The Bach of Rock, by Professor Longhair

The Bach of Rock

by Professor Longhair

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An exciting 2 cd collection / 36 Tracks of studio and live recordings. Almost every musical history contains at least one crucial forebear whose inventions were too bold to translate to a broad audience, but who was nonetheless a profound influence on subsequent generations, and therefore changed the culture at an odd remove'a musician's musician". In the nineteen-forties and fifties, that was Fess's stature. Roy Byrd aka Professor Longhair, his legacy looms larger than any other musical figure with the possible exception of Louis Armstrong. On THE BACH OF ROCK, Longhair bounces buoyantly through old favorites while adding some new songs into the mix. Fess's infectious vocals, jaunty ivory-tickling, and funky groove provide the ultimate soundtrack to the Crescent City and show exactly why the city has the reputation that it does. This superb two-disc set repeats the Professor's signature style--a stomping left-hand bass and a right hand that flies all over the place--on classics such as Rum & Coca Cola Junco Partner, and "Ball the Wall. It begins in the early '50s, when 'Fess called his band Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers, and ends in the '70s with an incredible, stretched-out live version of Big Chief and Tipitina. A portion of the proceeds from this CD will be donated to The Greater New Orleans Foundation.

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1.	Bald Head (She Ain't Got No Hair) 02:45	buy track
2.	Mardi Gras in New Orleans 02:21	buy track
3.	Boyd's Bounce 02:40	buy track
4.	Bye Bye Baby 02:25	buy track
5.	East St. Louis Baby 02:37	buy track
6.	Professor Longhair's Boogie 02:16	buy track
7.	Tipitina 03:30	buy track
8.	Big Chief 03:10	buy track
9.	Jambalaya 03:55	buy track
10.	Got My Mojo Workin' 04:59	buy track
11.	How Long Has That Train Been Gone 05:32	buy track
12.	Rum & Coca-Cola 02:25	buy track
13.	Doin' It 04:35	buy track
14.	Doin' It Again 04:31	buy track
15.	Hey Now Baby 05:44	buy track
16.	Her Mind is Gone 03:39	buy track
17.	Whole Lotta Lovin' 03:51	buy track
18.	Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) 02:51	buy track
19.	Auld Lang Syne 00:34	buy track
20.	Mardi Gras in New Orleans (instrumental) 02:27	buy track
21.	Tell Me Pretty Baby 03:55	buy track
22.	Mess Around 04:12	buy track
23.	Every Day I Have the Blues 03:52	buy track
24.	I'm Movin' On 03:42	buy track
25.	Cry to Me 03:37	buy track
26.	Gone So Long 03:27	buy track
27.	Stagger Lee 02:53	buy track
28.	Stompin' With Fess 04:53	buy track
29.	Is Everything All Right? 04:09	buy track
30.	Junko Partner 04:09	buy track
31.	Rockin' Pneumonia 04:51	buy track
32.	Lovely Lady 02:53	buy track
33.	She Walked Right In 03:29	buy track
34.	Since I Lost My Baby 07:56	buy track
35.	I'm Movin' On (instrumental) 05:56	buy track
36.	Every Day I Have the Blues (instrumental) 04:25	buy track

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Almost every musical history contains at least one crucial forbear whose inventions were too bold to translate to a broad audience, but who was nonetheless a profound influence on subsequent generations, and therefore changed the culture at an odd remove - a "musician's musician." In the nineteen forties and fifties, that was Fess' stature. Roy Byrd, aka Professor Longhair, his legacy looms larger than any other musical figure with the possible exception of Louis Armstrong.

On The Bach of Rock, Longhair bounces buoyantly through old favorites while adding some new songs into the mix. Fess' infectious vocals, jaunty ivory-tickling, and funky groove provide the ultimate soundtrack to the Crescent City and show exactly why the city has the reputation that it does. This superb collection features the Professor's signature style - a stomping left-hand bass and a right hand that flies all over the place - on classics such as "Tipitina," "Junco Partner," and "Ball the Wall." It begins in the early '50s, when Fess called his band Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers, and ends in the '70s with an incredible version of "Big Chief" and "Tipitina."

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released May 8, 2020

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