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The Party Album (Alexis Korner album)

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Released
  
1980

Just Easy (1978)
  
The Party Album (1980)

Artist
  
Alexis Korner

Producer
  
Alexis Korner

Genres
  
Blues, Jazz

Recorded
  
April 19 1978

The Party Album (1980)
  
Me (1980)

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Castle Classics

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Similar
  
Alexis Korner albums, Blues albums

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.

Contents

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

Track listing

  1. “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” - (Mercer Ellington) 7:23
  2. “Captain's Tiger” - (Korner) 3:30
  3. “Skipping” - (Korner) 3:10
  4. “Spoonful” - (Willie Dixon) 6:40
  5. Medley - “Finkles Cafe” - (Korner) - “Dooji Hooji” - (Duke Ellington) 9:06
  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

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 guitar

    • Songs

    1Things Ain't What They Used to Be7:43
    2Captain's Tiger3:44
    3Skipping3:37

    References

    The Party Album (Alexis Korner album) Wikipedia
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