New Orleans Piano Explained
| New Orleans Piano |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Professor Longhair |
| Cover: | Professor Longhair-New Orleans Piano (album cover).jpg |
| Released: | 1972 |
| Recorded: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
November 1949 and November 1953 |
| Genre: | Blues |
| Length: | 36:27 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
(Tracks 1–5 of 1989 edition)
Ahmet Ertegün, Herb Abramson
(Tracks 6–16 of 1989 edition) |
| Next Title: | Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
New Orleans Piano is a 1972 album by Professor Longhair. It consists of material recorded in 1949 and 1953, including tracks previously released by Atlantic Records.
The 1953 recording of "Tipitina" was added to the US National Recording Registry in 2011.[1]
In 2003, the album was ranked number 220 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[2] and 222 in a 2012 revised list.[3]
Track listing
1989 reissue
Personnel
1953 session
1949 session
- Roy Byrd – vocals, piano
- Robert Parker – alto saxophone
- Al Miller or John Woodrow – drums
- Unknown – bass
- Unknown (thought to be Charles Burbank (or Burbeck?) – tenor saxophone
References
- Leadbitter, Mike (1989). New Orleans Piano. [CD liner notes]. Atlantic Jazz.
Notes and References
- Web site: Registry Choices 2010: The National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress) . Loc.gov . 2012-01-11.
- Web site: The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20070106061909/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/3. dead. January 6, 2007. Rollingstone.com. 2008-06-11.
- Web site: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 2012. Rolling Stone. September 16, 2019.
