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Quarter Light by Celeste Noir: Brass and Torch in the Rain

Review of Celeste Noir’s Quarter Light—New Orleans brass torch songs recorded live and unedited.

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Second Line

Celeste Noir’s Quarter Light carries funeral brass through New Orleans rain. Recorded live, unedited, one take.

Second Line — Trumpet improvised

The bridge is a trumpet line improvised in one take. “We kept it exactly as played,” Noir says.

Brass in the Rain — Hallway brass

When rain moved a wedding indoors, the brass played from the hallway. Torch song for a changed plan.

Torch Song — Celebrating where you are

Not where you planned to be, but where you are. New Orleans brass in the quarter light.

Quarter Light is available on the LyricsMirchi archive with full lyrics.

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