The Bright Mississippi

~ Release by Allen Toussaint (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Egyptian Fantasy
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
clarinet:
Don Byron (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
arranger:
John Reid (Arranged some of Bechet's songs)
cover recording of:
Egyptian Fantasy (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
4:40
2Dear Old Southland
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
cover recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
6:19
3St. James Infirmary
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental recording of:
St. James Infirmary (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:51
4Singin' the Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
cover recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
5:40
5Winin' Boy Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
guest piano:
Brad Mehldau (American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Winin’ Boy Blues (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
6:42
6West End Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
clarinet:
Don Byron (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
West End Blues (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
publisher:
Clarence Williams Music
is based on:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:51
7Blue Drag
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
cover recording of:
Blue Drag (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
composer:
Josef Myrow
4:21
8Just a Closer Walk With Thee
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
clarinet:
Don Byron (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental recording of:
Just a Closer Walk With Thee (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
5:11
9Bright Mississippi
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
clarinet:
Don Byron (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
cover recording of:
Bright Mississippi (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
5:07
10Day Dream
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
guest tenor saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Day Dream (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
5:27
11Long, Long Journey
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
clarinet:
Don Byron (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
trumpet:
Nicholas Payton (US trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
vocals:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
cover recording of:
Long Long Journey (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
4:50
12Solitude
assistant recording engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
assistant mixer:
Rick Kwan
acoustic guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist) (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
piano:
Allen Toussaint (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (from 2008-03-19 until 2008-03-22)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
5:31

Credits

Release

additional photography:Michael Wilson (photographer)
photography:William Claxton (US photographer)
executive producer:David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2053436 [info]
ASIN:UK: B001PSQGQI [info]