Two great New Orleans brass bands head to head? Lucky you don't have to choose. Ya heard? Yes, a couple of tracks are alac, not flac. 

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New Birth Brass Band - New Orleans Second Line!
Release Year:	2006
Record Label:	Mardi Gras Records

Track Listing
1. Who Dat Called Da Police
2. Apache
3. Get the Hump out Yo Back
4. Lilly of the Valley
5. I'll Fly Away
6. Crack House
7. I Ate Up the Apple Tree
8. Wolf Stuff
9. Show Me That Dance Called the Second Line
10. Unanae - New Birth
11. Cell Block Nine
12. Here We Go

"The New Birth Brass Band are part of a long line in the New Orleans brass band tradition, but their relative youth means their music yields an eclectic set of musical genres. New Birth's members mix elements of blues, ragtime, gospel, funk, soul, rock, and traditional Crescent City jazz into their sound. The groupΓÇÖs albums include D-Boy, released by the NYNO (New York/New Orleans) label in 1997; New Birth Family, issued by Valley Entertainment in 2005; and New Orleans Second Line!, a 2006 disc on the Mardi Gras Records label." 
-- http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/new-birth-brass-band/571184

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The Soul Rebels - No More Parades 
Release Year:  2005
Record Label:  Tuff City Records)

Track Listing
1. We Be Rollin'
2. Drive
3. Skin
4. Call the Police Who Dat
5. Shut Up Ho!!!
6. A Moment With the Rebel
7. Roy's Hra-Groove
8. Rebel Rock
9. Head Banger
10. I'm Worse
11. Do It for the Rebel
12. Makin' a Statement (No More Parades)
13. Who Got Yo' Back
14. Free Yo' Mind
15. Brighter Day

"The Soul Rebels' No More Parades captures the sound of one of New Orleans' youngest and brashest brass bands, who nonetheless reveal their music to be a mature blend of hip-hop, jazz, funk and marching band sounds. A Soul Rebels set reflects the eclecticism of today's club music, molding disparate elements into a seamless whole. The Village Voice has called them 'the missing link between Louis Armstrong and Public Enemy.' 
-- http://www.tuffcity.com/recent-releases/