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Professor Longhair: The Last Mardi Gras- Live At the Tipitina's, February 3 and 4, 1978...
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Professor Longhair: The Last Mardi Gras- Live At the Tipitina's, February 3 and 4, 1978...
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by Professor Longhair
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Double length audio cassette tape/ 85 minutes. Contents: Big chief / Gaines, W. Quezergue (3:54) -- Jambalaya / Hank Williams (4:32) -- Mess around / A. Ertegun (3:39) -- Cry to me / B. Russell (3:45) -- Rum & Coca Cola / Amsterdam, Baron, Sullavan (2:28) -- Got my mojo working / Mckinley Morgenfield (4:48) -- Everyday (I have the blues) / P. Chatman (7:00) -- Doin' it / Henry Roeland Byrd (5:00) -- Gone so lomg / Roy Byrd (5:04) -- She walks right in / Roy Byrd ; Shake, rattle & roll / Charles E. Calhoun (6:51) -- Hey now baby / Roy Byrd (4:38) -- Bald head / Roy Byrd (4:34) -- Stag-o-lee / trad. (4:46) -- Tipitina / Roy Byrd (4:40) -- Her mind is gone / Roy Byrd (4:48) -- How long has that train been gone / Roy Byrd (5:40) -- Boogie woogie / Roy Byrd (3:30) -- Carnival in New Orleans / Roy Byrd, T. Terry (2:51). Recorded by the infamous Albert Goldman (of The Lives of John Lennon fame), The Last Mardi Gras is a phenomenal document of Professor Longhair's talents. The sound quality is impressive, but what truly puts the show over is Longhair's energy. Even at 59 years old, he still sounds as feisty as ever, unleashing torrents of piano grooves on "Mess Around," wailing mournfully on "Everyday (I Have the Blues)," and delivering one of the wildest versions of "Got My Mojo Working" ever performed. Backed by a solid band that includes a crack rhythm section and two sterling sax players, and surrounded by an enthusiastic hometown crowd, Longhair comes alive in a way that surpasses even his best studio recordings. (It's even more endearing to hear the Professor murmur a quiet, heartfelt "thank you" after each song.) The song listing is well-chosen, mixing impressive covers like "Stag-O-Lee" and "Jambalaya" with most of Longhair's best songs, including a version of "Bald Head" that rivals the original studio take. The Last Mardi Gras is as definitive a Professor Longhair album as any compilation
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Professor Longhair: The Last Mardi Gras- Live At the Tipitina's, February 3 and 4, 1978...
by Professor Longhair
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