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City Lights

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Dr. John

Release Date July 29, 2008
A good album From Dr. john. I didn't expect much from this album considering it was out of print, and no one even mentions city lights when talking about good Dr. John albums. The good songs are the title track and the great ballad 'rain' snake eye's is also a ripping song with a solid guitar solo. I wonder if city lights counterpart 'tango palace' is going to be remastered and released next year.

CD-Charts Position 72
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Boogie Woogie & Barrelhouse Piano, Vol. 1 (1928-1932)

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date June 02, 1994
A good album From Dr. john. I didn't expect much from this album considering it was out of print, and no one even mentions city lights when talking about good Dr. John albums. The good songs are the title track and the great ballad 'rain' snake eye's is also a ripping song with a solid guitar solo. I wonder if city lights counterpart 'tango palace' is going to be remastered and released next year.

CD-Charts Position 73
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New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live!

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: James Booker

Release Date February 14, 1992
This is just flat-out great music. Booker's best recordings are live, so don't opt for the studio. I think the thing that makes this album great, apart from Booker's virtuoso piano playing and deeply soulful and engaging voice, is the audience. Unfortunately, the vast majority of live Booker recordings sound as if they were performed in front of quite small, and at times seemingly disinterested, crowds. In this European recoding the crowd is attentive and appreciative. I find that Booker fed off that and really belted into these particular tracks. Let Them Talk is a virtual tour-de-force of soul music; vocal expression with a rolling, dynamic piano paving the way. This would probably classify as Booker's best recorded performance. A must have ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 74
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Genuine Houserockin Christmas

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 16, 2003
... then your guests are either Chamber Music enthusiasts ... or they're dead.

Here are 16 tunes performed by artists currently employed by Alligator Records, an independent blues label started up in Chicago in 1971 by one Bruce Iglauer, who began what is now one of the top indie operations on a shoe-strong in 1971. Over the years he has gathered together some of the best contemporary blues artists on the planet, and in this 2003 release they lend their talents to one of the liveliest Christmas-themed albums currently available.

Leading off with her own Have You Heard The News? is the Queen Of The Blues, Ko Ko Taylor (born Cora Walton on September 28, 1935 in Memphis), delivered with her patented rough and powerful voice. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 75
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New Orleans Party Classics

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date January 28, 1992
This is a fantastic record. Every song is just a blast of fun.
Highly recommend this one. All the greats. Sound quality is excellent. I've been spinning this disk since it arrived.

CD-Charts Position 76
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Good Morning Mr. Blues

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Otis Spann

Release Date August 15, 2000
If you're interested in hearing just Spann's incredible piano playing and vocals instead of the full "chicago style" blues band, this is an album to treasure. The recording quality is excellent (recorded in Denmark and remastered; great piano sound) and the supporting musicians (on a few tracks) make so little impact in relation to Otis that it is essentially a solo album. This is a new favorite blues piano album for me, and one that I will not tire of listening to. Really, really strong- check it out.

CD-Charts Position 77
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The Specialty Story

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 25, 1994
Maybe it's just me but I found the first three discs pretty
dull.Too much 12 bar blues and very little of it particularly inspired.There ARE some gems on these first 3...and the 4th and 5th discs are wonderful and so is the booklet...but I would only recommend it with reservations.The Chess Story and The Atlantic
Rythm & Blues Box Set are more interesting and varied overviews
of this this fantastic time and music.

CD-Charts Position 78
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An Anthology of Big Band Swing (1930-1955)

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 26, 1993
While there was a renaissance of interest in swing in the 1990s, and while much of this was among a relatively younger --late 20s, 30s, 40s-- audience, swing CDs are increasingly out of print.
Decca and Brunswick recorded many important swing artists in the 1930s and 1940s, the period of focus in this collection.
We are fortunate that GRP has assembled a wide variety of performers on this collection. You have hot swing performers; and you also have more laid back performers such as Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra.
The music on this collection swings! --Even the Glen Miller track is up-beat.
Some reviews in the discographical literature kvetch about the quality of anthologies. They always expect something more: more concentration on ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 79
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Hot Tamale Baby

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Marcia Ball

Release Date October 25, 1990
Marcia Ball is one of the countless legend of rockers who have toured the Bars across American forever. She have made a living being a bar band. The best thing about her concert is that at the end of the evening, as you walking to your car, about all you can say is "wow, that was fun." This pretty much somes her up. Her free style, top tapping, good time show, is captured here on this album. Starting with teh sone "Never like this before" and running to "Un-Uh Baby". If you are not a fan of her music, then this is a great place to start.

CD-Charts Position 80
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Let the Good Times Roll: 20 of New Orleans' Finest R&B Classics 1949-1966

CD-Charts > Music > Piano
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 12, 2002
One of the great titles in the new Crescent City Soul Series (see also Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Dave Bartholomew).
Check out these songs & artists:
1. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
2. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
4. I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders
5. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
6. Stack-A-Lee (Part 1) - Archibald
7. New Bon Ton Roulet - Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow
8. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey

9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
10. I'm Wise - Ruth Durand
11. Let The Four Winds Blow - Roy Brown
12. Feel So Good - Shirley & Lee
13. Trick Bag - Earl King
14. I Know (You Don't ... Read More: