New Orleans Piano

New Orleans Piano
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)
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Released1972

RecordedNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
November 1949 and November 1953

GenreBlues

Length36:27

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

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]

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]

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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

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

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

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Crawfish Fiesta (1979)
Live albums	Live on the Queen Mary (1975)
Compilations	New Orleans Piano (1949 & 1953) House Party New Orleans Style (1971-1972)
Singles	"Tipitina" "Go to the Mardi Gras" "Big Chief"

New Orleans Piano

1989 reissue

Personnel

1953 session

1949 session

References

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