It’s Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday for you non-French speakers, and if you’re looking to get into the New Orleans spirit look no further than Preservation, the new album released today from the Big Easy’s own Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Andrew Bird, who’s among over 20 diverse artists recorded on the album, appears on the opening track “Shake It and Break It.”

With roots going back to the 1800′s Preservation Hall has long been home to some of the finest jazz in the Crescent City. Proceeds from the sales of this album, available in standard and deluxe packaging which includes a bonus disc and photography booklet, will go to maintaining Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Music Outreach program. A complete tracklist follows below.

All tracks featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

DISC 1
01. ANDREW BIRD – “SHAKE IT AND BREAK IT”
02. PAOLO NUTINI – “BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA”
03. TOM WAITS – “TOOTIE MA IS A BIG FINE THING”
04. YIM YAMES – “LOUISIANA FAIRYTALE”
05. DEL MCCOURY – “AFTER YOU’VE GONE”
06. ANI DIFRANCO – “FREIGHT TRAIN”
07. PETE SEEGER & TAO RODRIGUEZ SEEGER – “BLUE SKIES”
08. JASON ISBELL – “NOBODY KNOWS YOU”
09. BRANDI CARLILE – “OLD RUGGED CROSS”
10. RICHIE HAVENS – “TROUBLE IN MIND”
11. MERLE HAGGARD – “BASIN STREET BLUES”
12. BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA – “THERE IS A LIGHT”
13. DR. JOHN – “WININ’ BOY”
14. LOUIS ARMSTRONG – “ROCKIN’ CHAIR”
15. AMY LAVERE – “BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME”
16. STEVE EARLE – “TAIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS”
17. CORY CHISEL – “SOME COLD RAINY DAY”
18. BUDDY MILLER – “I AIN’T GOT NOBODY”
19. ANGELIQUE KIDJO WITH TERENCE BLANCHARD – “LA VIE EN ROSE”

DISC 2
1. ANITA BRIEM – “C’EST SI BON”
2. YIM YAMES – “ST. JAMES INFIRMARY”
3. TOM WAITS – “CORINNE DIED ON THE BATTLEFIELD”
4. DEL MCCOURY – “CARELESS LOVE”
5. PETE SEEGER & TAO RODRIGUEZ-SEEGER – “SAILIN’ UP SAILIN’ DOWN”
6. PETE SEEGER & TAO RODRIGUEZ-SEEGER – “WE SHALL OVERCOME”