The Party Album (Alexis Korner album)

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The Party Album
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Live album by
Released1980
RecordedApril 19, 1978
Venue Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, England
Genre Jazz, Blues
Length64:28
Label Universal Music
Producer Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner chronology
Just Easy
(1978)
The Party Album
(1980)
Me
(1980)
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The Party Album, also known as The Party LP is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The double 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. [2]

Contents

The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993. [3]

Track listing

  1. Things Ain't What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington) – 7:23
  2. “Captain's Tiger” (Alexis Korner) – 3:30
  3. “Skipping” (Korner) – 3:10
  4. Spoonful” (Willie Dixon) – 6:40
  5. Medley – 9:06
    1. “Finkles Cafe” (Korner)
    2. “Dooji Hooji” (Duke Ellington)
  6. “Whole Mess of Blues” (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:36
  7. “Lining Track” (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:15
  8. “Robert Johnson” (Korner, J. Edwards) – 6:15
  9. “Hey Pretty Mama” (Chris Farlowe) – 4:19
  10. Hi-Heel Sneakers” (Robert Higginbotham) – 9:15
  11. Stormy Monday Blues” (Billy Eckstein, Earl Hines) – 5:59 [4]

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References

  1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 372. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. Alexis Korner Biography, enotes.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008
  3. 1 2 The Party LP > Credits, allmusic.com, Retrieved June 16, 2008
  4. The Party Album - Alexis Korner and Friends Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine , alexis-korner.net, Retrieved July 16, 2008.