Professor Longhair – Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge (CD)
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Henry Roeland Byrd, the man the world knew as Professor Longhair, built the rhythmic and harmonic vocabulary that virtually every New Orleans pianist after him has drawn from, a rolling, rhumba-inflected left hand that you can hear echoed in Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, and beyond. Baton Rouge catches him in his element, the kind of intimate setting where Fess was always most himself.
New Orleans blues singer and pianist Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand].
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UPC: 081227073626
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 11.19.91
Format: CD