 | Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930 by Jelly Roll Morton
Buy new: $28.98 / Used from: $23.45 Great sound on here! Storyville bawdy house piano and hot jazz riffing make this not just historically significant but a heck of a lot of fun!! I can't recommend this enough!! The best JRM collection!
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 | House Party New Orleans Style by Professor Longhair
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.77 Later recordings from one of America's musical treasures. He still sounds great here!
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 | New Orleans Piano by Professor Longhair
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.49 The essential Fess collection. required!!!!!
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 | The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew: 20 Of His Milestone New Orleans Productions 1949-1960 by Dave Bartholomew
Buy used from: $67.99 Amazing collection from one of N.O.'s most important figures.
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 | Gris-Gris by Dr. John
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.64 The album that introduced Mac Rebbenack's Dr. John persona. Spooky, funky and infectious.
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 | The Hot Fives & Sevens by Louis Armstrong
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $20.50 Possibly, the most important recordings ever made in these here United States.
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 | More Gumbo Stew by Various Artists
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $17.31 Gems from the AFO archives including the great Prince LaLa and late 60's funk from Shine Robinson and Dr. John. Excellent!!
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 | Having a Good Time with Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns by Huey "Piano" Smith
Buy used from: $23.29 Top shelf Rock n' Roll from one of the tightest and loosest bands that ever graced vinyl. The most fun one can "legally" have at a party. Gooba Gooba Gooba Gooba.
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 | Havin' Fun with Huey "Piano" Smith: More of the Best by Huey "Piano" Smith
Buy used from: $39.88 More! Including some incredible rarities.
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 | Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection by Irma Thomas
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $52.07 Great collection! Irma can break you heart and make you do the boody green back to back! She is still going strong!!
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 | The Wild Tchoupitoulas by The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.99 This is in my top 5 albums of all time! 100 years of Mardi Gras tradition meets the funkiest band on Earth - wow!! Big Cheif George Landry's voice is amazingly gruff and majestic. The best "Indian" CD
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 | Lightning and Thunder by The Golden Eagles featuring Monk Boudreaux
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $7.96 A close second!
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 | Talking And Drum Solos + Country Brass Bands (1946/54) by Baby Dodds
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $36.66 Baby Dodds talking and jamming. This is awesome! Jazz was supposed to be fun and for everyone! Forget those snooty Marsalis dudes!!
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 | New Orleans Brass Bands: Down Yonder by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $4.32 Nice collection of NOLA brass bands including Dirty Dozen and Rebirth before coming down with a case of the hip hops.
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 | Come On: The Complete Imperial Recordings by Earl King
Buy used from: $36.98 The great Crescent City guitar slinger lays down funk standards for future generations. Hendrix covered Come On !!!!!!!!!!
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 | Authentic New Orleans Jazz Funeral by Magnificent Seventh's Brass Band
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.45 Here's one that you always see at NO tourist shops. However, it's really good! Nice spoken intros and somber opening leading into the second line! this is where it started! Back in the Day!!
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 | The Meters by The Meters
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $8.03 This is the first Meters record I ever heard and remains my fave! This is their debut!! Sundazed has done a great job releasing their early catalogue - get 'em all!!
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 | Teasin' You by Willie Tee
WOW!! This is the best Willie Tee collection available. This man is amazing. Sprinkling some great put-down lyrics on top of first class funky rhythms is his game! Catch him live! Boss Popcorn!!
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 | The Instant & Minit Story by Various Artists
Out of print? Bummer! Get it used. New Orleans R&B at its best!
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 | Dr. John's Gumbo by Dr. John
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.30 the Dr's tribute to N.O.'s rich R&B past. He covers Archibald, Earl King, Sugarboy Crawford, etc. The band is great and includes his longtime buddy and fellow AFO musician Ronnie Barron. Exciting!!
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 | New Orleans Street Singer by Snooks Eaglin
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.85 Great early recordings done by the Smithsonian.
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 | Check Mr. Popeye by Eddie Bo
Buy new: $15.99 Way Funky. A New Orleans legend. That "behind the beat" groove dominates the proceedings here! Olive's in the danger zone!
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 | A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.95 The great American novel!!
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 | The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.40 Brilliant. as is Love In The Ruins!
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 | Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of the Night Tripper by Mac Rebennack
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $7.99 Required reading for NO music enthusiasts!! You can't put this one down! Great stories and first hand info about the music scene!! Scary at times and profoundly human!!!!!
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