New Orleans Piano: Blues Originals Vol. 2

by Professor Longhair

New Orleans Piano: Blues Originals Vol. 2 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:33
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rescuing seminal late-forties and early-fifties sessions from the Atlantic Records vaults, this archival release revived the legendary pianist's career during a critical period of rediscovery. His pioneering integration of Afro-Caribbean rumba rhythms with rolling blues piano fundamentally shaped the foundational DNA of modern rock and roll.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, soulful, piano, bluesy, vintage

Tracklist

  1. In the Night (2:33)
  2. Tipitina (2:38)
  3. Hey Now Baby (2:56)
  4. Walk Your Blues Away (2:55)
  5. Hey Little Girl (3:02)
  6. Willie Mae (2:48)
  7. Professor Longhair Blues (2:30)
  8. Ball the Wall (3:20)
  9. Who's Been Fooling You (2:10)
  10. Boogie Woogie (2:40)
  11. Longhair Blues Rhumba (3:13)
  12. Mardi Gras in New Orleans (2:53)
  13. She Walks Right In (2:49)

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