Professor Longhair "Acetate" "Rare" Cherry Pie - Roy Byrd - New Orleans 1971
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Professor Longhair - Cherry Pie - Acetate -1971
"Very Rare Recording"
Generic Sleeve Included
Double Boxed to Insure a Safe Arrival
The Test Pressing was most likely recorded at Deep South Recorders, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in September, 1971. The rediscovered tapes of Longhair’s ‘lost’ 1971 sessions yielded some of the best recordings of his career. It appears on the Rounder Records release from 1987 "House Party New Orleans Style (The Lost Sessions 1971-1972)" Catalog #2057. The songs were recorded in 1971 and 1972 and they were stored in the vaults of Bearsville Records before being released in 1987. Professor Longhair (piano/vocals) is featured with Snooks Eagin (guitar), Will Harvey, Jr./George Davis (bass) and Shiba/Jospeh "Zigaboo" Modeliste (drums). Not all players appear on all tracks. The album won a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" category in 1987.
Artist & Title: Professor Longhair ~ Cherry Pie Session #: 86187 - written lightly in pencil on label; original recording engineer marks are on test pressing with "second intro" noted; single-sided 10" 45 rpm. Piano & Vocals by Professor Longhair. Snooks Eaglin guitar work is an amazing interplay with the loping blues piano of "Fess" and his laid back soulful vocals & inflections. The sound is held together by the strong, steady drumming of Zigaboo. Towards the end of the track Fess implores Snooks as he sings to his darling about Cherry Pie ~ "Explain it to us Snook." We are then treated to a tasteful and exquisite guitar solo from Snooks that is intense & brilliant, before the song closes out. Vinyl Grade: Excellent (EX) plays superb with clear, sharp sounding quality. The vinyl itself has a beautiful shiny luster with some superficial spotting which did not appear to affect play, although there is a random solitary pop/tick in the middle of song.
On Dec-19-24 at 18:39:40 PST, seller added the following information:In the last bit of information, where it says a tick in the middle of the record, I cleaned it and it plays through without any issue.Boiling blues and trademark African-Latin and boogie-woogie riffs were the menu when Professor Longhair brought his Crescent City music show to Baton Rouge and Memphis in 1971 and 1972, respectively. The 15 numbers on House Party New Orleans Style matched the great pianist with an esteemed array of musicians who included outstanding guitarist Snooks Eaglin on both sessions, and fine rhythm sections as well. Eaglin's flashy, inventive solos were excellent contrasts to Longhair's rippling keyboard flurries and distinctive mix of yodels, yells, cries and shouts. (AllMusic)
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