Crawfish Fiesta
Crawfish Fiesta is an album recorded in 1979 by Professor Longhair during his revival period only months before his death in January 1980 and released in 1980 by Alligator Records. It features a tight band (three horns and a guitar), Dr. John as guest guitarist, Johnny Vidacovich accompanied by Fess’ long time conga player, Alfred “Uganda” Roberts on conga) as the percussion section. The album was recorded at the SeaSaint Studios in New Orleans and won the first W.C. Handy Blues Album of the Year award in 1980. It was also voted as one of the Top 10 Albums of the Year by the New York Times.
| Crawfish Fiesta | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre | New Orleans blues, New Orleans R&B, Louisiana blues, boogie-woogie |
| Length | 42:18 |
| Label | Alligator |
| Producer | Allison Kaslow, Andrew Kaslow, Bruce Iglauer |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | A[1] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roy Byrd; except where indicated
- "Big Chief" (Earl King; Ulis Gaines, Wardell Quezergue) – 3:13
- "Her Mind is Gone" – 4:23
- "Something on Your Mind" (Big Jay McNeely) – 4:10
- "You're Driving Me Crazy" – 2:34
- "Red Beans" (McKinley Morganfield) – 4:09
- "Willie Fugal's Blues" – 2:03
- "It's My Fault Darling" (Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton) – 4:54
- "In the Wee Wee Hours" – 3:23
- "Cry to Me" (Bert Russell) – 3:35
- "Bald Head" – 2:58
- "Whole Lotta Lovin'" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 3:46
- "Crawfish Fiesta" – 3:10
Personnel
- Professor Longhair - vocals, piano
- Dr. John - guitar
- Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- Andy Kaslow - tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- Jim Moore - baritone saxophone
- Alfred "Uganda" Roberts - conga
- Johnny Vidacovich - drums
- David Lee Watson - bass
- Mac Rebennack - Assistant Producer
Footnotes
gollark: "4 Golds"
gollark: Summon failed. again.
gollark: I have never gotten a GoN but it's nice to know it's possible.
gollark: "Let's just do this one time thing OH NO THE ENTIRE HIGH END TRADE ECONOMY REORIENTED AROUND THIS AAAH"
gollark: One good ides was to introduce new prize species every year and have them be in the market when they've been raffled for a year.
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