Dixieland Plus
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.
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| 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. | |||
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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, Washington Post, June 15, 2007
- Harry's highs, The Straits Times
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