- The Party Album (Alexis Korner)
Infobox Album |
Name = The Party Album
Type = live
Artist =Alexis Korner
Released = 1980
Recorded = April 19 1978
Genre =Jazz ,Blues
Length =
Label = Universal Music
Producer = Alexis Korner
Reviews =
Last album = Just Easy
This album = The Party Album
Next album = Me"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. [ [http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/korner-alexis-biography Alexis Korner Biography] , "enotes.com", RetrievedJuly 17 2008 ]The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifwxqygld0e~T2 The Party LP > Credits] , "allmusic.com", Retrieved
June 16 2008 ]Track listing
#“
Things Ain't What They Used to Be ” - (Mercer Ellington ) 7:23
#“Captain's Tiger” - (A. Korner) 3:30
#“Skipping” - (A. Korner) 3:10
#“Spoonful ” - (Willie Dixon ) 6:40
#Medley - “Finkles Cafe” - (A. Korner) - “Dooji Hooji” - (Duke Ellington ) 9:06
#“Whole Mess of Blues” - (Pomus/Shuman) 5:36
#“Lining Track” - (Huddie Ledbetter ) 3:15
#“Robert Johnson” - (A. 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 [ [http://alexis-korner.net/party.html The Party Album - Alexis Korner and Friends] , "alexis-korner.net", RetrievedJuly 16 2008 .]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 guitarReferences
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