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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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]

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

• Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
• Edgar Blanchard – bass
• Roy Byrd – vocals, piano
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Red Tyler – baritone saxophone

Tracks 6–16

• Roy Byrd – vocals, piano
• Robert Parker – alto saxophone
• Al Miller or John Woodrow – drums
• Unknown – bass
• Unknown (thought to be Charles Brubeck) – tenor saxophone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "allmusic ((( New Orleans Piano > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
3. "Registry Choices 2010: The National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress)". Loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
4. "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

• Leadbitter, Mike (1989). New Orleans Piano. [CD liner notes]. Atlantic Jazz.