New Orleans Piano

New Orleans Piano is a 1972 album by Professor Longhair. It consists of material recorded in 1949 and 1953, including tracks previously released by Atlantic Records.^[1]

New Orleans Piano
Studio album by Professor Longhair
Released	1972
Recorded	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. November 1949 and November 1953
Genre	Blues
Length	36:27
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler (Tracks 1–5 of 1989 edition) Ahmet Ertegün, Herb Abramson (Tracks 6–16 of 1989 edition)
Professor Longhair chronology
New Orleans Piano (1972) Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

The 1953 recording of "Tipitina" was added to the US National Recording Registry in 2011.^[4]

In 2003, the album was ranked number 220 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,^[5] and 222 in a 2012 revised list.^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Catalogue	Length
1.	"In the Night"	Atlantic 1020 (as Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars)	2:33
2.	"Tipitina"	previously unissued take	2:39
3.	"Hey Now Baby"	previously unissued	2:56
4.	"Walk Your Blues Away"	Atlantic 906 (as Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars)	2:56
5.	"Hey Little Girl"	Atlantic 947 (as Roland Byrd)	3:02
6.	"Willie Mae"	Atlantic 947 (as Roland Byrd)	2:48
7.	"Professor Longhair Blues"	Atlantic 906 (as Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars)	2:31

All tracks are written by Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair)

Side two

No.	Title	Catalogue	Length
1.	"Ball the Wall"	previously unissued	3:21
2.	"Who's Been Fooling You"	previously unissued	2:10
3.	"Boogie Woogie"	previously unissued	2:41
4.	"Longhair's Blues-Rhumba"	previously unissued	3:14
5.	"Mardi Gras in New Orleans"	Atlantic 897 (as Roy "Baldhead" Byrd)	2:54
6.	"She Walks Right In"	Atlantic 897 (as Roy "Baldhead" Byrd)	2:49
Total length:			36:27

^[1]

1989 reissue

No.	Title	Catalogue	Length
1.	"In the Night"	Atlantic 1020	2:34
2.	"Tipitina" (Bonus Track)	Atlantic 1020	2:25
3.	"Tipitina"	Atlantic SD 7225	2:40
4.	"Ball the Wall"	Atlantic SD 7225	3:20
5.	"Who's Been Fooling You"	Atlantic SD 7225	2:12
6.	"Hey Now Baby"	Atlantic SD 7225	2:57
7.	"Mardi Gras in New Orleans" (Bonus Track)	previously unreleased	2:56
8.	"She Walks Right In" (Bonus Track)	previously unreleased	3:09
9.	"Hey Little Girl"	Atlantic 947	3:03
10.	"Willie Mae"	Atlantic 947	2:49
11.	"Walk Your Blues Away"	Atlantic 906	2:58
12.	"Professor Longhair Blues"	Atlantic 906	2:30
13.	"Boogie Woogie"	Atlantic SD 7225	2:42
14.	"Longhair's Blues-Rhumba"	Atlantic SD 7225	3:14
15.	"Mardi Gras in New Orleans"	Atlantic 897	2:54
16.	"She Walks Right In"	Atlantic 897	2:48
Total length:			45:04

All tracks are written by Roy Byrd. Tracks 1–5 are recorded in New Orleans November 1953. Tracks 6–16 are recorded in New Orleans November 1949

Personnel

1953 session

• Roy Byrd – vocals, piano
• Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
• Red Tyler – baritone saxophone
• Edgar Blanchard – bass
• Earl Palmer – drums

1949 session

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

References

1. "New Orleans Piano - Professor Longhair | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
4. "Registry Choices 2010: The National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress)". Loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
5. "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
6. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

• Leadbitter, Mike (1989). New Orleans Piano. [CD liner notes]. Atlantic Jazz.