The Party Album (Alexis Korner album)
| The Party Album | ||||
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| Live album by Alexis Korner | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 19 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Blues | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Alexis Korner | |||
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The Party Album, also known as The Party LP is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The album features Alexis Korner and various guest musicians singing a mix of both classic blues songs as well as some of Korner's own. The concert was a celebration of Korner's 50th birthday.[1]
The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993.[2]
Track listing
- “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” - (Mercer Ellington) 7:23
- “Captain's Tiger” - (Korner) 3:30
- “Skipping” - (Korner) 3:10
- “Spoonful” - (Willie Dixon) 6:40
- Medley - “Finkles Cafe” - (Korner) - “Dooji Hooji” - (Duke Ellington) 9:06
- “Whole Mess of Blues” - (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) 5:36
- “Lining Track” - (Huddie Ledbetter) 3:15
- “Robert Johnson” - (Korner, J. Edwards) 6:15
- “Hey Pretty Mama” - (Chris Farlowe) 4:19
- “Hi-Heel Sneakers” - (Robert Higginbotham) 9:15
- “Stormy Monday Blues” - (Billy Eckstein, Earl Hines) 5:59 [3]
Personnel
- Alexis Korner – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, cowbell/backing vocals
- Zoot Money – electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
- Mel Collins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone
- Art Themen – tenor saxophone
- Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone
- John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Mike Zwerin – trombone
- Sappho Gillet – tambourine/backing vocals
- Chris Farlowe – vocals, tambourine
- Eric Clapton – electric guitar
- Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar
- Stu Speer – drums
- Duffy Power – harmonica
- Paul Jones – harmonica
- Neil Ford – electric guitar [2]
References
- ↑ Alexis Korner Biography, enotes.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008
- 1 2 The Party LP > Credits, allmusic.com, Retrieved June 16, 2008
- ↑ The Party Album - Alexis Korner and Friends, alexis-korner.net, Retrieved July 16, 2008.
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