New Orleans Piano

New Orleans Piano
Studio album by Professor Longhair
Released 1972
Recorded New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
November 1953 (Tracks 1–5)
November 1949 (Tracks 6–16)
Genre Blues
Length 43:04
Label Atlantic
Producer Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
(Tracks 1–5)
Ahmet Ertegün, Herb Abramson
(Tracks 6–16)
Professor Longhair chronology
New Orleans Piano
(1972)		 Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge
(1991)
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Allmusic [1]

New Orleans Piano is a 1972 album by Professor Longhair. It consists of material previously released by Atlantic Records recorded in 1949 and 1953 plus alternate takes.[2]

The 1953 recording of "Tipitina" was added to the US National Recording Registry in 2011.[3]

In 2003, the album was ranked number 220 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Roy Byrd

  1. "In the Night" – 2:33
  2. "Tipitina" – 2:39
  3. "Tipitina [*]" – 2:24
  4. "Ball the Wall" – 3:20
  5. "Who's Been Fooling You" – 2:12
  6. "Hey Now Baby" – 2:57
  7. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" – 2:55
  8. "She Walks Right In [*]" – 3:09
  9. "Hey Little Girl" – 3:03
  10. "Willie Mae" – 2:49
  11. "Walk Your Blues Away" – 2:57
  12. "Professor Longhair Blues" – 2:29
  13. "Boogie Woogie" – 2:41
  14. "Longhair's Blues-Rhumba" – 3:14
  15. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans [*]" – 2:53
  16. "She Walks Right In" – 2:48

Personnel

Tracks 1–5

Tracks 6–16

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "allmusic ((( New Orleans Piano > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r89385. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
  3. ^ http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-2010reg.html
  4. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/3. Retrieved 2008-06-11.