Title: Happy Times in New Orleans Artist: Allen Toussaint Label: Soul Jam Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 8436028698462 Genre: Soul/R & B Release Date: 2012-10-09 Number of Discs: 1
A supremely talented songwriter, producer, piano player, singer, and arranger, this legendary mover and shaker is synonymous with a funky brand of New Orleans-based rhythm and blues. He worked with a great assortment of artists, including Lee Dorsey, the Meters, Dr. John, the Band, Patti LaBelle, and Elvis Costello, among many others. Although best known as a behind the scenes operator, Allen Toussaint has also released a handful of solo albums over the years. This quintessential collection contains Toussaint's seminal recordings, featuring a variety of the great R&B sides he made for different labels such as RCA, Minit and Seville. This is the material upon which Toussaint's reputation was built. These sensational recordings also feature a virtual who's who of fabulous musicians from the Crescent City scene, including Alvin "Red" Taylor, Justin Adams, Roy Montrell, Frank Fields, and Charles "Hungry" Williams, among others. Soul Jam.
Tracks: 1.1 Tim Tam 1.2 Java 1.3 Tiddle Winks 1.4 Pelican Parade 1.5 Me and You 1.6 Sweettie Pie (Twenty Years Later) 1.7 Nashua 1.8 Whirlaway 1.9 Happy Times 1.10 Up the Creek 1.11 Bono 1.12 Nowhere to Go 1.13 Back Home Again in Indiana 1.14 Naomi 1.15 Po Boy Walk 1.16 Beverly Baby 1.17 Heavenly Baby 1.18 Tic Toc 1.19 Chico 1.20 Wham Tousan
