Professor Longhair - Big Chief [Recorded 1978] (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 324 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 132 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rhino/Tomato (R2 71446)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 324 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 132 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rhino/Tomato (R2 71446)
The songs on this CD were recorded on February 3rd and 4th, 1978 at the New Orleans club named in his honor after one of his most beloved songs, "Tipitina." This album would serve as an excellent introduction to Professor Longhair for anyone yet unfamiliar with his unique sound.
Rob Bowman describes the tracks this way: "The evenings were typical 1970s Longhair, mixing his classics with an inspired set of covers. He introduces an enigmatically slowed down version of Hank Snow's 'I'm Movin' On' by saying 'Here's one Hank Williams did.' Later on he combines his own 'She Walks Right In' with Big Joe Turner's 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' and Fellow New Orleanian Chris Kenner's 'Sick and Tired'…