Happy Talk

Review Ruffins is a good, workaday singer and his trumpet style, replete with high notes and extravagant lip-trills, is a rare delight. -- The Observer, (Dave Gelly), November 14, 2010 Product Description The latest album by the New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins is a joyful collection of standards rounded out with two of his own compositions that epitomize the vibrant music of The Big Easy. Ruffins has a starring role in the HBO series 'Treme', which is written and directed by David Simon of 'The Wire' fame. Personnel: Kermit Ruffins (vocals, trumpet), Dr. Michael White (clarinet), Mark Lemmler (piano), Eric Traub, Mike Jenner (tenor saxophone), Bobby Campo, Jimmy Weber (trumpet), Mark Mullins (trombone), David Pulphus (bass), Herlin Riley (drums) and others