The Lost Paramount Tapes

by James Booker

Overview

This is a disc made by one of the best piano players to come out of New Orleans, James Booker, playing with an all-star band of New Orleans musicians, most of whom Booker befriended during his days with Dr. John. The music sparkles, all the more amazing because it was recorded live in the L.A. area with no overdubs in 1973, and is just being released in 1997 because it was lost for 20 years. This disc hits a groove and does not quit, shifting from straight-ahead blues to an R&B beat, drifting into some complex Caribbean rhythms, moving off into some jazz riffs, but all the time maintaining the original blues feel it started with. All the players get to shine, but it is definitely James Booker's disc. ~ Bob Gottlieb

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2018
Label:	General General
UPC:	0752830936041
Rank:	77545

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Booker   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Alvin Robinson   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jessie Hill   Guest Artist,Vocals,Tambourine
Dave Lastie   Saxophone
John Boudreaux   Drums
Richard Washington   Percussion
Dave Johnson   Bass

Technical Credits

Dave Johnson   Audio Production,Producer
Daniel Moore   Audio Production,Producer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Paul Simonon   Composer
Bob Shad   Composer
Lead Belly   Composer
Chuck Willis   Composer
Topper Headon   Composer
James Booker   Composer
Joe Strummer   Composer
John A. Lomax   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Zequinha de Abreu   Composer
Brownie McGhee   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Jose Abreu   Composer
Aloysio Oliveira   Composer
Mick Jones   Composer