Quezergue

His replacement was killed in combat, and in 2001 Mr. Quezergue premiered "A Creole Mass" for orchestra and a chorus of 150 to commemorate the war.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

Mr. Quezergue pronounced "ka-ZARE" grew up in a family in which everybody played an instrument.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

If there wasn't exactly a single "Quezergue sound," he brought a Mardi Gras flavor to much of his music.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

Wardell Quezergue | 1930-2011 Wardell Quezergue's toe-tapping horn arrangements added savor to New Orleans music much as filé does to gumbo.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

After marrying a Japanese woman he met while stationed abroad, Mr. Quezergue returned to New Orleans and became a bandleader.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

The Army pulled Mr. Quezergue from his unit to work as a band arranger rather than as a foot soldier.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

"I would have had Wardell's chart here but I asked Andrew Lloyd Weber instead" referring to Wardell Quezergue.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Treme Unlucky 13: On Your Way Down Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011

"I would have had Wardell's chart here but I asked Andrew Lloyd Weber instead" referring to Wardell Quezergue.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Treme Unlucky 13: On Your Way Down Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011

After being evacuated in a rubber raft, Mr. Quezergue, by then nearly blind, ended up a refugee in Fort Worth, Texas.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011

Mr. Quezergue had a long association with Maloco, a local studio that he helped revitalize.

A 'Creole Beethoven' Who Stirred Spice Into Songs Stephen Miller 2011