Track Listing

1. In the Night
2. Tipitina [*]
3. Tipitina
4. Ball the Wall
5. Who's Been Fooling You
6. Hey Now Baby
7. Mardi Gras in New Orleans [#][*]
8. She Walks Right In [#][*]
9. Hey Little Girl
10. Willie Mae
11. Walk Your Blues Away
12. Professor Longhair Blues
13. Boogie Woogie
14. Longhair's Blues-Rhumba
15. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
16. She Walks Right In

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10021 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd was a largely forgotten New Orleans bluesman when this album of his '40s and '50s Atlantic sides appeared in 1972. By decade's end, he was justly celebrated as a thoroughly one-of-a-kind father of rock & roll. These tunes, many initially issued as singles, showcase Longhair's droll vocals and unmatched sense of syncopation. "In the Night," "Tipitina," and "She Walks Right In" are among the hippest things you'll ever hear--no matter what kind of music you like. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th Century
This is one of the handful of albums from the 20th century in any or all genres of music which deserves the description "masterpiece". It is simply fantastic, and hugely influential on much music which followed. Many cuts on this album hit like a thunderbolt. Longhair was an original and a genius, and this is his best stuff. I cannot say enough enthusiastic things about this album--words fail me. Plus, it's a whole lot of fun! If this music doesn't make you tap your feet, check your pulse.

sound quality: rebuttal
To quibble about the sound quality (as a previous reviewer saw fit to) of these classic tracks is perhaps expecting too much from "modern" sound technology. I can only imagine what opinions would be forthcoming on the Delmark live Magic Sam releases! 6 STARS for the man I would consider to be the father of the New Orleans rock and blues sound !!

His Complete Atlantic Sessions!
This disc, originally released in the early 1970s, has been remastered and expanded to include the good professor's entire early 1950s recorded output for Atlantic.It's great! Includes the classic tracks "Tipitina", "Ball The Wall", "Mardi Gras In New Orleans", "She Walks Right In" and many others. If you love the New Orleans piano sound, it doesn't get much better than this! A wonderful album by the Mardi Gras king of "N'Orleans" that deserves a place in your CD collection.