Twenty Dozen

Personnel: Roger Lewis (vocals, baritone saxophone); Gregory Davis (vocals, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Efrem Towns (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Kirk Joseph (bass voice, sousaphone); Jake Eckert (guitar); Kevin Harris (tenor saxophone, percussion); Corey Henry (trombone); Nigel Hall (Hammond b-3 organ); Terence Higgins (drums, percussion); Jermal Watson (tambourine); Ica Crawford, Dionne Rachal, Christy Shallerhorn (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Adam Taylor; Paul Q. Kolderie.Recording information: The Music Shed, New Orleans, LA (12/2011); The Rhythm Shack, New Orleans, LA (12/2011).Photographers: C. Taylor Crothers; Kathleen McLane.In New Orleans in 1977, the Original Sixth Ward Dirty Dozen band was born in the city's Treme neighborhood. Coming out of the 100-plus-year tradition of the local social club scene -- in this case, the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club -- they started rehearsing with no other goal than playing in the club. Eventually renaming themselves the Dirty