The Party Album, also known as The Party LP, is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The double album features Alexis Korner and various guest musicians singing a mix of both classic blues songs as well as some of Korner's own. The concert was a celebration of Korner's 50th birthday.Alexis Korner Biography, enotes.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008
The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993.[ The Party LP > Credits], allmusic.com, Retrieved June 16, 2008
Track listing “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington) – 7:23 “Captain's Tiger” (Alexis Korner) – 3:30 “Skipping” (Korner) – 3:10 “Spoonful” (Willie Dixon) – 6:40 Medley – 9:06 “Finkles Cafe” (Korner) “Dooji Hooji” (Duke Ellington) “Whole Mess of Blues” (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:36 “Lining Track” (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:15 “Robert Johnson” (Korner, J. Edwards) – 6:15 “Hey Pretty Mama” (Chris Farlowe) – 4:19 “Hi-Heel Sneakers” (Robert Higginbotham) – 9:15 “Stormy Monday Blues” (Billy Eckstein, Earl Hines) – 5:59 The Party Album - Alexis Korner and Friends , alexis-korner.net, Retrieved July 16, 2008.
Personnel Musicians Alexis Korner – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, cowbell/backing vocals Zoot Money – electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, tambourine Mel Collins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone Art Themen – tenor saxophone Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone Mike Zwerin – trombone Sappho Gillet – tambourine/backing vocals Chris Farlowe – vocals, tambourine Eric Clapton – electric guitar Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar Stu Speer – drums Duffy Power – harmonica Paul Jones – harmonica Neil Ford – electric guitar
Technical Alexis Korner – producer Damian Korner – assistant producer, engineer Andy Jackson, Pete Walsh, Gordon Vicary, Mike Robinson – assistant engineers
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