Name: Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings
Brand: Night Train
SKU: 243869
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Album: Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sunny Side of the Street - James Booker
2)	Beale Street Popeye - James Booker
3)	Goin' Down Slow - James Booker
4)	Junko Partner - Professor Longhair
5)	After Hours - Professor Longhair
6)	Tut's Tee Na Na - Tuts Washington
7)	Ham Sandwich Twist
8)	St. Louis Blues - Ellis Marsalis
9)	Juke Box Boogie Woogie Chic - Snookum Russell
10)	Timber - Eddie Bo
11)	Mardi Gras at the Boiler Room - Eddie Bo
12)	Southern Style
13)	Swivel Your Hips - Willie Tee/The Gaturs
14)	Behind the Wheel - Huey "Piano" Smith
15)	I Just Wonder - Eddie Bo
16)	Last Night - James Booker/Albert "Gentleman June" Gardner
17)	Gatur Bait - Willie Tee/The Gaturs
1)	Box Car Shorty/Peter Blue - Cousin Joe/Sammy Price
2)	Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Ray Charles
3)	Googie's Boogie - Charles Brown
4)	Huggin' Bug - Charles Brown
5)	Blues Hangover - Lloyd Glenn
6)	Old Time Shuffle Blues - Lloyd Glenn
7)	Pete's Holiday Boogie - Pete Johnson
8)	Hot Biscuits - Jay McShann
9)	Savage Boy - Lloyd Glenn
10)	Chica Boo - Lloyd Glenn
11)	Of All Things - Paula Watson
12)	Googie Woogie - Mabel Scott
13)	Dripper's Boogie - Joe Liggins
14)	Mr. Hootie - Jimmy Witherspoon/Jay McShann
15)	Blazer's Boogie - Charles Brown
16)	Commercial Eyes - Dodo Marmarosa/Lucky Thompson
17)	4th of July Boogie
18)	Main Stem - Andr‚ Previn

Album: Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sunny Side of the Street - James Booker
2)	Beale Street Popeye - James Booker
3)	Goin' Down Slow - James Booker
4)	Junko Partner - Professor Longhair
5)	After Hours - Professor Longhair
6)	Tut's Tee Na Na - Tuts Washington
7)	Ham Sandwich Twist
8)	St. Louis Blues - Ellis Marsalis
9)	Juke Box Boogie Woogie Chic - Snookum Russell
10)	Timber - Eddie Bo
11)	Mardi Gras at the Boiler Room - Eddie Bo
12)	Southern Style
13)	Swivel Your Hips - Willie Tee/The Gaturs
14)	Behind the Wheel - Huey "Piano" Smith
15)	I Just Wonder - Eddie Bo
16)	Last Night - James Booker/Albert "Gentleman June" Gardner
17)	Gatur Bait - Willie Tee/The Gaturs
1)	Box Car Shorty/Peter Blue - Cousin Joe/Sammy Price
2)	Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Ray Charles
3)	Googie's Boogie - Charles Brown
4)	Huggin' Bug - Charles Brown
5)	Blues Hangover - Lloyd Glenn
6)	Old Time Shuffle Blues - Lloyd Glenn
7)	Pete's Holiday Boogie - Pete Johnson
8)	Hot Biscuits - Jay McShann
9)	Savage Boy - Lloyd Glenn
10)	Chica Boo - Lloyd Glenn
11)	Of All Things - Paula Watson
12)	Googie Woogie - Mabel Scott
13)	Dripper's Boogie - Joe Liggins
14)	Mr. Hootie - Jimmy Witherspoon/Jay McShann
15)	Blazer's Boogie - Charles Brown
16)	Commercial Eyes - Dodo Marmarosa/Lucky Thompson
17)	4th of July Boogie
18)	Main Stem - Andr‚ Previn

Performer Notes

Arranger: Tuts Washington.
Tuff City's Night Train International imprint specializes in rare blues, jazz, and R&B material with a particular emphasis on New Orleans musicians, and the label's vigorous release schedule (the 35 tracks here are drawn from 30 different albums) has resulted in a huge catalog of hard to find gems. This two-disc sampler concentrates on keyboard players, with the first disc centering on New Orleans performers while the second features swing, R&B, and jump blues artists from outside the Crescent City. The diversity of styles here is impressive, ranging from boogie-woogie romps to organ-led soul-jazz instrumentals and even some big-band piano pieces. Among the highlights on the New Orleans disc are James Booker's funky "Beale Street Popeye," Wayne & the Velvetones' delightful "Ham Sandwich Twist," a blistering version of "Last Night" by June Gardner (featuring James Booker), and a pair of Eddie Bo keepers, the stomping "Timber" and the fluid, impressive "I Just Wonder." The second disc yields Cousin Joe's "Box Car Shorty/Peter Blue," Lloyd Glenn's accurately languid "Blues Hangover" (which manages somehow to sound both exhausted and energetic at the same time), Jay McShann's bubbling "Hot Biscuits," and Gladys Bently's big, strutting "4th of July Boogie." A wonderfully diverse -- yet still cohesive -- anthology, this one is a winner from first track to last. ~ Steve Leggett