Live at Tipitina's 78

Tuts Washington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Night Train Int'l
• ASIN: B000BNI954
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A longtime staple of the New Orleans blues and boogie-woogie community, pianist Tuts Washington was a primary influence on later Crescent City players spanning from Professor Longhair to Fats Domino. Perfectly complements Night Train’s reissues of Professor Longhair and James Booker! Live at Tipitina’s ‘78 is part of what could be called a "Keyboard Kings of New Orleans" series.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars time warp, June 7, 2006

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T. Bekken (Austmarka Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Tipitina's 78 (Audio CD)

This magnificent live recording of the great New Orleans pianist Tuts Washington is a classic in every sense of the word. The music is of the highest quality; the setting - on stage at Tipitina's - is historically, culturally and historically pivotal....and,the ambience is about as funky as it is possible to get. The sound quality is far from hi-fi. Washington performs on an old, beat-up piano which is seriously out of tune, but that only adds to the atmosphere, and enhances the listening experience. In many ways, this record is far better than the "...Piano Professor" cd from Rounder, especially when the elements mentioned above are taken into consideration. Listening to this cd is like taking a giant leap into a lost period in time - which still is close enough in history to have shaped the rest of New Orleans music in fundamental ways. This is a recording to cherish. The fact that it is once more available gives reason to celebrate. Beer, anyone?