart St. Row House Rag
sample avg 4.0
4:48
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A Fiddler's Tale Suite: I. The Fiddler's March
sample avg 3.8 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
3:22
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A Fiddler's Tale Suite: II. Fiddler's Soul
sample avg 3.5 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
3:15
10
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: III. Pastorale
sample avg 4.0 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
4:13
11
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: IV. Happy March
sample avg 3.3 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
2:25
12
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: V. Concert Piece
sample avg 3.7 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
3:07
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A Fiddler's Tale Suite: VI. Tango, Waltz, Ragtime
sample avg 3.9 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
7:30
14
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: VII. The Devil's Dance
sample avg 3.4 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
2:37
15
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: VIII. Big Chorale
sample avg 3.5 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
2:49
16
A Fiddler's Tale Suite: IX. The Blues On Top
sample avg 3.7 · The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Wynton Marsalis
2:27