HUEY "PIANO" SMITH "Having A Good Time" - The Very Best Of, Vol 1

Next to Professor Longhair and Fats Domino, no one better typified the New Orleans piano style than the work of Huey "Piano" Smith. This 24-track, single-disc compilation is the first proposed installment of Huey and the Clowns' tenure with the Jackson, Mississippi-based Ace label, home to his biggest hits. Kicking off with parts one and two of his first hit, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (although the second part used here seems one overdub away from the single version issued), more obscure but equally worthwhile items like "Little Liza Jane," "Just a Lonely Clown," "Would You Believe It (I Have a Cold)" and "She Got Low Down" sit comfortably next to the hits ("High Blood Pressure," "Don't You Just Know It," "Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues," "Don't You Know Yockomo" and "Pop-Eye"), making this volume a perfect introduction to the music of this Crescent City genius. Transfers are as crisp as you could ask for, and the packaging and liner notes are equally fine. (Cub Coda, All Music Guide)

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01 Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Part 1) 02 Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Part 2) 03 Little Liza Jane 04 Everybody's Whalin' 05 Free, Single And Disengaged 06 Just A Lonely Clown 07 Don't You Just Know It 08 High Blood Pressure 09 We Like Birdland 10 Havin' A Good Time 11 Don't You Know Yockomo 12 Well I'll Be John Brown 13 Would You Believe It (I Have A Cold) 14 Genevieve 15 Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus Blues 16 Dearest Darling 17 Beatnik Blues 18 For Cryin' Out Loud 19 She Got Low Down 20 Mean Mean Man 21 Pop-Eye 22 Scald-Dog 23 Little Chickee Wha Wha 24 I Think You're Jiving Me
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