Album
The Piano Prince of New Orleans
1976Blues · Music
The great pianist's songwriting gets a shot at the spotlight.
Tracks
- 15:48
- 25:43
- 36:16
- 43:42
- 54:19
- 64:28
- 74:09
- 86:40
- 94:14
- 104:37
About this album
In addition to being another fine example of James Booker's fluidly complex piano style, this live solo recording from his late-'70s prime showcases Booker's underappreciated songwriting along with his audacious and charismatic vocals. "Slowly but Surely" and "United Our Thing Will Stand" are gritty and heartfelt social-justice anthems, while sassy R&B complaints "One Helluva Nerve" and "Classified" fit perfectly alongside a jubilantly rocking crossover-hits medley of "Sixty Minute Man" and "You Talk Too Much."