Dixieland Plus
Appearance
Dixieland Plus | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | October 29–30, 1977 at Sea-Saint Studios in New Orleans[1] | |||
Genre | Dixieland | |||
Length | 31:47 | |||
Label | Adco Productions[2] | |||
Producer | Harry Connick Sr. | |||
Harry Connick Jr. chronology | ||||
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Dixieland Plus is Harry Connick Jr.'s debut album, recorded Live in New Orleans, Louisiana on Oct. 29-30, 1977, with a local Dixieland band. He was age 10 at the time of the recording and was simultaneously studying with local piano masters Ellis Marsalis and James Booker.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bourbon Street Parade" | Paul Barbarin | 3:49 |
2. | "St. James Infirmary" | Traditional | 3:10 |
3. | "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" | Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joseph Widow Young | 2:24 |
4. | "St. Louis Blues" | William Christopher Handy | 3:02 |
5. | "Bommer's Boogie" | Harry Connick Jr. | 3:27 |
6. | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn | 3:46 |
7. | "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" | Traditional | 3:14 |
8. | "Basin Street Blues" | Spencer Williams | 3:01 |
9. | "Petite Fleur" | Sidney Bechet | 2:07 |
10. | "When The Saints Go Marching In" | Traditional | 3:47 |
Total length: | 31:47 |
Musicians
- Harry Connick Jr. – piano; vocal at "St. James Infirmary" and "When The Saints Go Marching In"
- Roy Liberto – trumpet
- Pee Wee Spitelera, clarinet
- Jim Duggan – trombone
- Freddie Kohlman – drums
- Placide Adams – string bass
References
- ^ Connick: No Place Like Home Archived March 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, harryconnickjr.com, The Washington Post, June 15, 2007
- ^ Harry's highs, The Straits Times