New Orleans Piano
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New Orleans Piano is a 1972 album
Album
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 by Professor Longhair
Professor Longhair
Professor Longhair was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist...

. It consists of material previously released by Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
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 recorded in 1949 and 1953 plus alternate takes.

The 1953 recording of "Tipitina" was added to the US National Recording Registry
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 in 2011.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 220 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
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magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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.

Track listing

All songs written by Roy Byrd
  1. "In the Night" – 2:33
  2. "Tipitina" – 2:39
  3. "Tipitina [*]" – 2:24
  4. "Ball the Wall" – 3:20
  5. "Who's Been Fooling You" – 2:12
  6. "Hey Now Baby" – 2:57
  7. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" – 2:55
  8. "She Walks Right In [*]" – 3:09
  9. "Hey Little Girl" – 3:03
  10. "Willie Mae" – 2:49
  11. "Walk Your Blues Away" – 2:57
  12. "Professor Longhair Blues" – 2:29
  13. "Boogie Woogie" – 2:41
  14. "Longhair's Blues-Rhumba" – 3:14
  15. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans [*]" – 2:53
  16. "She Walks Right In" – 2:48

Tracks 1–5

  • Lee Allen
    Lee Allen (musician)
    Lee Allen was an American tenor saxophone player born in Pittsburg, Kansas.A key figure in the New Orleans rock and roll scene of the 1950s, Allen recorded with many leading performers of the early rock and roll era...

     – tenor saxophone
    Tenor saxophone
    The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...

  • Edgar Blanchard – bass
    Double bass
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  • Roy Byrd – vocals
    Singing
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    , piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

  • Earl Palmer
    Earl Palmer
    Earl Cyril Palmer was an American rock & roll and rhythm and blues drummer, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

     – drums
  • Red Tyler – baritone saxophone
    Baritone saxophone
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Tracks 6–16

  • Roy Byrd – vocals, piano
  • Robert Parker – alto saxophone
    Alto saxophone
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  • Al Miller or John Woodrow – drums
  • Unknown – bass
  • Unknown (thought to be Charles Brubeck) – tenor saxophone
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