Allen Toussaint
Producer, songwriter, arranger, session pianist, solo artist -- Allen Toussaint has worn all these hats over the course of his lengthy and prolific career, and his behind-the-scenes work alone would have been enough to make him a legend of New Orleans R&B. Thanks to his work with numerous other artists, Toussaint bore an enormous amount of responsibility for the sound of R&B in the Crescent City from the '60s on into the '70s. His productions kept with the times, moving from rollicking, earthy soul in the '60s to gritty, rambunctious funk in the '70s. As a compo...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Originally released in 1975 on Reprise, this is the 1985 version licensed by Demon. Pianist/vocalist Toussaint is backed by the Meters on this classic record. Tracks include: "Last Train," "Back In Baby's Arms" and "Southern Nights."
LP $22.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Nonesuch Records releases The Bright Mississippi, Allen Toussaint's first solo album in more than a decade. Produced by friend and frequent collaborator Joe Henry, the record includes songs by jazz greats such as Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn. Toussaint and Henry created a band of highly regarded musicians for the sessions: clarinetist Don Byron, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, guitarist Marc Ribot, bassist David Pilt [ read more ]
2xLP+CD $29.98
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