Black Minute Waltz - James Booker, Chopin, Frederic
Goodnight Irene - James Booker, Leadbelly
Pixie - James Booker, Booker, James III
On the Sunny Side of the Street - James Booker, Fields, Dorothy
Make a Better World - James Booker, King, Earl [1]
Junco Partner - James Booker, Shad, Bob
Put Out the Light - James Booker, Booker, James III
Medley: Blues Minuet/Until the Real Thing Comes Along/Baby Won't You - James Booker, Booker, James III
Pop's Dilemma - James Booker, Booker, James
I'll Be Seeing You - James Booker, Fain, Sammy
K2 digitally remastered Japanese limited edition special issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.
K2 digitally remastered Japanese limited edition special issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.
George Thomas (latidaprod@aol.com) | Waitsfield, Vermont, Turtle Island | 12/22/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album, produced by Joe Boyd(Richard Thompson, et.al), is solo piano, well recorded with a mix of instrumental pieces(Pixie, Black Minute Waltz) and piano/vocals like Sunny Side Of The Street, Good Night Irene and Make A Better World. Black Minute Waltz is Booker's take on Chopin's Minute Waltz and will give you a taste of how far afield piano can get and how deeply affecting James Booker's world can get. Start with the best piano playing, add the crazed, yodeling vocals and mix in profound love for humanity (and various drugs) and you end up in the church of Booker, praising the late master to the skies as he laughs and strides on. The only match for this masterpiece is the live album on Rounder(2027) New Orleans Piano Wizard."
Only two hands?
James Mann | Decatur, GA United States | 12/24/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I defy anyone to listen to "Pixie" and be convinced only one man is playing. Unless that one man is the legendary James Booker. Not unlike Nina Simone in his way of combining classical elements into jazz and R+B, Booker is as good as it gets for New Orleans-style piano. When he sings "Junco Partner", its with a voice that rings all too true. Great stuff."
If music was booze.
James Mann | 01/28/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's like Chopin on the rocks, with a twist of New Orleans"
This is a tight Album
mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | usa | 03/01/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"James Booker had a way of making a Piano sound like more than two hands were working those Black&White keys. Musicians who truly laid the blue print for all that followed&for all that shall follow. this album showcases his full Musical Gumbo&it serves up a full course meal listen upon listen."
Amazing
VideoTiger | Guatemala | 07/16/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have collected a lot of great music from every possible style over many years. I love solo Piano (play a little myself) and have music from many artists from a wide range of styles and eras.
Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Butler, and other great NOLA pianists are all tremendous in their own right; but if I had to keep just one CD in my collection it would be this one. It has soul, style, rhythm and passion delivered with some serious virtuosity.
Eventually I would love to own all of James Booker's solo work.