Hollywood Africans

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release from the musician, bandleader, and TV personality, Jon Batiste. Best known as the bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Batiste's latest album was recorded in his hometown of New Orleans. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, the album is described as "an homage to his musical heroes and an intimate portrait of the artist." Batiste explains, "The idea was to strip everything down, go back to basics. When you strip something down to its rawest form, the essence of it shines through." The album's track list includes the New Orleans standard "Saint James Infirmary," as well as classics like "Smile," "The Very Thought of You," and Louis Armstrong's timeless "What a Wonderful World."