1. Egyptian Fantasy 2. Dear Old Southland 3. St. James Infirmary 4. Singin' the Blues 5. Winin' Boy Blues 6. West End Blues 7. Blue Drag 8. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 9. Bright Mississippi 10. Day Dream 11. Long, Long Journey 12. Solitude
MUSICIANS Allen Toussaint, piano (1-12), vocals (11) with Don Byron, clarinet Nicholas Payton, trumpet Marc Ribot, acoustic guitar David Piltch, upright bass Jay Bellerose, drums and percussion and special guests Brad Mehldau, piano Joshua Redman, tenor saxophone (10)
Long, Long Journey以外インストルメンタルなのですが 目を閉じて聴くと家で友達が演奏している様な不思議な錯覚に落ちるマジックなアルバムです。
特に3曲目のSt. James Infirmaryの聴き心地良さったらないです。
セント・ジェームス病院 St James Infirmary:ルイ・アームストロング ルイ・アームストロングの歌から「セント・ジェームス病院」St James Infirmary(壺齋散人氏による歌詞の日本語訳)
St James Infirmary American Folksong recorded in 1928
I went down to the St' James infirmary Saw my baby there Stretched out on a long white table So cold...so sweet...so fair
Let her go...let her go...god bless her Wherever she may be She can look this wide world over But shell never find a sweet man like me
When I die want you to dress me in straight lace shoes I wanna a boxback coat and a stetson hat Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain So the boys'll know that I died standing flat