Prof Longhair-Crawfish Fiesta

[Carltone]

Listened to this old gem this morning... still sounds fun after all these years! Dr John on guitar...subtle and cool...nice tight band, too... Some of the members of Astral Project are aboard as well...Tony Degradi on sax and John Vidacovich on drums (the drums are awesome on this cd!)

What's your fave Longhair album?

 

[GOLDENSTRAT]

I was listening to the Anthology cd this week, just awesome drums, from the 50's Atlantic recordings .

I like the alblum with Gatemouth on guitar too "Rock and Roll Gumbo".

Crawfish Fiesta is the first one I got back in 1980 and it still sounds great. Johnny V. is a fantastic drummer.

fred

 

[stevebandworks]

I'll say House Party New Orleans Style, just for Snooks.

 

[Gotham City Blues]

I bought a vinyl copy of Crawfish Fiesta off of Pat Byrd. (Fess' daughter) Apparently Bruce Iglauer sent Fess a box full of the album to sell at his gigs. The box arrived the day he died. I guess Pat had a bunch of these albums in her house for decades.

Rock & Roll Gumbo with Gate is a good one, along with House Party New Orleans Style with Snooks. (RIP)

Great stuff!:AOK

 

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Digging some awesome Snooks off that sugarmegs site right now,1997 Pre JazzFest radio session. fred

 

[stevebandworks]

Digging some awesome Snooks off that sugarmegs site right now,1997 Pre JazzFest radio session. fred

Don't mean to upstage Fess here, but the '93 Snooks recording from Sugarmegs, is the ONE!

 

[Guitar55]

Gotta love Fess! Remember that Dr. John played GUITAR on Crawfish Fiesta!

 

[GOLDENSTRAT]

Steve, I got that one last night, you are correct sir!

fred