| The Party Album | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 19, 1978 | |||
| Venue | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Blues | |||
| Length | 64:28 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Alexis Korner | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |   
[1] |
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]
The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993. [3]
Track listing
- “ Things Ain't What They Used to Be” ( Mercer Ellington) – 7:23
- “Captain's Tiger” (Alexis Korner) – 3:30
- “Skipping” (Korner) – 3:10
- “ Spoonful” ( Willie Dixon) – 6:40
- Medley – 9:06
- “Finkles Cafe” (Korner)
- “Dooji Hooji” ( Duke Ellington)
- “Whole Mess of Blues” ( Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:36
- “Lining Track” ( Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:15
- “Robert Johnson” (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 [4]
Personnel
Musicians
- 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 guitar [3]
Technical
- Alexis Korner – producer
- Damian Korner – assistant producer, engineer
- Andy Jackson, Pete Walsh, Gordon Vicary, Mike Robinson – assistant engineers
References
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Alexis Korner Biography, enotes.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008
- ^ a b The Party LP > Credits, allmusic.com, Retrieved June 16, 2008
- ^ The Party Album - Alexis Korner and Friends Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, alexis-korner.net, Retrieved July 16, 2008.
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